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Friday, August 2, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) How Lack of Arbitration Cap is Reshaping Police Talks » It has now been 19 months since the expiration of a 2% cap on the awards that arbitrators can make when settling deadlocke...
Friday, August 2, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Brave New World for Local Governments: No 2% Salary Caps for Cops, Firefighters » by John Reitmeyer of NJ Spotlight - August 1, 2019 County and municipal officials meet in Trenton to get schooled in b...
Friday, August 2, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Muncipalities Weigh Options for Future Labor Deals » by David Cruz, Senior Correspondent of NJTV News Please view the video here . Back in the early days of t...
Monday, July 22, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Moody’s Warns About Effect of Funding Freeze on Distressed Municipalities » John Reitmeyer - NJ Spotlight - July 22, 2019 Rating agency alerts investors to potential trouble if Gov....
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 Three States File Lawsuit Over Federal Rules Blocking SALT Workaround » Three States File Lawsuit Over Federal Rules Blocking SALT Workaround By Bill Lucia - Route Fifty Reporter -...
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 Opinion: NJ’s Health Benefits Liability Increased to $90B — Why and What to Do? » Opinion: NJ’s Health Benefits Liability Increased to $90B — Why and What to Do? Richard F. Keevey - July 9, 201...
Monday, July 1, 2019 Murphy Signs $38.7B Budget But Uses Line-Item Veto to Clip Lawmakers’ Wish List » Murphy Signs $38.7B Budget But Uses Line-Item Veto to Clip Lawmakers’ Wish List John Reitmeyer - NJ Spotlight - July...
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Feds Close SALT Tax Workaround for NJ, Other High-Tax States » Feds Close SALT Tax Workaround for NJ, Other High-Tax States Daniel Munoz, Reporter -NJBIZ - June 12, 2019...
Monday, June 3, 2019 New Jersey Shaves Bonded Debt but Remains Among Most Indebted States » New Jersey Shaves Bonded Debt but Remains Among Most Indebted States John Reitmeyer, Reporter -NJ Spotlight - Jun...
Friday, April 12, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) SALT Cap Isn’t Driving an Exodus From High Tax States, Ratings Agency Says » SALT Cap Isn’t Driving an Exodus From High Tax States, Ratings Agency Says Bill Lucia, Sr. Reporter - Route 50 - Apr...
Friday, April 12, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Is the Federal SALT Cap Putting NJ Residents on the Road to Other States? » Is the Federal SALT Cap Putting NJ Residents on the Road to Other States? John Reitmeyer- NJ Spotlight - April 12, 20...
Thursday, March 28, 2019 NJ Pension System Unlikely to Meet FY2019 7.5% Assumed Rate of Return » NJ Pension System Unlikely to Meet FY2019 7.5% Assumed Rate of Return John Reitmeyer - NJ Spotlight - March 28,...
Friday, March 15, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) State Budget for 2020: Now It’s the Public’s Turn to Weigh In » State Budget for 2020: Now It’s the Public’s Turn to Weigh In John Reitmeyer - NJ Spotlight - March 15, 20...
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Murphy’s Budget Is $1B Bigger than Last Year’s, Promises $1B in Savings » Murphy’s Budget Is $1B Bigger than Last Year’s, Promises $1B in Savings NJ Spotlight - John Reitmeyer - Ma...
Friday, March 1, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Coalition of Governors Push to Restore State, Local Tax Deduction » Coalition of Governors Push to Restore State, Local Tax Deduction Laura Maggie - Managing Editor - Route Fifty - Febr...
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 Sweeney Seizes the Mic, Holds His Own Town Halls, But Where’s Murphy? » Sweeney Seizes the Mic, Holds His Own Town Halls, But Where’s Murphy? John Reitmeyer - NJ Spotlight - Feb...
Monday, February 11, 2019 Opinion: Let’s Leverage New Minimum-Wage Law to Get Some Key Facts » Opinion: Let’s Leverage New Minimum-Wage Law to Get Some Key Facts Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff - NJ Spotlight - February...
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 The States That Give and Get the Most Federal Dollars » The States That Give and Get the Most Federal Dollars Bill Lucia - Senior Reporter - Route Fifty - January 8, 2019...
Thursday, December 13, 2018 Could Advisory Board Help NJ Avoid Last-Minute Budget Shortfalls? » Could Advisory Board Help NJ Avoid Last-Minute Budget Shortfalls? John Reitmeyer - NJ Spotlight - December 13, 2018...
Tuesday, November 20, 2018 Pascrell, Gottheimer Pledge to Work on Restoring SALT Deduction » Pascrell, Gottheimer Pledge to Work on Restoring SALT Deduction John Reitmeyer - November 20, 2018 Congressme...
Monday, October 22, 2018 Costs Outpace Wages in NJ, More Households Can’t Afford Basic Necessities » Costs Outpace Wages in NJ, More Households Can’t Afford Basic Necessities Colleen O'Deam NJ Spotlight - October 22,...
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 Murphy’s Revisions to Public-Employee Health Plans Could Save Taxpayers $500M » Murphy’s Revisions to Public-Employee Health Plans Could Save Taxpayers $500M John Reitmeyer, September 18, 20...
Thursday, September 6, 2018 Opinion: New Jersey’s Short-Term Fiscal Fixes Mean Long-Term Disaster » by Carl Golden, September 6, 2018 NJ Spotlight The ‘Sweeney commission’ has shown that one-shots and other r...
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