>“It’s the economy again, stupid”: New Jersey Legislature turns focus on new job-related bills
After a year in which budget battles, benefits changes, and Atlantic City revitalization have dominated Statehouse politics, an old issue is re-emerging as a renewed priority.
As former President Bill Clinton’s campaign might have said: It’s the economy again, stupid.
New Jersey politicians argue they have never stopped worrying about unemployment as they tackled other issues. But in the past two weeks, a chorus of federal and state officials have started focusing on jobs, issuing multiple proposals to stimulate the economy.
State Senate committees are scheduled to begin working on nearly a dozen jobs-related bills today.
The renewed activity comes as the economy continues to sputter more than two years after the national recession officially ended in June 2009. (Froonjian, Press of Atlantic City)
