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TRENTON, N.J. – It’s been nearly a full year since COVID-19 restrictions sent New Jersey’s labor market into chaos, and New Jersey’s unemployment system is still a hot mess with thousands left out in the cold. Unreturned calls, chronically-delayed payments and a general attitude of non-urgency continue to plague state residents most negatively impacted by the ongoing Murphy Administration economic downturn.
On Tuesday, LD30’s legislative team – Sen. Bob Singer and Assemblymen Sean Kean and Ned Thomson – demanded that the governor get moving on an 11-week unemployment benefit extension.
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Congress acted back in December, but the trio says New Jersey claimants who ran out of benefits around Christmas are still waiting over one month later.
Resolution passes that strongly condemns president for events on Jan. 6, calls for him to be removed or impeached if he won't resign from office early.
Editor: It is really rather interesting, somewhat pathetic even, to observe some Republicans trying to explain their signing on to help Trump void votes as they continue their Faustian relationships with him.
They should be more like John Lewis, the U.S. representative from Georgia. A tribute to the late civil rights leader from Enrique Puertos was quoted in âTimeâ magazine: âJohn Lewis was the conscience of a nation in need of one.â
Bob Singer