September 2021 - Express-Telegraph

Money for New Jersey’s unemployment benefits came from variety of sources

September 24, 2021 The Center Square

New Jersey doled out nearly $35 billion in Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits to 1.6 million claimants between March 2020 and the week ending Sept. 4.

Report finds New Jersey has not addressed its long-term fiscal crisis

September 24, 2021 The Center Square

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey was “on an unsustainable trajectory” fiscally, but the past year-and-a-half has only exacerbated the state’s predicament.

New Jersey gives $10 million tax credit to Party City

September 23, 2021 The Center Square

New Jersey has given an approximately $10 million tax break to a retailer that plans to consolidate jobs at a new headquarters in Woodcliff Lake.

Republican lawmaker calls for clarity on New Jersey unemployment insurance borrowing

September 21, 2021 The Center Square

A Republican lawmaker wants Gov. Phil Murphy to clarify how much New Jersey has borrowed to fund its Unemployment Insurance Fund.

Murphy signs order mandating New Jersey child care workers be ‘fully vaccinated’ by Nov. 1

September 20, 2021 The Center Square

All child care center workers in New Jersey must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and anyone who is at least two years old must wear a face mask while in a child care center.

New Jersey sees an increase in jobs, but unemployment remains high

September 20, 2021 The Center Square

A Republican lawmaker wants Gov. Phil Murphy to clarify how much New Jersey has borrowed to fund its Unemployment Insurance Fund.

Feds dole out millions to New Jersey residents in the wake of Ida

September 17, 2021 The Center Square

The federal government has doled out $9 million in individual assistance to New Jerseyans following Tropical Storm Ida.

New Jersey and NY lawmakers ask feds for ‘full and fair consideration’ to Hudson River tunnel financial plan

September 17, 2021 The Center Square

Democratic lawmakers from New Jersey and New York want the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to put a new Hudson River railroad tunnel on the express track.

New Jersey electric vehicle program paused after running out of money

September 15, 2021 The Center Square

A program to dole out roughly $30 million to help New Jersey residents lease or buy an electric vehicle (EV) could run out of funds sooner than expected this year.

Proposal would give tax break to New Jersey residents who lost vehicle to Tropical Storm Ida

September 14, 2021 The Center Square

A state lawmaker wants to give New Jerseyans who lost a vehicle due to Tropical Storm Ida a break on their taxes.