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      {
        "uri": "/2018/10/22/n-j-pension-redo-could-hinge-on-taxpayer-rage-key/",
        "title": "N.J. pension redo could hinge on taxpayer rage, key lawmaker says",
        "byline": "Elise Young",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "October 22, 2018",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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        ],
        "summary": "Had the state stuck to its funding plan, this year's payment could have been one-third of the $3.2B the state is paying.",
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      },
      {
        "uri": "/2018/03/30/n-j-pension-sells-stake-in-gun-manufacturer-vista/",
        "title": "N.J. pension sells stake in gun manufacturer Vista Outdoor",
        "byline": "Elise Young",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "March 30, 2018",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        ],
        "summary": "Vista Outdoor, based in Farmington, Utah, produces semi-automatic rifles under the Savage MSR product line.",
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      },
      {
        "uri": "/2018/03/14/governor-pushes-to-fully-fund-pensions-by-2023/",
        "title": "Governor pushes to fully fund pensions by 2023",
        "byline": "Michelle Kaske and Elise Young",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "March 14, 2018",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
        "image": {
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          "width": "700",
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        "authors": [
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            "webUrl": "/author/profile/michelle-kaske/",
            "name": "Michelle Kaske"
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            "name": "Elise Young"
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        ],
        "summary": "New Jersey has the worst-funded state retirement system in the nation.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2016/01/15/n-j-s-18-6-pension-funding-least-in-u-s-moodys-fin/",
        "title": "N.J.’s 18.6% pension funding least in U.S., Moody’s finds",
        "byline": " Elise Young ",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "January 15, 2016",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "Governor Chris Christie contributed 18.6 percent of what New Jerseys pension fund needed in fiscal 2014, lowest among U.S. states, according to Moodys Investors Service.",
        "body": null
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      {
        "uri": "/2015/07/31/n-j-pension-funds-try-new-tack-in-pension-battle/",
        "title": "N.J. pension funds try new tack in pension battle",
        "byline": " David Voreacos, Elise Young ",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "July 31, 2015",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "authors": [
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            "webUrl": "/author/profile/david-voreacos-elise-young/",
            "name": "David Voreacos, Elise Young"
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        "summary": "New Jerseys largest public pension funds are taking a new approach to getting Governor Chris Christie to make billions of dollars in skipped contributions.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2014/10/07/n-j-switch-to-401k-type-pension-may-cost-42-billio/",
        "title": "N.J. switch to 401(k)-type pension may cost $42 billion",
        "byline": " Elise Young ",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "October 07, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "New Jersey now has a $90 billion unfunded liability for retirement and health obligations.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2014/07/23/nj-pensions-seen-returning-16-for-fiscal-2014/",
        "title": "NJ pensions seen returning 16% for fiscal 2014",
        "byline": "Elise Young",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "July 23, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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        "summary": "The gains include an unanticipated $6.1 billion, according to the state Treasury Department.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2014/05/21/christie-slashes-n-j-pension-payments/",
        "title": "Christie slashes N.J. pension payments",
        "byline": " Elise Young, Terrence Dopp ",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "May 21, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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        "authors": [
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            "webUrl": "/author/profile/elise-young-terrence-dopp/",
            "name": "Elise Young, Terrence Dopp"
          }
        ],
        "kickerNode": [],
        "summary": "New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said hell reverse course on promised pension contributions this year and next, cutting back to balance the budget after revenue fell short of his goals by as much as $875 million.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2014/03/31/n-j-s-crowning-act-of-gimmickry/",
        "title": "N.J.’s ‘crowning act of gimmickry’",
        "byline": " Elise Young and Romy Varghese ",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "March 31, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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          },
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            "webUrl": "/author/profile/romy-varghese/",
            "name": "Romy Varghese"
          }
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        "kickerNode": [],
        "summary": "Governor Chris Christies move to reduce New Jerseys pension payment to help close a mid-year budget gap has Moodys Investors Service concerned that the state is approaching the limit of steps to trim spending.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2014/03/19/nj-pension-returns-10-7-percent-in-7-months/",
        "title": "NJ pension returns 10.7 percent in 7 months",
        "byline": " Elise Young ",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "March 19, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "New Jerseys public-pension fund, the 12th-largest in the U.S., returned 10.7 percent in the first seven months of the fiscal year as stocks surged.",
        "body": null
      }
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