Stockton’s Hughes Center research documents pandemic’s effect on New Jerseyans’ mental health
The researchers, led by Stockton professor Justin Ostrofsky, worked over two college semesters to analyze public datasets, and published the results of an original Stockton University poll that showed the COVID-19 pandemic had wide-ranging impacts on New Jersey residents’ mental health, treatment and outcomes involving numerous mental health. Read more from ROI-NJ.
New Jersey gas tax to increase by about a penny per gallon starting Oct. 1
New Jersey will raise its gasoline tax by about a penny per gallon next month, Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration said Friday. The roughly 2% increase comes after the gas tax fell in the previous two years. Read more from The Press of Atlantic City.
New Jersey secretary of state to become new lieutenant governor
Tahesha Way, New Jersey’s secretary of state since Gov. Phil Murphy first took office in 2018, will be sworn in as the Garden State’s new lieutenant governor. Read more from The Press of Atlantic City.