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1. Unemployment insurance: A stabilizing lifeline for New Jersey communities
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY HILDA L. SOLIS COMMENTARY For millions of unemployed workers across the country, unemployment insurance benefits can make the difference between putting food on the table and being out on the street. ...

2. General Motors' trust fund to provide $24.7 million to clean up old polluted plant sites in Ewing and Clark
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... protection commissioner. Secretary of Labor and co-chairwoman of the White House Council on Auto Communities and Workers Hilda Solis highlighted the trust's impact on local community development. "These ...

3. Job training is creating real progress in New Jersey
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY HILDA L. SOLIS COMMENTARY This Labor Day, many Americans face hard times. The July 2010 figures indicate a 9.5 percent national unemployment rate, with a staggering 14.6 million Americans without ...

4. Washington understands it takes a village to raise a child
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY HILDA L. SOLIS COMMENTARY A colleague of mine in the Obama administration sparked a political controversy about 15 years ago when she wrote about the impact a village can have in raising a child. ...

5. Kudos for another Jersey Girl: Because gender matters in politics
(Life/Style)

... gay woman to serve in Congress. Four former EMILY's List alumnae – Clinton, Kathleen Sebelius, Janet Napolitano, and Hilda Solis – are all members of President Obama's cabinet. In order to get the results ...

6. New Jersey receiving $6 million grant to assist workers in training for green jobs
(Money/Economy)

... efficiency strategies that play a crucial role in building the green economy of the 21st century," said Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis. Thirty-four awards ranging from approximately $2 million to ...

7. New Jersey workers to benefit from a $4.9 million green jobs training grant
(Money/Economy)

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announced on Jan. 6 nearly $100 million in green jobs training grants, as authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). The grants ...

8. Government steps up to promote labor rights of Mexican, Hispanic workers in N.J.
(U.S./Nation)

... said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "The purpose of this alliance is to provide Mexican and other Latino workers in the tri-state area with the information and resources that will help them recognize ...

9. Anniversary of ERISA is time to update “economic bill of rights”
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY HILDA L. SOLIS COMMENTARY On August 22, 1974, Senator Bob Dole walked confidently into the U.S. Senate chamber and proclaimed the bill that had just been approved overwhelmingly by both houses of ...

10. Paying for COBRA, waiting for discount
(Health/Healthquest)

... updates about the program. I have learned about bilingual fact sheets, checked out an array of informational posters and flyers and seen a statement from Labor Secretary Hilda Solis. But some basic facts ...