US. Police, firefighters would control own pension plan under N.J. bill
Police and firefighters would manage their own pension plan, taking control from the state, under a bill the Legislature passed Thursday. It now heads to Gov. Christie’s desk. The Police and Firemen’s Retirement System, like the six other plans that make up New Jersey’s $72 billion pension fund, is currently managed by a division of the state Treasury Department. The legislation would transfer control of the police and firefighters' fund to its own board of trustees, which would be modified to...