Joseph Pennacchio

Bill on Gov. Phil Murphy's desk requires ratios of direct care staff to residents of one per eight on the day shift, per 10 in the evening and per 14 at night.

Bill from Republican senators would also codify testing rules and restrict staff from working at more than one long-term care facility.

Four bills derived from the Manatt Health study of COVID-19 deaths in long-term care are now on Gov. Phil Murphy's desk.

New Jersey is the last state to use the title ‘freeholder��� for its county legislators, but after 300 years it’s nearly on the way out.