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Editor s note: Several hours after the story published online, Dan Bryan, a spokesman for Gov. Phil Murphy, clarified that the $600,000 is state money matching the federal amount. The article has been updated to explain the new details.
The Murphy administration s record-high budget will also include $600,000 in new spending so chronically underfunded law enforcement can have more resources to respond to a rise in online child abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The administration authorized a total of $1.9 million for the state s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force over three years in the 2022 fiscal year that began July 1, authorizing three years of funding in one.
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