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New Jersey Has Spent Only a Fraction of $2.4B Federal COVID-19 Aid, Legislative Sources Say

Governor Phil Murphy

It’s difficult to follow the money, but evidence is that Murphy administration has used less than 3% of state’s allotment

BY COLLEEN O’DEA, NJSpotlight

While Gov. Phil Murphy complained Wednesday about the latest federal stimulus proposal from Senate Republicans and its lack of funding for states, New Jersey has spent less than 3% of the almost $2.4 billion it has received from the federal government to cover general needs created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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