Who Had the Better Week—Cuomo or Christie?
Both rock stars in their own right, both trying to right their states' ships, and both building serious momentum for a potential presidential run. Every Friday, we'll look at who's week will look...
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Spring’s No Break for Tuesday’s School Vote Holdouts
The sudden move this winter by a vast majority of New Jersey school districts to November elections has drawn much of the public’s attention, but don’t tell that to a handful of districts still heading...
View ArticleNJ State Debt More Than Anticipated Revenues
New Jersey owed nearly $34 billion at the end of the 2011 fiscal year, more than the $32 billion in anticipated state revenues in the coming fiscal year.Members of the Assembly's Budget Committee...
View ArticleNJ Budget Officials Forecast Shows Lower Revenue
The Legislature's chief budget officer says New Jersey has achieved only half of the $1 billion in revenue growth Gov. Chris Christie anticipated for this fiscal year.David Rosen says revenue is rising...
View ArticleIn NJ Budget Battle, Dems Try to Stay in Sync
The Democratically-controlled Senate and Assembly in Trenton will work on their counter budget proposal to Governor Chris Christie's $32 billion spending plan on Thursday. With the June 30 deadline...
View ArticleNJ Dems Pass $32B State Budget
The New Jersey Assembly passed a $32 billion budget that is on the way to Governor Chris Christie's desk. But the governor is likely to veto parts of the bill.The bill passed both the...
View ArticleChristie Signs Budget, But Slashes Some Items
Governor Chris Christie has signed a $31.7 billion dollar budget for the next fiscal year that starts Sunday. But he also vetoed $361 million in spending backed by Democrats that Christie said the...
View ArticleBattle Over Tax Cut Continues in Trenton
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has called a special session of the state legislature for Monday to consider his proposal to cut income taxes by 10 percent. It’s a measure that has been rejected by...
View ArticleChristie Beats Tax Cut Drum in Trenton onto National Stage
Governor Chris Christie tried to cajole the Democratically controlled legislature on Monday to add tax cuts to their list of bipartisan accomplishments for the year. And to drive home the point, he hit...
View ArticleWhy Chris Christie Is Taking Obamacare Funds
Though he claims to be "no fan" of the Affordable Care Act, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced this week that the state will accept the bill's expanded Medicaid coverage provision. New Jersey...
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Christie cuts $2.4 Billion From Pension Fund, Signalling Fight Ahead
Facing yet another budget shortfall, Gov. Chris Christie yesterday said he would slash pension payments by $2.4 billion, abandoning the pension-funding plan that was the signature achievement of his...
View ArticleCaucusing in Nevada; Imagining Reparations; 'Cartel Land'
Coming up on today's show:Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are in a dead heat in the polls heading into Saturday's Nevada caucus. Hear what's at stake.New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney talks...
View ArticleWhat Will Close If The New Jersey Government Shuts Down
New Jersey could face it's third government shutdown in state history if Gov. Phil Murphy and lawmakers fail to reach a budget agreement by Saturday. This comes after a dispute over tax rates in which...
View ArticleNew Jersey Covid-19 Response Hampered by Decade of Budget Cuts
A new analysis of government spending in New Jersey finds the state has been hampered by years of budget cuts to the programs most needed to protecting residents from the COVID-19 epidemic. New Jersey...
View ArticleNew Jersey Economists Urge Murphy Not To Cut His Way Out Of A $10b Budget Hole
A letter signed by 96 economists and experts is warning Governor Murphy and the New Jersey State Legislature against budget cuts. Facing a $ 10 billion shortfall brought on by the pandemic, Murphy...
View ArticleNJ Gov. Murphy Proposes Pandemic-Delayed Budget
With more than 1.4 million unemployed, a looming foreclosure crisis and schools struggling to teach during a pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy took a page from Franklin D. Roosevelt: Borrow and spend to...
View ArticleMurphy's Pandemic Math: Tax the Rich and Boost Services
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy delivered an unprecedented budget speech Tuesday. It was the second one of the year, it was held in an empty football stadium, and facing a $10 billion deficit, the...
View ArticleNJ Budget Hearing is Missing Crucial Element -- Lawmakers
Sue Altman of New Jersey Working Families kicked off a budget hearing with a group of 50 progressive organizations and labor unions that were unlike any held in the state's history. And that's not just...
View ArticleThird Time's A Charm: Murphy Gets His Millionaires Tax
Governor Phil Murphy has reached a deal with the leaders of New Jersey's State Legislature to raise taxes on millionaires — a central plank of the platform he campaigned on in 2017 and one of his top...
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