Labor
N.J. judge refuses to block bill changing benefits, pensions for public workers
Union lawyers will push ahead with lawsuit
Police, firefighter unions make court plea against N.J. pension, health benefits
Amanda Brown/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie at the Statehouse in Trenton in this March 2010 file photo.
About 70 Newark City Hall employees get termination notices in first wave of cutbacks
Provisional workers informed by termination letter they would be jobless by end of day
Former carpenters union official convicted of running 'epic' go-go bar tabs
Shawn Clark unsuccessfully argued trips were meant to conduct better business
Ex-N.J. carpenters union official convicted of embezzling $85K to fund go-go bar binges
Shawn Clark faces up to 5 years in prison for using AmEx card for more than 450 bar tabs, which occasionally exceeded $1,000
N.J. files response to lawsuit challenging public worker pension, benefit changes
Andrew Mills /The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie signed a series of state pension reform bills in March with bi-partisan support.
Two Gov. Chris Christie cabinet nominees await confirmation by N.J. Senate
Patti Sapone/The Star-LedgerGov.
N.J. education chief says pension proposals could prompt fewer than 13,000 teachers to retire early
Plan includes calculating pensions based on teacher's salary from past five years
Gov. Chris Christie proposes 2.5 percent annual property tax cap in 33-bill package
Christie portrayed his reforms as a contrast to Democrats' budget priorities -- Read Democrats' dueling ta
N.J. Senate panel approves borrowing from federal government to prevent $1B business tax hike
Bill does not include Christie's plan to cut unemployment benefits for future recipients
