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Governor Murphy Press Conference (Thomas P. Costello/Gannett)
NEW JERSEY – Gov. Phil Murphy has vetoed two bills – one of which would have extended unemployment insurance payments while Congress was debating a stimulus bill – while signing 14 more into law.
Murphy vetoed a bill on Thursday evening that would have extended unemployment insurance payments by eight weeks and continue job-sharing furlough programs, saying the bill overlaps with actions taken recently by Congress. But he also questioned the legislation s legality.
The veto also comes as state officials announced on Friday that a number of New Jersey residents have experienced a lapse in benefits because the Trump administration let programs expire. Robert Asaro-Angelo, commissioner at the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, said those people impacted are now automatically going onto the state s extended benefits. ....

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