US hits 70% vaccination rate -- a month late, amid a surge
The U.S. on Monday finally reached President Joe Biden’s goal of getting at least one COVID-19 shot into 70% of American adults -- a month late and amid a fierce surge by the delta variant that is swamping hospitals and leading to new mask rules and mandatory vaccinations around the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
US hits 70% vaccination rate -- a month late, amid a surge
The U.S. on Monday finally reached President Joe Biden’s goal of getting at least one COVID-19 shot into 70% of American adults -- a month late and amid a fierce surge by the delta variant that is swamping hospitals and leading to new mask rules and mandatory vaccinations around the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
US hits 70% vaccination rate -- a month late, amid a surge
The U.S. on Monday finally reached President Joe Biden’s goal of getting at least one COVID-19 shot into 70% of American adults -- a month late and amid a fierce surge by the delta variant that is swamping hospitals and leading to new mask rules and mandatory vaccinations around the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
To get shots in arms, governments turn to money in pockets
Millions of people in the U.S. who haven't gotten the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
To get shots in arms, governments turn to money in pockets
Millions of people in the U.S. who haven't gotten the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
To get shots in arms, governments turn to money in pockets
Millions of people in the U.S. who haven't gotten the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
To get shots in arms, governments turn to money in pockets
Millions of people in the U.S. who haven't gotten the
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Virus fight stalls in early hot spots New York, New Jersey
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A year after becoming a global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, New York and New Jersey are back atop the list of U.S. states with the highest rates of infection.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Virus fight stalls in early hot spots New York, New Jersey
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A year after becoming a global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, New York and New Jersey are back atop the list of U.S. states with the highest rates of infection.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Virus fight stalls in early hot spots New York, New Jersey
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A year after becoming a global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, New York and New Jersey are back atop the list of U.S. states with the highest rates of infection.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Virus fight stalls in early hot spots New York, New Jersey
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A year after becoming a global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, New York and New Jersey are back atop the list of U.S. states with the highest rates of infection.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
3 male guards accused in violent attack at NJ women's prison
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A female inmate was punched 28 times and pepper-sprayed when guards attacked her and at least five other women, New Jersey officials said Thursday, bringing misconduct charges against three male prison guards.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
3 male guards accused in violent attack at NJ women's prison
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A female inmate was punched 28 times and pepper-sprayed when guards attacked her and at least five other women, New Jersey officials said Thursday, bringing misconduct charges against three male prison guards.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
3 male guards accused in violent attack at NJ women's prison
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A female inmate was punched 28 times and pepper-sprayed when guards attacked her and at least five other women, New Jersey officials said Thursday, bringing misconduct charges against three male prison guards.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Census delay helps GOP in one statehouse, Dems in another
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The Census Bureau’s missed deadlines could be a boon for Virginia Republicans but a bust for the New Jersey GOP — and the reverse for Democrats — as the only two states with legislative elections this year do so without the data they need to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Census delay helps GOP in one statehouse, Dems in another
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The Census Bureau’s missed deadlines could be a boon for Virginia Republicans but a bust for the New Jersey GOP — and the reverse for Democrats — as the only two states with legislative elections this year do so without the data they need to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Census delay helps GOP in one statehouse, Dems in another
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The Census Bureau’s missed deadlines could be a boon for Virginia Republicans but a bust for the New Jersey GOP — and the reverse for Democrats — as the only two states with legislative elections this year do so without the data they need to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Census delay helps GOP in one statehouse, Dems in another
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The Census Bureau’s missed deadlines could be a boon for Virginia Republicans but a bust for the New Jersey GOP — and the reverse for Democrats — as the only two states with legislative elections this year do so without the data they need to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
NJ state Senate majority leader to retire when term ends
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey state Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg said Wednesday she will be retiring after three decades in the state Legislature when her term ends early next year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
COVID-19 vaccine brings 'light on horizon,' Murphy says
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The COVID-19 vaccine is giving New Jersey a sense of promise that people will be able to gather and celebrate together again, Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday during his third State of the State address.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
'Brian did his job': Family remembers fallen Capitol officer
SOUTH RIVER, N.J. (AP) — From his early days growing up in a New Jersey hamlet, Brian Sicknick wanted to be a police officer.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
