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NJ budget panels to take up benefits bill

The leader of the New Jersey Assembly has agreed to post a bill requiring all public workers to pay more for health care and pension benefits for a hearing, despite an initial reluctance to move the measure forward without a majority of Democrats backing it.

By Angela Delli Santi | Updated on June 15, 2011

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The leader of the New Jersey Assembly has agreed to post a bill requiring all public workers to pay more for health care and pension benefits for a hearing, despite an initial reluctance to move the measure forward without a majority of Democrats backing it.

Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver said Tuesday it was important to get public debate under way, but she’s not committed to putting the bill up for a full Assembly vote. It will be heard by the Budget Committee on Monday.

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