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The 201 Billion Dollar Burden Explained…A Deep Dive into New Jersey’s Debt
Aug 11, 2025 · New Jersey’s long-term debt hit $201.0 billion – steady from last year, according to the state’s 2024 Debt Report. That massive number includes everything from pension liabilities to bonds.
State obligations for future retiree costs continue to grow, study ...
Aug 1, 2025 · In 16 states, unfunded pension liabilities decreased. Pew researchers found Illinois had the largest unfunded pension liability of any state, followed by New Jersey, Mississippi, Connecticut …
NJ still stuck among states with most debt | NJ Spotlight News
Nov 27, 2024 · With its significant bonded debt and unfunded public-worker pension commitments, New Jersey has again landed near the bottom among the U.S. states in rankings released by a …
Is your pension fund solvent? The 5 states facing a terrifying ... - MSN
Millions of public workers across America are counting on a pension check to carry them through retirement. For most, it's not a luxury - it's the plan. Yet beneath the surface of state budgets, a ...
NJ Still Ranks Among Most Debt-Burdened States
Dec 3, 2024 · With its significant bonded debt and unfunded public-worker pension commitments, New Jersey has again landed near the bottom among the U.S. states in rankings released by a leading …
New Jersey aiming for record $7.2 billion pension fund contribution. It ...
May 15, 2024 · When New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy proposed his budget for the fiscal year starting July 1, he said “we have refused to abandon our commitments to our pension system” as he proposed …
NJ’s bonded debt drops to lowest level in more than a decade | NJ ...
Apr 8, 2025 · New Jersey’s nonbonded obligations — which include retired public worker government-funded pension and health benefits — rose slightly.
Public Employee Pensions, Benefits Load New Jersey Debt
Aug 8, 2022 · In the state Treasury Department Fiscal Year 2021 Debt Report released July 1, state debt obligations grew from $204 million to $248 million from June 30 of 2020 to a year later. “The...
The following is an annual report on the debt of the State of New Jersey and the obligations of its various bond-issuing authorities (“Authorities”) for which the State, by contract or other means, …