>Democratic leaders look to skirt cap public-employee raises
N.J. Assembly tables vote on measure to allow exceptions to proposed cap on public-employee raises
Josh Margolin/Statehouse Bureau
TRENTON — Republican Gov. Chris Christie beat back the Democratic leaders of the Legislature Monday — and he used one of their own to do it.
Christie joined with the Democratic Essex County executive to stop a legislative effort to water down his proposal to cap public-employee raises. And by day’s end, even the governor’s most vocal adversaries could do nothing but admit defeat.
Democratic lawmakers were trying to pass a bill that would have allowed exceptions to Christie’s proposal for a so-called “hard cap” on salary increases in public-worker contracts.
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