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> Road, rail work spells jobs, taxes (04/24/2008)
The money New Jersey plans to spend over the next decade on highway, rail and bridge projects will create 26,800 jobs a year and generate more than $1.5 billion in state and local tax revenue, a Rutgers University study found.
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> Report: Many New Jerseyans can't afford bare-bones needs (04/10/2008)
TRENTON -- One in five New Jerseyans aren't paid enough to afford bare-bone necessities without seeking outside help, as the gap between their earned income and cost of living widens, a report released by poverty advocacy groups Wednesday says.
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> Self-sufficiency eludes 1 in 5 in N.J. (04/10/2008)
One in five New Jerseyans -- 1.68 million adults and children -- cannot afford to live without some kind of public assistance, according to a report issued yesterday by Legal Services of New Jersey's Poverty Research Institute.
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