Unions say they’ll sue Christie over pension payments
By Dustin Racioppi, State House Bureau, The Record Fourteen unions – including the largest teachers’ organization that signed on…
Unions to sue Christie over shortchanged pension payment in proposed 2016 budget
By Samantha Marcus, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com TRENTON — More than a dozen unions today announced they plan…
Should The State Offload Teacher Retirement Benefits Onto Local School Districts?
John Reitmeyer In New Jersey, school districts pay the salaries of their teachers, but it’s the state that picks…
N.J. municipalities group warns Christie’s pension changes could trigger ‘mass exodus’ of workers
By Samantha Marcus, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com TRENTON — Stopping short of staking out a position on Gov….
How did N.J. get into this pension mess?
By Samantha Marcus, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com TRENTON — Some 800,000 people, working and retired, are beneficiaries of…
6 N.J. governors, including Chris Christie, are to blame for state’s pension crisis: Opinion
By Sean Rutherford New Jersey’s state pension fund is going broke. Apparently, in 10 years the fund will be…
Analysis: Liberal Analysts Drop $42 Billion Bombshell Into NJ Pension Debate
By Mark J. Magyar Think tanks cite Pennsylvania actuarial study in warning against hidden costs of switch from traditional…
Changing N.J. pension system to 401k would cost $42 billion, liberal think tanks say
By Matt Friedman, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com TRENTON — Shifting New Jersey’s public employee pension plan to a…
Ending Defined Benefit Plans Would Worsen New Jersey’s Pension Debt
By Jon Whiten Moving new employees out of defined benefit pension plans and into 401(k)-type retirement accounts would not…
N.J. Switch to 401(k)-Type Pension May Cost $42 Billion
By Elise Young Switching future New Jersey public workers to a 401(k)-type retirement plan, a move Governor Chris Christie…
Ending traditional pensions could cost N.J. taxpayers
By Michael Symons TRENTON – New Jersey taxpayers could have to put an extra $1 billion a year into…
Report: Switching N.J. public employees from pension to 401(k) would be costly
By John Reitmeyer, State House Bureau, As Governor Christie awaits final recommendations from a panel he’s asked to come…
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