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File photo: Department of Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli
By the end of this month New Jersey will have paid nearly $26.6 million to the consulting giant McKinsey & Company for its help in developing a pandemic response plan, collecting and analyzing reams of data, shoring up long-term care facilities, building out the state’s contact tracing process and rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine program.
With far fewer employees than in years past, the state has not been able to do all the work in house, officials note, and they are now seeking to fill some of the gaps.
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File photo: Before the coronavirus pandemic hit New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy delivered his original budget proposal for the 2021 fiscal year, on Feb. 25, 2020.
With COVID-19 vaccinations underway and business restrictions slowly easing, Gov. Phil Murphy plans to propose a state budget plan Tuesday for what many hope will be a year of robust recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
However, as New Jersey’s economic outlook appears to be brightening, Murphy faces pressure to make progress on some of the state’s most difficult fiscal challenges while still managing the ongoing health crisis.
Also hovering over the budget approval process is the November gubernatorial election, which will see Murphy attempting to become the first Democratic governor in decades to win reelection to a second term.
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File photo: Oct. 20, 2020, Gov. Phil Murphy and Dr. Angelica Allen-McMillan at the event where the governor nominated her to be the Commissioner for the New Jersey Department of Education.
Ever since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy and his administration have walked a political tightrope concerning how much guidance to provide New Jersey’s schools to operate.
On one hand, Murphy and his staff have required districts to submit a multitude of plans and details for whatever learning model they are following, be it remote, hybrid, in-person or all of the above.
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File photo: Aug. 25, 2020, Gov. Phil Murphy delivers address on his revised budget at SHI Stadium, Rutgers University. Seated are Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (left) and Senate President Steve Sweeney.
Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law on Thursday a massive, $14 billion corporate tax-break bill that he said will help foster a stronger state economic recovery coming out of the coronavirus pandemic.
The new law’s enactment comes less than a month after the bill was introduced and put on a fast track by lawmakers following a deal reached with Murphy that resolved several longstanding economic-development policy disagreements.