NorthJersey.comView CommentsThe New Jersey Labor Department said it "successfully processed" the additional $300 a week in federal jobless benefits on Thursday.Eligible workers should expect to see a payment "over the next couple of days" depending on their bank, an agency spokesperson said. On Wednesday, the state agency said processing the supplemental unemployment, and it took down the state's unemployment certifying application to "consolidate resources into making the $300 payments," spokesperson Angela Delli Santi said.By Thursday morning, New Jersey transmitted the file of...…NorthJersey.comView CommentsThe New Jersey Labor Department said it "successfully processed" the additional $300 a week in federal jobless benefits on Thursday.Eligible workers should expect to see a payment "over the next couple of days" depending on their bank, an agency spokesperson said. On Wednesday, the state agency said processing the supplemental unemployment, and it took down the state's unemployment certifying application to "consolidate resources into making the $300 payments," spokesperson Angela Delli Santi said.By Thursday morning, New Jersey transmitted the file of...WW…

NorthJersey.com The latest models show two drastically different possible futures for how dramatically the coronavirus could impact New Jerseyans.In a worst-case scenario, New Jersey could see a second wave that peaks next March with even higher case numbers than we saw this spring. More than 12,000 people could be hospitalized at once — not a good sign, especially as experts warn of a "twindemic" colliding with flu season. Close to 9,000 new COVID-19 cases could be announced each day. By the end of next September, more than 1 million New Jerseyans may have had the...…NorthJersey.com The latest models show two drastically different possible futures for how dramatically the coronavirus could impact New Jerseyans.In a worst-case scenario, New Jersey could see a second wave that peaks next March with even higher case numbers than we saw this spring. More than 12,000 people could be hospitalized at once — not a good sign, especially as experts warn of a "twindemic" colliding with flu season. Close to 9,000 new COVID-19 cases could be announced each day. By the end of next September, more than 1 million New Jerseyans may have had the...WW…

NorthJersey.comView CommentsRecent New Jersey models do not predict a spike in new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations or ventilator use in the near term as a result of the recent Black Lives Matter protests or the state's recent Stage 2 reopening measures, according to predictions obtained by NorthJersey.com and the USA TODAY Network New Jersey.But longer-term predictions show the importance that social distancing and wearing a mask in public can still have on the public's health and hospital system: New Jersey analysts anticipate the state can prevent thousands of people from being...…NorthJersey.comView CommentsRecent New Jersey models do not predict a spike in new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations or ventilator use in the near term as a result of the recent Black Lives Matter protests or the state's recent Stage 2 reopening measures, according to predictions obtained by NorthJersey.com and the USA TODAY Network New Jersey.But longer-term predictions show the importance that social distancing and wearing a mask in public can still have on the public's health and hospital system: New Jersey analysts anticipate the state can prevent thousands of people from being...WW…

NorthJersey.comView CommentsSales and property taxes could go up if New Jersey follows through on a plan to borrow up to $9 billion from the U.S. Federal Reserve to patch the holes in revenue ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic.Gov. Phil Murphy first discussed the possibility last week but it is unclear if legislative leaders will sign off on the proposal. New Jersey doesn't know the true impact the pandemic has had on state finances, but it inevitably will and put Murphy's $40.9 billion proposed budget in jeopardy. after Murphy ordered nonessential retail stores closed;...…NorthJersey.comView CommentsSales and property taxes could go up if New Jersey follows through on a plan to borrow up to $9 billion from the U.S. Federal Reserve to patch the holes in revenue ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic.Gov. Phil Murphy first discussed the possibility last week but it is unclear if legislative leaders will sign off on the proposal. New Jersey doesn't know the true impact the pandemic has had on state finances, but it inevitably will and put Murphy's $40.9 billion proposed budget in jeopardy. after Murphy ordered nonessential retail stores closed;...WW…