
This year saw numerous proposals calling for changes to state pension rules. What changes will 2026 bring?

This year saw numerous proposals calling for changes to state pension rules. What changes will 2026 bring?
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)The first hearing on Gov. Phil Murphy’s $58B budget proposal is scheduled for March 19
(John Mooney/NJ Spotlight News)Governor's budget would increase spending on schools, NJ Transit, property-tax relief, pension payments. Taxes on alcohol, cigarettes and online gambling would also rise
(NJ Spotlight News)Analysis by anchor Briana Vannozzi and budget-finance writer John Reitmeyer
(John Mooney/NJ Spotlight News)More funding for schools, NJ Transit, property-tax relief and pension payments; higher taxes on alcohol, cigarettes and gambling

Instead of making one payment into the public worker pension funds at the end of the fiscal year, lawmakers unanimously approved a bill to have ...

The chronically under-funded public worker pensions could get a quarterly transfusion of cash. All that stands in the way now is Christie. The designation that ...