A bill a dozen years in the making would change the way first responders’ illnesses are covered under workers' comp by presuming claimants are eligible.
Despite objections from one of the unions that would be involved, a bipartisan Senate panel advanced a plan to shift the police/fire pension to a labor-run board.
Gov. Chris Christie is fighting with Atlantic City’s mayor and the Assembly speaker over the city’s financial future, and he’s armed with numbers and sarcasm.