In back-to-back interviews on New Jersey 101.5 this morning, Governor Chris Christie and Senate President Sweeney insisted they are both committed to tax relief.
Budget season is ramping up in New Jersey. For the past decade Lou Greenwald has been chairman of the Assembly Budget Committee, but there's a new sheriff in town and his name is Vinnie Prieto.
People who oversee services for the mentally and developmentally disabled are saying they generally
support Gov. Chris Christie's $32.1 billion proposed budget.
Because he and Democrats are now battling over which taxes to cut, not which taxes to increase, Governor Chris Christie's new mantra is, "We've already won the argument."
State Senate President Steve Sweeney says as long as Governor Chris Christie continues to push his 10% state income tax cut, he'll continue to criticize it as a giveaway to the rich.
Democrats haven't been shy about criticizing Governor Chris Christie's Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 State Budget proposal. They vow to do more than just complain. The top Democrats in the State Senate and General Assembly are promising to produce a spending plan alternative.
Much of the discussion following New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's State Budget Address last Tuesday centered around his 10% income tax cut, increased school aid and the largest ever payment into the public workers pension fund.