Gov. Chris Christie defends ending reciprocal income-tax deal with Pennsylvania, says it's a special tax break for southwest New Jersey that lets wealthy game system.
Lawmakers look to abolish, or at least limit, the use of students’ scores on standardized tests in evaluating teachers – a key provision of the 2012 tenure reforms.
A Republican lawmaker believes that if New Jersey were to guarantee pension payments in its constitution, the law should provide for a temporary "escape hatch" in years that tax collections fall short, and public employees should agree to significant changes in their health benefits.
Democratic lawmakers have kick-started efforts to have voters decide whether to guarantee annual payments topping $5.5 billion into public workers’ pension funds.
Gov. Chris Christie’s intention to save a quarter-billion dollars through changes to the health plans for public workers and retirees has hit a major snag.
State lawmakers are taking first steps toward two tax cuts, though the changes appear unlikely to become law unless drivers also start paying more for gasoline.