By The Staff _ Robert Pozen of MIT recently wrote an op-ed for Market Watch which is worth a read, Save Jerseyans. Click here for the full op-ed. _
N.J.’s debt time bomb is ticking for bond investors
TK2 says Murphy’s new healthcare savings are “modest,” pushes for larger overhaul
TRENTON, N.J. — Governor Phil Murphy and the public sector unions were crowing a bit on Monday after announcing modest reforms to the public employee health care system, changes expected to generate somewhere around $500 million in savings over two Read More
Sweeney’s working group gets a cold reception in Trenton
TRENTON, NJ – It’s a strange time in Trenton as Democrat divisions seem to be deepening rather than improving after July’s tense budget battle. On Thursday, Senate President Steve Sweeney — a career organized labor liberal who has voted for many Read More
Murphy says he’s magically found savings… mere days after raising taxes?
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey will spend $3.4 billion on health benefits this year. On Thursday, the Murphy Administration announced that it could save about 3% of that amount — $100 million — which is considerably less than the $1.4 billion Read More
Local governments could “weaken” if this property tax law dies, ratings agency says
Counties and municipalities will feel a budget crunch if the state Legislature doesn’t renew a 2 percent cap on the salaries police and firefighters can win through arbitration, a Wall Street Rating agency warned Wednesday. Echoing local government officials who’ve Read More
Will Arbitration Cap for Cops, Firefighters Be Extended in Lame Duck?
For the past six years, salary raises for local police officers and firefighters have, in some instances, been kept to 2 percent, for the most part, due to a state law that is set to expire December 31. With New Read More
O’SCANLON: Failing to extend the N.J. arbitration cap will cost police, firefighter jobs
If we’re going to be honest, as effective policy makers it’s incumbent upon us to do the hard work, master the facts and policy nuances before us, and present cogent proposals to the public and the legislature. This list of Read More
O’Scanlon challenges Jersey City Mayor Fulop to pressure Speaker Prieto to extend Arbitration Cap
Jersey City Police Officers were awarded a 2% pay increase by a state appointed arbitrator this week. – Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, not the Democrat nominee for Governor, declared that the best interests of his city’s residents and taxpayers prevailed, Read More
Are Democrats Dragging Their Feet on Arbitration Cap for Cops, Firefighters?
Taxes are a perennial top issue for New Jersey voters, and public-opinion polls indicate they remain so this year with the governor’s office and the full state Legislature on the November ballot. Yet the top Democrats in both the Assembly Read More