Judge Rules Christie’s Pension-Cutting Move Unlawful
New Jersey Judge Mary C. Jacobson has ruled that when Gov. Christie declined making the full pension payment for public employees last year, he was violating state law. He is has now been court ordered to find a way to fund the remainder of the payment, a cost of $1.57 billion. The ruling could not come at a worse time for the governor, as he is already struggling with the lowest in-state approval ratings of his tenure. As far as his future plans go, Mr. Christie must be feeling the damage his current dilemma will have on his presidential ambitions. The judge...
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