'Brian did his job': Family remembers fallen Capitol officer
SOUTH RIVER, N.J. (AP) — From his early days growing up in a New Jersey hamlet, Brian Sicknick wanted to be a police officer.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
'What else could I do?' NJ Rep. Kim helps clean up Capitol
Water bottles, clothing, Trump flags, even a U.S. flag littered the ground inside the U.S. Capitol after a mob backing President Donald Trump ransacked the building.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
'What else could I do?' NJ Rep. Kim helps clean up Capitol
Water bottles, clothing, Trump flags, even a U.S. flag littered the ground inside the U.S. Capitol after a mob backing President Donald Trump ransacked the building.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Murphy signs $14B business tax break bill into law
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law Thursday a bill authorizing over $14 billion in tax credits for businesses.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Van Drew only New Jersey rep to oppose Biden certification
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew is the only member of New Jersey's congressional delegation to oppose certifying Democrat Joe Biden's win over President Donald Trump.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
New Jersey lawmakers pass multiyear $14B tax break bill
New Jersey lawmakers on Monday overwhelmingly passed legislation authorizing more than $14 billion in tax breaks for businesses.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
New Jersey AG overhauls police use-of-force rules
New Jersey's top law enforcement official on Monday unveiled new guidelines governing the use of force for the state's nearly 40,000 police officers, saying the changes would make the state “a national leader in policing reform” and help restore public trust.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
New Jersey lawmakers pass multiyear $14B tax break bill
New Jersey lawmakers on Monday overwhelmingly passed legislation authorizing more than $14 billion in tax breaks for businesses.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
NJ lawmakers to vote on multiyear $14B tax break bill
New Jersey lawmakers are set to vote Monday on legislation authorizing more than $14 billion in tax breaks for businesses.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
New York, New Jersey hide full details of virus spending
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York and New Jersey, early hot spots during the COVID-19 pandemic, have so far declined to release detailed breakdowns of their spending on personal protective gear and medical equipment during the first frenzied months of the virus outbreak.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
New York, New Jersey hide full details of virus spending
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York and New Jersey, early hot spots during the COVID-19 pandemic, have so far declined to release detailed breakdowns of their spending on personal protective gear and medical equipment during the first frenzied months of the virus outbreak.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
New Jersey lawmakers give blessing to marijuana marketplace
New Jersey lawmakers passed a measure Thursday setting up a recreational marijuana marketplace, sending the legislation to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, who is expected to sign the bill.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
New Jersey lawmakers give blessing to marijuana marketplace
New Jersey lawmakers passed a measure Thursday setting up a recreational marijuana marketplace, sending the legislation to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, who is expected to sign the bill.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
New Jersey lawmakers give blessing to marijuana marketplace
New Jersey lawmakers passed a measure Thursday setting up a recreational marijuana marketplace, sending the legislation to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, who is expected to sign the bill.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: What's impeding New Jersey's cannabis amendment?
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The New Year's Day deadline until New Jersey's constitutional amendment authorizing recreational marijuana takes effect is fast approaching, along with the final scheduled legislative voting session of the year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
NJ voting session canceled amid cannabis bill disagreements
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey Assembly voting session that had been scheduled for Monday and was to include a measure setting up the new recreational marijuana market has been canceled, Speaker Craig Coughlin said Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Murphy signs order giving counties more time to count votes
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday said he signed an executive order delaying when counties must certify the results from the Nov. 3 election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Suburban Philadelphia voters surge with verve to oust Trump
MORRISVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Voters in Philadelphia’s suburbs have whipped up wave after wave of anti-Donald Trump sentiment since 2016, hurling perhaps their biggest rebuke yet to the Republican this month.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Haze surrounds cannabis bill as leaders discuss taxes
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A haze hung over New Jersey's recreational marijuana legalization effort on Thursday as negotiations over taxes delayed required legislation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
NJ lawmakers fast-tracking marijuana marketplace measure
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Legislation to set up New Jersey's recreational marijuana industry is getting fast-tracked in the Democrat-led Legislature, with Assembly and Senate committees set to take up legislation on Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Murphy halts indoor dining from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday bars and restaurants must halt indoor dining from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. beginning Thursday in an attempt to control a resurgence of the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Party switcher Van Drew beats Democrat in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew defeated Democratic rival Amy Kennedy and won a second term in his southern New Jersey district.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Marijuana isn't legal yet, NJ attorney general warns
