But one of the questions several lawmakers asked during the hearing was why the agency has insisted on quarantining its employees for a full two weeks whenever someone working in an agency tests positive. Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz, a retired nurse who has been administering vaccines on a voluntary basis during the pandemic, suggested the Murphy administration could be using a shorter, day quarantine and still be in compliance with federal recommendations.
In response, Fulton said her agency is simply following the orders of the Murphy administration and the state Department of Health. She suggested any problems can compound other challenges the state is facing trying to administer crucial services during the pandemic, such as the distribution of unemployment benefits, which has been another source of frequent complaints.
Meanwhile, amid the push to move more transactions online to prevent the spread of new infections, Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso R-Monmouth found parallels with problems that many residents have faced trying to find vaccine appointments in New Jersey. John Reitmeyer has covered state and local government in New Jersey for more than 20 years, and for the last five years with NJ Spotlight News. And if history holds, it could very well end up costing taxpayers more down the line.
Public services that are privatized are outsourced to a private company and paid for by the public, in this case through toll revenue. We must question the wisdom of pursuing this privatization scheme when the numbers are examined. Moreover, we must also factor in the increased drain on public resources — unemployment benefits and subsidies for health insurance and food stamps — that will occur when workers are laid off or forced to accept a lower wage.
How will privatization affect these workers, who earn their living standing for hours in a small booth, amid oncoming traffic, breathing exhaust fumes —workers who have already lost more than 30 percent of their wages and benefits when they agreed to massive concessions just two years ago? Just look at the high rate of unemployment and foreclosures in our state. Change of address: Driver reexamination: Duplicates lost, stolen : Renewal application not received: Renewal mailed in but not received: Emergency lights red, amber, blue : Ext High school driver education: Inspection extensions out-of-state, armed forces, other : Inspections, vehicles: NJMotor, , Insurance certificate filings: Insurance surcharge: Judgments: Division of Addiction Services, Dept.
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