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Opinion: The Coming Federalization of NJ Pension and Benefits Crisis

Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff Prediction: Sometime in the foreseeable future, the federal government will step in to address the self-inflicted crisis in state and local government pension and health-benefits funding. The only real question for us in New Jersey is whether it will happen soon enough to save us from ourselves. How and why? Let’s review where we… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: February 23rd, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: Opinion | Tags: , , , , , | Comments Off on Opinion: The Coming Federalization of NJ Pension and Benefits Crisis

Ex-state treasurer to talk about N.J.’s budgetary challenges

assetContent (67)LAWRENCE — Former state treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff who resigned last July will be talking at Rider University next week about the budgetary challenges facing the state. “Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff has been a leading player inside the Christie administration for several years,” said Benjamin Dworkin, director of the school’s Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics, which is sponsoring… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: February 25th, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: New Jersey, New Jersey State Budget, News | Tags: , , , , | Comments Off on Ex-state treasurer to talk about N.J.’s budgetary challenges

Opinion: Time to Revisit the New Jersey-Pennsylvania Reciprocal Tax Deal

2320Money’s tight. Hardly a New Jersey news cycle goes by without some discussion lamenting our lack of fiscal flexibility in meeting a range of critical needs, from “fixing” the Transportation Trust Fund and shoring up local governments in fiscal distress to funding the state’s long-term pension and healthcare obligations. And let’s not forget the… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: December 10th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: New Jersey, Opinion | Tags: , , , , | Comments Off on Opinion: Time to Revisit the New Jersey-Pennsylvania Reciprocal Tax Deal

Op-Ed: Sidamon-Eristoff – ‘Different’ Isn’t Necessarily the Best Thing for NJ

0114Friends and colleagues often ask how my five years in New Jersey state government compared to my prior service in New York City and New York State government. What is different or distinct about New Jersey’s political/government culture? In particular, are there any differences in “public culture” that negatively impact New… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: October 27th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: New Jersey, Opinion | Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Sidamon-Eristoff – ‘Different’ Isn’t Necessarily the Best Thing for NJ