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Not so fast, New Jersey. You can’t use marijuana legally yet, even though voters approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday that legalized its recreational use.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
NJ governor signs bill to ban single-use plastic, paper bags
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday signed legislation prohibiting single-use plastic and paper bags and plastic foam containers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Andy Kim beats GOP rival to win 2nd term in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey voters approved legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, and Democrats Joe Biden and Cory Booker won at the top of the ticket in New Jersey's first mostly mail-in election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
NJ approves recreational cannabis, elects Biden, Booker
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey voters approved legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, and Democrats Joe Biden and Cory Booker won at the top of the ticket in New Jersey's first mostly mail-in election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Biden, Booker victorious in NJ's mostly mail-in election
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Election Day went to plan for Democrats Joe Biden and Cory Booker, who won at the top of the ticket in New Jersey’s first mostly mail-in election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Democrat Cory Booker beats GOP rival to win 2nd full term
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker has won a second full term in the U.S. Senate.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Short lines in NJ after millions voted already
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Election Day this year marks the end, not the start, of voting across New Jersey as voters decide on the president, Senate, House and whether to legalize recreational marijuana.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Election Day in NJ marks end — not start -- of voting
TRENTON, N.J (AP) — Election Day this year marks the end, not the start, of voting across New Jersey as voters decide on the president, Senate, House and whether to legalize recreational marijuana.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Election Day — more like election deadline — arrives in NJ
TRENTON, N.J (AP) — Election Day this year marks the end, not the start, of voting across New Jersey as voters decide on the president, Senate, House and whether to legalize recreational marijuana.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Biden, Trump campaign in Pennsylvania; mail ballots roll in
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden stumped in Pennsylvania on Monday, the last day before Election Day, with counties reporting they have yet to receive almost 700,000 mail-in and absentee ballots in the premier presidential battleground state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
NJ legal marijuana advocates beats rivals in fundraising
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's ballot question on legalizing recreational marijuana has led to more than $2 million in campaign fundraising, mostly by groups in favor of cannabis, the state's Election Law Enforcement Commission said Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Murphy tests negative for COVID-19 but will isolate
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy tested negative for COVID-19 Wednesday, his office said, just hours after he abruptly left an event, saying he just found out a person he was in contact with over the weekend tested positive for the virus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Murphy to isolate after contact tests positive for COVID-19
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy abruptly left an event Wednesday after announcing he was going into quarantine, saying he just found out a person he was in contact with over the weekend had tested positive for COVID-19.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
More than 1 million voted so far in NJ's mail-in election
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — More than 1 million people have cast ballots already in New Jersey, or about 30% of the turnout in the 2016 presidential election, according to state elections officials.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
For Trump, city where 'bad things happen' looms large
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — When President Donald Trump told the world that “bad things happen in Philadelphia,” it was, in part, a blunt assessment of his party's struggles in the nation's sixth-most populous city.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
More than 1 million voted so far in NJ's mail-in election
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — More than 1 million people have cast ballots already in New Jersey, or about 30% of the turnout in the 2016 presidential election, according to state elections officials.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
For Trump, city where 'bad things happen' looms large
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — When President Donald Trump told the world that “bad things happen in Philadelphia,” it was, in part, a blunt assessment of his party's struggles in the nation's sixth-most populous city.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
More than 1 million voted so far in NJ's mail-in election
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — More than 1 million people have cast ballots already in New Jersey, or about 30% of the turnout in the 2016 presidential election, according to state elections officials.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
More than 1 million voted so far in NJ's mail-in election
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — More than 1 million people have cast ballots already in New Jersey, or about 30% of the turnout in the 2016 presidential election, according to state elections officials.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Murphy: No COVID-19 outbreak stemming from Trump fundraiser
HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey officials aren’t aware of any COVID-19 outbreak stemming from the campaign fundraiser President Donald Trump held recently at his Bedminster golf club, Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Trump store opens in heart of contested Philadelphia suburbs
BENSALEM, Pa. (AP) — A shop selling President Donald Trump-themed merchandise in a suburban Philadelphia strip mall has emerged as a magnet for the president’s backers and a reflection of Pennsylvania’s status as a political battleground this year.
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