municipal aid

A partisan squabble that delayed $139 million in aid to New Jersey's most financially strapped cities appears to have ended.

A partisan squabble that has held up $139 million in aid to impoverished cities in June may soon be resolved. The Senate Budget Committee will consider legislation appropriating the money -- plus $1.5 million for oversight -- on Thursday.

New Jersey's state Assembly has approved a bill to provide $139 million in aid to cities and another $1.5 million to oversee the spending.