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- State Sen. Sandra Cunningham and Assemblywoman Joan Quigley both say the introduction of another pension-payment deferral bill in Trenton came at the behest of Mayor Healy, who is looking to tame the city’s disastrous budget situation. The bill, like similar legislation the city took advantage of last year, would allow the city to wait for a few years until paying half of its committed payments to the state pension fund. At least one council member, Ward E’s Steven Fulop, is against the idea, and Gov.-elect Chris Christie says he opposes the legislation.

- The homeless man charged with killing a Jersey City woman and stabbing her infant son last week is being sent to a state hospital to see if he’s mentally fit to stand trial.

- Among the items on the City Council’s agenda this week: a $8 million federal loan to the city that would go to the developer of a new Hilton Hotel; a nearly $130,000 contract to relocate 27 of the city’s wayfaring signs; and settling up with Liberty Humane Society.

- An 18-year-old Jersey City woman has died after sustaining a gunshot wound in the head inside her Forrest Street apartment.

- Fox 5 reports on the ongoing saga of the Parking Authority’s reckless booting.

- Congrats to Downtown vintage store Another Man’s Treasure, which has fashions featured on the cover of this week’s Time Out New York.

In statewide news:

- Gov.-elect Christie is expected to name Kim Guadagno, elected in November as the state’s first lieutenant governor, as Secretary of State.

- The state is making $1.45 million available to help residents pay their utility bills.

- Richard Vezza, who is president of the Star-Ledger’s parent company, will assume the additional role of publisher of the Ledger.