NJ Spotlight News
Travelers react to end of the federal mask mandate
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NJ Transit made masks optional on all its buses and trains
“There was actually a big cheer on the plane,” one traveler at Newark airport reported, after flight attendants announced the CDC’s controversial mask mandate would no longer be enforced. Most major airlines ditched mask mandates after a federal judge in Florida ruled Monday the CDC had overstepped its authority when it ordered the restriction to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Travelers react to end of the federal mask mandate
Clip: 4/19/2022 | 4m 4sVideo has Closed Captions
“There was actually a big cheer on the plane,” one traveler at Newark airport reported, after flight attendants announced the CDC’s controversial mask mandate would no longer be enforced. Most major airlines ditched mask mandates after a federal judge in Florida ruled Monday the CDC had overstepped its authority when it ordered the restriction to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Business Report: Advocates weigh in on federal funds
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How should American Rescue Plan funds be spent in NJ? Activists have their say. (2m 2s)
County officials: Diverting 911 fees is ‘double taxation’
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Gov. Murphy’s latest budget proposal continues diverting money from 911 fund (3m 48s)
Environmentalists say NJ falls short of clean-energy goals
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Interview with Anjuli Ramos-Busot of NJ Sierra Club and Empower NJ (6m 49s)
Majority of NJ residents support plastic bag ban, poll finds
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Monmouth poll: Some would still like to have access to plastic bags for a small fee (57s)
More than a fifth of NJ motorists drive distracted
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Distracted driving is leading cause of traffic fatalities in the state (3m 38s)
Murphy calls on state lawmakers to pass gun safety measures
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The governor initially proposed the package of gun safety bills in April 2021 (46s)
Newark hosts violence intervention discussions
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Community leaders from across US gather in NJ as part of Biden administration program (4m 7s)
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