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Judges have questions on Christie's pension contributions
Source: Associated Press
Judges have questions on Christie's pension contributions
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
PUBLISHED: 15:00 GMT, 6 May 2015 | UPDATED: 15:00 GMT, 6 May 2015
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey state Supreme Court justice wants to know if Gov. Chris Christie's stance on pension payments amounts to a "bait and switch."
Justice Barry Albin asked a lawyer for the state government about that view Wednesday during arguments over Christie's decision to cut this year's state contribution to public workers' pension funds.
A lower court judge has ordered the state to pay an additional $1.6 billion for pension funds for the fiscal year that ends June 30. The Supreme Court is considering Christie's appeal.
During arguments, justices had a lot of questions about the state's position on a law signed by Christie four years ago that says that employees have a contractual right to funding. A lawyer for the state calls that part of the law "aspirational."
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
PUBLISHED: 15:00 GMT, 6 May 2015 | UPDATED: 15:00 GMT, 6 May 2015
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey state Supreme Court justice wants to know if Gov. Chris Christie's stance on pension payments amounts to a "bait and switch."
Justice Barry Albin asked a lawyer for the state government about that view Wednesday during arguments over Christie's decision to cut this year's state contribution to public workers' pension funds.
A lower court judge has ordered the state to pay an additional $1.6 billion for pension funds for the fiscal year that ends June 30. The Supreme Court is considering Christie's appeal.
During arguments, justices had a lot of questions about the state's position on a law signed by Christie four years ago that says that employees have a contractual right to funding. A lawyer for the state calls that part of the law "aspirational."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3070484/Judges-questions-Christies-pension-contributions.html
