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May 30, 2014

Report: Christie Staff Received Pay Raises Despite Budget Shortfalls 
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In New Jersey, the Bergen Record newspaper reports nearly all state
employees tasked with honing and promoting the image of Republican Gov.
Chris Christie have received pay raises averaging 23 percent in recent
months, despite budget shortfalls. Some of the workers who received the
biggest pay boosts had left state government to work on Christie's
reelection campaign, then returned to higher salaries and new titles.
Christie, meanwhile, has withheld more than $2.4 billion in payments to
New Jersey's pension fund amid revenue woes. He is considered a top
contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.

 

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