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New Jersey State Senator Sam Thompson plans to introduce legislation next week that would cap the salaries of employees at local sewerage, utilities and county improvement authorities.  The legislation will also end other employee perks funded by public dollars.

New Jersey Comptroller Matt Boxer and his team of investigators has discovered more examples of local governments wasting your tax dollars.

On Friday Bill Lavin, the head of the New Jersey State Firefighters' Mutual Benevolent Association called into Jim's show to discuss the report out by the State Commission of Investigation that the State has shelled out over $3o million to pay for full-time union members that are paid by taxpayers.

Gov. Chris Christie says it's time for the Legislature to end payouts for unused sick leave and pass other reforms to help stabilize property taxes.