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First lady Tammy Murphy sees progress on maternal mortality
Clip: 4/14/2022 | 3m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
'There’s a lot of indicators that things are going in the right direction'
As the pandemic dragged on in the winter of 2021, first lady Tammy Murphy keyed in on what she called a “crisis” growing worse -- the state’s maternal mortality rate, with Black women seven times more likely to die of maternity-related complications than white women. Launching her Nurture NJ program, she set an ambitious goal to halve the rate in five years.
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First lady Tammy Murphy sees progress on maternal mortality
Clip: 4/14/2022 | 3m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
As the pandemic dragged on in the winter of 2021, first lady Tammy Murphy keyed in on what she called a “crisis” growing worse -- the state’s maternal mortality rate, with Black women seven times more likely to die of maternity-related complications than white women. Launching her Nurture NJ program, she set an ambitious goal to halve the rate in five years.
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Clip: 4/14/2022 | 1m 19s | People could buy and refill the cards at train stations and stores around the state (1m 19s)
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Reentry Corp highlights combat trauma, other issues for vets
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Clip: 4/14/2022 | 2m 58s | Some 8% of people incarcerated in New Jersey are veterans (2m 58s)
Second half of Child Tax Credit requires filing tax return
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Clip: 4/14/2022 | 3m 37s | Even if people earn less than standard deduction and don’t technically have to file return (3m 37s)
Solving worker shortage — key issue at NJ Chamber summit
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Clip: 4/14/2022 | 3m 37s | Some attendees said better training needed for young people before entering workforce (3m 37s)
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