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Spiraling retiree and health care costs are draining state budgets, including New Jersey's.

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A bill sponsored by State Senator Jeff Van Drew to reduce the number of vehicles in state government by 10% each fiscal year for five consecutive years stalled yesterday in the Senate Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee.

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"As a state worker you're not necessarily entitled to a state car," says Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini, who is sponsoring a bill that would have the State Treasurer establish procedures, guidelines, or standards for the replacement of State vehicles.

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New Jersey's Supreme Court is expected to rule Tuesday on a challenge to a law that requires judges to contribute more to their pensions and health insurance.

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Officials are investigating after records show a part-time public employee called in sick in one northern New Jersey town while working in five other towns.

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A recent Star ledger of Newark report reveals that Democratic State senator Nick Sacco is eligible to receive over $330,000 for his unused sick days as an assistant school superintendent in North Jersey. The report has Republicans once again stepping up efforts to eliminate the cash-outs for all newly hired public officials.

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A state investigation has found that nearly four dozen New Jersey Division of Taxation employees improperly looked at the tax records of their co-workers.

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Last week the Governor of Florida signed a bill that would require all State employees to undergo  mandatory random drug testing. Would this work if it was brought to NJ? The private sector has already been doing this for years, shouldn't the public sector be subjected to the same treatment?

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The battle rages on over how much taxpayer money should be used to fund huge end-of-career payouts for public workers' unused sick and vacation time. The chairman of the State Senate Budget Committee is sponsoring a bill to cap the cash-outs. He calls it a compromise, but Governor Chris Christie calls it a joke.

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The sponsor of a bill to end five- and six-figure sick-leave payouts for retiring public employees in New Jersey is calling on Gov. Chris Christie to sign compromise legislation.

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