TRENTON, N.J. – The New Jersey pension crisis would be bad enough even if 10% of pension recipients resided (and paid property taxes) in the state of New Jersey. 10% is the national average. But it’s not 10%. According to Read More
MORRISTOWN, NJ – There are a host of reasons why New Jersey residents property taxes are among the country’s worst. Chief among them: sky-high public worker retirement and benefit costs. Anyone paying attention knows that. What even fewer people understand Read More
TRENTON, N.J. – The Murphy Administration’s chronic hiring problems took another turn on Tuesday when 30 School Development Authority (SDA) employees were terminated. 27 of the 30 individuals were reportedly hired by former CEO Lizette Delgado-Polanco who resigned this spring Read More
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Rutgers raised its tuition rates 2.3% this school year. With the shutdown putting some federal employees’ paychecks on hold indefinitely? And a deal between President Trump and Speaker and Pelosi nowhere in sight? The president of Rutgers Read More
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
By Matthew Johnson _ Living below the poverty line is difficult, even in the wealthiest country in the world. For low-skilled workers, the prospect of earning less than $100 for a day’s labor may seem daunting. However, the alternative is Read More
President Trump said Friday that gun-free school zones don’t protect students, as he renewed his call to arm more qualified teachers and other school employees. “When we declare our schools to be gun-free zones, it just puts our students in Read More
New Jersey doesn’t fare well in a new ranking of states’ fiscal health, but you probably guessed that. According to the analysis by the Pew Charitable Trusts, New Jersey is dead last when it comes to paying its annual bills. The Read More
TRENTON, N.J. – Governor Chris Christie signed S3422/A18 on Tuesday, amending the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget to give furloughed state employees retroactive salary payments for this July’s shut down. “This bill justly reinstates the pay lost by our hard-working rank and Read More
