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Retirements Cost NJ Town Nearly $723K
STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — One southern New Jersey town has had to pay out nearly $723,000 to 14 employees who decided to retire. Most of the money went to Stafford Township police officers who...
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Think Tank Says NY Pension Costs Could Explode
ALBANY, NY (AP) – Taxpayer-funded contributions to the pension systems for New York’s public employees could balloon by billions of dollars over the next five years, diverting scarce resources in tough...
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NJ Senate Committee Passes Bill To Increase Public Workers’ Contribution To...
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A bill requiring 500,000 public workers in New Jersey to shoulder a significantly larger share of the costs for their health care and pension benefits and take the issue...
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New Jersey Senate Passes Benefits Bill In 24-15 Vote
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The New Jersey Senate has passed a bill requiring sharply higher contributions for pensions and health benefits from public workers while suspending unions’ ability to...
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Thousands Protest As Vote On NJ Public Worker Benefits Nears
TRENTON, NJ (AP / CBSNewYork) – Thousands of unionized public workers protested outside the New Jersey Statehouse on Thursday against legislation that would require a half-million government employees...
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Political Analysts Say Christie’s Public Employee Benefits Reform ‘Significant’
NEWARK, NJ (CBSNewYork) — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie took a victory lap Friday after an almost unheard-of bipartisan budget deal, including pension reform. As CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer reports,...
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Police Arrest 3 City Employees On Separate Drug, Alcohol Charges
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A New York City correction officer, teacher and police officer were each arrested in separate incidents Sunday morning. Police arrested Department of Corrections Capt. Grayson...
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Report: 1,803 Public Workers Paid More Than Gov. Andrew Cuomo
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is not the highest-paid public employee outside of New York City — in fact, he’s not even close. According to a report by the Empire Center for Public...
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Judge Orders Christie To Put More Funds Into State Employee Pensions
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A judge on Monday ordered New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and the state Legislature to put more money into pension funds for retired public workers. In December,...
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New Report Chronicles Poor Track Record For New Jersey Pension Payments
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A report showing New Jersey’s poor track record at paying into its public pension system has come out just as Gov. Chris Christie navigates his latest proposal through a...
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