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N.J. pension fight might not end with state Supreme Court ruling
If the state Supreme Court rules Tuesday that New Jersey's public workers have a contractual right to pension funding and orders Gov. Chris Christie to pay back the $1.6 billion he cut from the current budget, the fight may not end there.
Assembly panel advances bill to defend NJ military bases
New Jersey lawmakers want the state to appropriate taxpayer money each year for the defense of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and the state's other military installations.
Veto of tax-incentive oversight is a lost opportunity
These expenditures are special or selective tax-relief benefits authorized by law to encourage investment, create jobs and facilitate economic development, or to relieve the tax on products, services or financial decisions in order to boost businesses.
These are laudable goals that I have supported and even sponsored. With that said, a component of that authorization should be our ability to critically analyze the economic benefits of those expenditures.
Given New Jersey's lagging recovery from the recession and our sluggish job growth rate, we need to do a better job of determining whether these incentives are achieving their goals and working in the taxpayers' best interests.
That is where the governor's veto misses the mark.
Christie has no receipts for quarter-million dollars in expenses
Details of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s $82,000 spending spree at NFL games remain a mystery – despite a release of expense account receipts by the governor’s office.
EASY ACCESS TO INFO ON COSTS OF MEDICAL PROCEDURES REMAINS KEY PROVISION OF BILL
Legislation aimed at preventing surprise ‘out-of-network’ bills would no longer cap charges, but would require binding arbitration to settle provider-insurer fee disputes
Assembly panel gets input on legislation to address high medical bills
New Jersey lawmakers have made changes to a controversial bill intended to rein in surprisingly high medical bills some patients face if they receive treatment from hospitals or doctors not in their insurer’s network.
N.J. lawmakers target surprise medical bills
The sponsors of a measure to protect patients from surprise medical bills say their proposed law would rely on an arbitration system to determine what doctors and hospitals can charge in contested cases, rather than set caps on medical fees.
Memorial Day: After the Memories
We rightfully celebrate Memorial Day annually. Whether it was a march down your main street, a head bowed at a religious service, or a conversation with a family member who served in the military, this day belongs to all of us. I can think of few other occasions when differences of opinion are placed on pause as we remember those Americans who served on our behalf. And if we owe tribute to all of them, then those who have made the supreme sacrifice require an even higher standard of gratitude.
You are reading this on Thursday, three days after Memorial Day. While what I have written holds true for this Memorial Day, and I hope many more to come, there is an urgency about Memorial Day that transcends the past.
EDITORIAL: Transparency for corporate tax breaks
Gov. Chris Christie's national economic plan unveiled last week features a proposed cut to the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 25 percent. That approach mirrors his philosophy back home, where he has supported $5 billion of corporate tax incentives in a supposed — and thus far largely unsuccessful — effort to spark the economy.
Lawmaker: Rutgers to review NJ tax incentives for businesses
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority plans to contract with Rutgers University to study the effectiveness of the state’s lucrative tax incentives for attracting and retaining businesses.