(AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)Time remains to recapture those gains through the fiscal year, though ongoing conflict and the oil supply make for economic uncertainty
(AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)Time remains to recapture those gains through the fiscal year, though ongoing conflict and the oil supply make for economic uncertainty
(Walmart Corporate via openverse)Treasurer cites $6 billion 'penalty' -- roughly one-tenth of the proposed state budget -- for past skimping on retirement payments
(John Mooney/NJ Spotlight News)Sherrill's budget address is just the start of a lengthy public debate that will play out over the next several months

This year saw numerous proposals calling for changes to state pension rules. What changes will 2026 bring?
(Photo by Stockcake)Only police and firefighters would benefit from a bill to reinstate pension benefit COLAs
(NJ Spotlight News)In a high-cost state, a 2.5% cost of living adjustment won't be enough for many

(AP Photo/Richard Vogel)Cost-of-living raise will push minimum wage up

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled 6-1 that cost-of-living adjustments for public workers aren’t guaranteed. That’s $13 billion retirees won’t get back.

A state Supreme Court ruling has retirees fuming. It means their pension incomes won't rise to meet rising costs. Another school funding formula redo for ...

Public workers who retired before a 2011 law went into effect want their cost of living adjustments (COLAs) restored, saying they were promised those benefits ...

Christie comes home to boost a booming job market. But can't steer clear of resentment for his time on the trail stumping for Trump when ...

Buoyed by a seat at the big debate, and boosted by a hometown crowd bearing cash, Christie's predicting he'll go all the way to the ...

Former New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Peter Verniero says that the Court will have to make a decision on cost of living adjustments for pension ...