It was a busy voting day at the State House Thursday where several bills moved one step closer towards becoming law.
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Critics say the state should live within its means by reforming health care and pensions instead of selling assets.
Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Majority Leader Lou Greenwald held a town hall to discuss the Path to Progress report, warning that a fiscal ...
The task force assembled by Sweeney recommended shifting all new public workers into 401(k)s but not changing the system for vested employees. But others argued ...
A major recommendation of the Steve Sweeney task force is to cut back again on public pensions. At the headquarters of the CWA in Trenton, ...
The governor thanked Sweeney’s group and said he welcomes the conversation about how best to jump start the economy.
The state will spend some $15 billion on K-12 education during the 2019 fiscal year, which is more than 40 percent of the total budget.
The Murphy administration hopes to find the savings through an audit that could take up to a year and a half.
The new state budget hiked state spending by more than $1 billion. A major portion of that increase is going to something that most New ...
Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Bracken says the state needs an economic master plan to get the state on better financial footing.
What do New Jersey residents get in return for all the new revenue being raised?
New Jersey is in the midst of a full-blown budget crisis as legislative leaders have been locked in a struggle over a budget bill.
The bill would allow someone who's already collecting a pension and is then elected to public office to boost their pension based on the new ...
Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio says the state must start making tough choices and raising the revenues necessary to meet its fiscal obligations.
Senate Budget Committee Chair Paul Sarlo insists all the whispers of a budget impasse are just that.
It’s business as usual for the federal government, as Congress reached agreement on a $1.3 trillion spending bill, averting a shutdown.
Assemblyman Jon Bramnick says separating police and fire pensions from all other pensions poses a risk for taxpayers.
Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean and Assemblyman John Burzichelli say history will be the judge of Gov. Christie's legacy.
Genovese's platform centers around lowering property taxes, reducing them by 15 percent over four years.
At an event for first responders, Guadagno took questions from the press and reacted to Phil Murphy proposals on pensions and taxes.