Kip Bateman Tom Kean

June 23, 2008 - 6:01pm

Senate passes state worker pension reform measures; Legislature passes budget

Not thrilled with some of the budget provisions, Senate President Richard Codey (D-Essex) presided over its passage.Not thrilled with some of the budget provisions, Senate President Richard Codey (D-Essex) presided over its passage. 

TRENTON - With a majority arguing that the state pension system needs to get on better financial footing, the Senate tonight passed a package of state worker pension reforms by a vote of 30-8.

Sen. Stephen Sweeney of South Jersey introduced the controversial proposal in what he described as a bipartisan vein.

"I make my living as a union leader," Sweeney told the Senate chamber. "You can go out of business if you don't manage your funds properly. These are modest not major reforms."

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