In 2023, NJ Transit spent $216.3 million in overtime pay, a number that increased by 9% to $237.4 million in 2024, officials ...

The latest statistics from the Connecticut comptroller’s office show the state spent more than $300 million for overtime during the 2024 calendar year across nearly 50 departments.

Mayor John Whitmire on Wednesday pushed back against a report by the controller’s office that showed the city is on track to ...

City leaders have said some of those costs were covered by federal grants. However, a majority of city staff overtime is funded through taxpayer dollars. At a March 3 meeting, Commissioner Dave ...

Morse estimated the department spent about $250,000 in February alone on overtime ... in order to save money. Morse expects event organizers to shoulder the majority of the cost for officers ...

It has been a familiar pattern in the Newark Fire Department for decades: Increased overtime costs lead to reduced staffing ...