A bill declaring a break from the federal authority is now heading to Governor Phil Murphy’s desk to become the law of the Garden State. In a move aimed to shift vaccine policy authority from the federal government to the state level, the New Jersey Assembly voted 51–24 to pass legislation granting the state Department of Health (NJDOH) power to issue its own immunization recommendations, independent of the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

Winter has been on hiatus across large sections of the country, but multiple systems are pushing across the Northern Tier of the country through the weekend, bringing heavy snow to the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and Northeast. A system over the last few days brought bands of snow that produced multiple pileups from northern Indiana to central New York on Wednesday and Thursday. We could see some snow fall across the I-95 corridor on

New Jersey will enter a State of Emergency at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 11, 2025 in preparation for a dangerous nor’easter storm expected to hit the state on Sunday, October 12th, and continue into Monday, October 13th. Parts of the state are forecasted to experience moderate to major coastal flooding, instances of inland flash flooding, sustained winds of up to 60 mph, localized precipitation of up to five inches, and very high surf potentially

Guidance for the major Winter Storm coming this weekend shifted north a little overnight, further expanding the areas forecast to be impacted Friday through this weekend. Here are the latest key points. An expansive winter storm will produce swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies and Plains into the Mid-South starting Friday and shifting across the East Coast this weekend, possibly through Monday for New England. Extreme cold in the wake of this system

The New Jersey Basic Needs Information Hub is a free, easy-to-use website resource created for New Jersey college students, residents, and campus communities by the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education. It is designed to help connect individuals with State programs and community-based services that can provide critical access to food, housing and shelter, childcare, transportation, financial aid, and more. Whether you're a student, advisor, or resident,

On November 13th a statewide drought warning was issued by Gov. Murphy as New Jersey endures historically dry weather, frequent wildfires and diminishing water supplies. A drought warning allows state environmental officials to assume greater control of New Jersey's water suppliers and redirect water to the most-affected regions. The goal of a Drought Warning is to preserve and balance available water supplies in an effort to avert more serious water shortages in the future. The public is strongly urged to conserve water.