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Sweeney refuses to allow reforms to pass until N.J. pays into retirement fund
TRENTON — As Gov. Chris Christie today proposes changes to the state’s overburdened pension and benefits system, one major roadblock stands in his way: Senate President Stephen Sweeney. The powerful...
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N.J. lawmakers introduce bill to restore $4M for children's autism aid
TRENTON — New Jersey youngsters with developmental delays could see $4 million in treatment aid restored, under a bill introduced Monday by two Bergen County lawmakers. Funding for the Early Childhood...
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Budget cuts force nonprofit after-school programs to charge fees
NEW BRUNSWICK — Budget cuts have cost funding to after-school programs that serve nearly 9,000 children of the working poor in New Jersey. The state cut $7.4 million in aid to a New Brunswick-based...
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A.M. Top News: Obama to urge students to 'dream big' during back-to-school...
PHILADELPHIA — President Obama will stress the importance of education today, addressing the country's students during his second annual back-to-school speech in Philadelphia. The White House released...
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N.J. Democrats say NJN vital to keeping state's citizens informed
TRENTON — State lawmakers this morning kicked off their first of three hearings on the future of NJN, the state’s public television network that Gov. Chris Christie wants to wean off a state subsidy....
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Gov. Christie proposes pension, benefits changes for public workers
Proposals include increasing the retirement age, requiring employees to pay more into the pension system Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie speaks at a town hall meeting last week. The...
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Rep. Rush Holt slams opponent for proposal to reduce unemployment benefits...
TRENTON — Joined by two unemployed men from his congressional district, U.S. Rep. Rush Holt today ripped into rival candidate Scott Sipprelle for saying he wants to reduce unemployment benefits to...
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Anti-smoking efforts could save N.J. economy money, study says
TRENTON — Doctors have long advised their smoking patients that kicking the nicotine habit could save their lives. A study released today says helping others to quit will also save the state's economy...
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Gov. Christie says he ordered temporary suspension of $8.7B trans-Hudson...
Governor says he likes the tunnel idea, 'but not if I can't pay for it. And if I can't pay for it, then we'll have to consider other options.' The Jersey JournalFederal Transit Administrator Peter...
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N.J. Supreme Court considers allowing man to sue ex-state senator over...
HUDSON COUNTY — A man whose expunged drug conviction wound up on Hudson County campaign fliers is asking the state Supreme Court to let him sue for defamation. The case is tricky because while the...
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N.J. lawmakers consider options for New Jersey Network after first public...
TRENTON — Lawmakers seeking a new way to run the state’s public television network were bombarded with options today at the first of three public hearings on the future of New Jersey Network. They...
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Proposed New Jersey public employees pensions, benefits changes
These are the five pension systems: • Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) • Teachers Pension and Annuity Fund (TPAF) • State Police Retirement System (SPRS) • Police and Fire Retirement System...
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Gov. Christie outlines cuts to N.J. workers' pension, benefits
Christie's plan raises retirement age, reworks formula to make pensions less lucrative, requires workers to pay more for health care Governor Christie proposes pension and health benefit reform...
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N.J. unemployment rate drops to 9.6 percent, officials say
The rate had risen to 9.7 percent in July Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerJob seekers crammed the floor of Brower Commons during the job fair on the campus of Rutgers in New Brunswick in this January...
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Gov. Christie visits Edison to push pensions, health benefits reforms
Christie stressed that changes are needed to keep system afloat, blamed NJEA David Gard/For The Star-LedgerGov. Christie continued rolling out his massive pension change proposals with a town hall...
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TRENTON — A woman who has spent her entire professional career working at the Division of Youth and Family Services will now lead the agency responsible for investigating child maltreatment and...
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N.J. treasurer says public worker pension reforms are a step toward recovery
'We have to deal with these issues now so that we can set the stage for a different budget process in the spring,' Sidamon-Eristoff said Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerState Treasurer Andrew...
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Some N.J. judges' secretaries receive excessive vacation time, audit says
TRENTON — One New Jersey judge's secretary received nearly 12 weeks of vacation in 2007, according to a report on DailyRecord.com. That finding was revealed in an audit released last month that showed...
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N.J. spends $100K to verify that nonprofit group for disabled misspent $160K
N.J. hired auditor to verify if Allies Inc. spent money on cruises, dinner, hotels; Noah K. Murray/The Star-LedgerNew Jersey State Comptroller Matthew Boxer. State Department of Human Services...
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N.J. transportation head tells lawmakers he will keep bridge inspections...
TRENTON — New Jersey Transportation Commissioner James Simpson today said he wouldn’t shift some bridge inspections from private contractors to in-house, even if it would save the state money. “Even...
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