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- Murphy and state lawmakers agreed in late June to set aside about $2.4 billion of its share of the state recovery dollars for specific purposes. They earmarked $500 million for rental assistance and another $250 million to help those who’ve fallen behind on their utility bills during the pandemic.
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Mar 12, 2021 · New Jersey will receive the eighth largest amount of money from the federal government in the latest package. Below is how much each county and municipality will receive in direct aid.
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Mar 10, 2021 · State and local governments across New Jersey will share a nearly $10.2 billion slice of the $1.9 trillion federal stimulus plan on track to become law this week, funding earmarked to help...
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Feb 11, 2022 · Towns and counties across New Jersey have received over $3.5 billion dollars from the federal government to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the economy. That’s in addition to the $6.2 billion the State has received.
Jun 22, 2021 · Lawmakers plan votes on the biggest spending bill in New Jersey history this week. The increase in spending comes from a windfall of tax payments and COVID-19 relief from the federal government. How state money is spent is always up for debate between lawmakers. Gov. Phil Murphy has until July 1 to sign a spending bill into law.
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In addition to funding direct stimulus payments to individuals and extending enhanced unemployment benefits, the American Rescue Plan Act also set aside $195 billion to fund the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund. New Jersey received its share of the state recovery funding — a sum of $6.24 billion — on May 19, according to the state Department ...
Murphy and state lawmakers agreed in late June to set aside about $2.4 billion of its share of the state recovery dollars for specific purposes. They earmarked $500 million for rental assistance and another $250 million to help those who’ve fallen behind on their utility bills during the pandemic. Another $450 million is being made available to so-...
With the deadline for spending all of the federal dollars still years away, Murphy and legislators agreed to some ground rules earlier this year for determining how the remaining funds can be allocated. And unlike prior tranches of federal aid, the agreement gives the Legislature’s bipartisan and bicameral Joint Budget Oversight Committee a direct ...
But many Republicans and business groups want the governor to be more aggressive in addressing lingering economic challenges brought on by the pandemic. They’ve also faulted him for not intervening already to fully blunt a statutorily required payroll tax hike for businesses that went into effect earlier this month to ensure the state’s drained une...
A recent story published by The Associated Press indicated many states and big cities that have qualifiedfor federal pandemic assistance are still deciding how to allocate their shares of the relief funding. Recognizing that the health crisis will likely have a lasting effect on states and cities, an official from President Joe Biden’s administrati...
The Murphy administration has established a website that is keeping a running tallyof how much COVID-19 aid New Jersey has received from the federal government. The website also details how those dollars so far have been spent or allocated. The administration has also been collecting written comments from the general public on using the remaining A...
Apr 19, 2022 · State lawmakers have allocated $1.3 billion to address economic harm from the pandemic. Allocations made under this category may be used to assist struggling households, small businesses, and nonprofits, or to aid especially hard-hit industries such as tourism, travel, and hospitality.
Jun 2, 2021 · New Jersey received $6.24 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funding on May 19, according to state Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio.
