NJ state workers spared big health care hike, but not local govts
After state workers agreed to higher copays for visits to specialists and urgent care, the state agreed to cap their premium increase to 3%.
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After state workers agreed to higher copays for visits to specialists and urgent care, the state agreed to cap their premium increase to 3%.
Public workers' insurance premiums will rise about 20% after the State Health Benefits Commission backed hikes spurred by COVID, inflation.
UpdatedFri, Jul 16, 2021 at 10:26 am ET Replies(8) A Hauppauge woman drove her SUV drunk and then crashed it into a parked police patrol car in Ronkonkoma on Thursday night, Suffolk County police said. (Shutterstock) RONKONKOMA, NY — A Hauppauge woman drove drunk and crashed her SUV into a police patrol car that was parked in Ronkonkoma Thursday night, Suffolk County police said. Danielle Schimmel, 27, of Hauppauge was driving a 2019 GMC Acadia northbound on Ocean Avenue when she crashed it into a police patrol car at about 10:30 p.m., police said. The police car had its emergency lights ac...