The Prosecutors Part of the PERS system would be reopened, enhancing retirement pay for state deputy attorneys general and assistant county prosecutors.
More police officers and firefighters would be eligible for pensions after 20 years on the job, regardless of their age, under a bill moving in Trenton.
Over the objection of local governments, New Jersey lawmakers look to give a recruiting boost to labor unions who fear a big loss at the Supreme Court.
Despite concerns about possible costs for taxpayers, the Assembly voted 61-4 for a bill ceding control of the police and fire pension funds to a union-controlled panel.
One freeholder says taking on costs for roads would mean a 10 percent spike in the county property tax — and that's before accounting for municipal taxes.