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June 22, 2009 - 2:23pm
PRESS RELEASE

O'Toole: Corzine Puts Another Nail in the Coffin of Pension Reform

In 2006, legislators met all summer trying to find ways to keep the pension funds from insolvency, O'Toole said. Now, in an election year, the governor plans to increase pension benefits without providing any of the resources needed to pay for the benefits. The governor is pushing the pensions closer to insolvency.

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June 9, 2009 - 12:15pm
PRESS RELEASE

Tom Kean Asks Corzine Why He Won't Give Taxpayers Details of Biden Buyout

Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean asked why Governor Corzine has not released cost estimates of the concessions he agreed to before a campaign rally with Vice President Joseph Biden. According to a letter written by state union leaders to all their members, the concessions included putting hundreds of temporary workers into permanent positions at an unspecified cost to taxpayers. Kean called on the governor to live up to his promises of transparency and accountability, and release the Treasurer's best estimates of how many workers will become permanent and how much this policy change will cost taxpayers.

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June 4, 2009 - 12:02pm
PRESS RELEASE

Tom Kean: Biden Bailout Saves Corzine Political Rally, Costs Taxpayers at Least $40 Mln

The governor says everyone must sacrifice to balance the budget, but he won't give up a photo-up with the vice president, even if it costs taxpayers $40 million or more.

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June 3, 2009 - 12:44pm
PRESS RELEASE

Tom Kean: Corzine Must Say Whether He Traded Taxpayer Dollars for Biden's Appearance

It's one thing to make concessions to public employee unions to win long-term benefits for New Jersey. It's quite another to do so to avoid one day of bad publicity for the governor. Taxpayers should be told today how much it cost them to get Joe Biden to speak at Governor Corzine's political rally.

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