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How an Ineligible NJ Councilman Almost Walked Away With Free Lifetime Healthcare

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Democrat Political Insiders Blocked: How a Plan to Award an Ineligible NJ Councilman Lifetime Benefits Failed

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Trenton NJ, In an era where everyday citizens are pinched by historic inflation, soaring property taxes, and climbing healthcare premiums, a sudden legislative showdown in North Jersey just put the spotlight back on political accountability.

A controversial resolution that would have saddled local taxpayers with the lifetime healthcare costs of an outgoing Newark city councilman was abruptly shut down this week. The sudden defeat follows a high-stakes push by state lawmakers to block what they called a troubling example of political insiders rewarding one another at the public’s expense.

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