NJ Budget: Climate, COVID and, yes, property taxes

NJ Budget: Climate, COVID and, yes, property taxes

Gov. Phil Murphy is getting ready to deliver his latest fiscal vision for New Jersey as the state increasingly feels the effects of global climate change and as it still contends with the coronavirus pandemic. Murphy and the Legislature must manage those concerns all...
CDC proposes softer guidance on opioid prescriptions

CDC proposes softer guidance on opioid prescriptions

The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday proposed changing — and in some instances, softening — guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s previous guidance, issued six...