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COVID-19 cases saw a spike this week with cases topping over 2,000 on Thursday and Friday. Most counties are still in the low range of transmission rates with Bergen County being an outlier classifying as moderate transmission. A federal judge in Florida issued a ruling putting the transportation travel mask mandate on hold, Governor Murphy followed this announcement with the decision to alleviate the mask mandate on NJTransit travelers.
On Thursday, recreational marijuana sales began at some facilities authorized to dispense to adults 21 and over by the Cannabis Regulatory Commission.
This week, public hearings on the State's Fiscal Year 2023 budget continued in the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. Departmental and agency hearings will continue on throughout the next week:
- April 25th: Assembly Budget Committee, 10:00a Higher Educational Services; 1:00p Department of Health.
- April 26th: Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, 10:30a The Judiciary; 1:00p Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs; 3:00p Department of Environmental Protection.
- April 27th: Assembly Budget Committee, 10:00a Department of Human Services; 1:00p Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs.
- April 28th: Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, 10:30a Department of Community Affairs; 12:00p Department of Education/Schools Development Authority.
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