jobs bill

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden promoted government financed work projects as they lunched outside the White House Friday, saying the projects could be endangered if Congress does not act by the end of the summer.

Legislation previously vetoed by Governor Chris Christie but re-introduced by Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver to establish the Back to Work NJ program to create jobs and economic growth by allowing unemployed New Jerseyans to get on-the-job training from potential employers was approved yesterday by the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

A state Assembly panel is set to reconsider a job training bill that Gov. Chris Christie previously vetoed. The measure before the Labor Committee establishes a program for residents to receive job training from prospective employers while still collecting unemployment benefits...