A scheduled vote to extend many of Gov. Phil Murphy's pandemic orders was canceled after he said he'll continue a school mask mandate that's not in the bill.
Sen. Joe Pennacchio opposes vaccine-or-test rules for entering the statehouse and says the Legislature should hold hearings on deaths at nursing homes.
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.