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In last year's Budget Address Gov. Chris Christie demanded an income tax cut, but there is none in this year's spending plan proposal and there's probably a very good reason for that.

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The Fiscal Year 2014 State Budget proposal laid out by Gov. Chris Christie is ho-hum at best.

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The annual budget break for the legislature is upon us, but Assembly Budget Committee chairman, Vinnie Prieto has plenty of questions for cabinet commissioners in the Christie Administration, who will be coming before him to testify over the next several months.

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Even Democrats admit Governor Chris Christie's budget proposal includes a lot of good things, but they're not thrilled with the plan.

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Public hearings on Governor Chris Christie's Fiscal Year 2014 State Budget are underway, and organizations that rely on state aid are making their case for more money.

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A Wall Street ratings agency has raised concerns over Gov. Chris Christie's $32.9 billion proposed state budget.

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To many average New Jerseyans and some elected officials the State Budget process is too long, too tedious and sometimes too partisan.

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For the third month in a row, the New Jersey’s revenues exceeded initial forecasts. Overall, February revenues were $156 million, or 9.5 percent, ahead of forecasts. The State Treasury Department credits a second month of strong sales tax collections combined with the continued over-performance of the state’s income tax collections.

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Many people think the public is wasting its time by showing up and testifying before Senate and Assembly Budget Committees.

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Today, the general public got its first chance to tell state lawmakers what they think of Governor Chris Christie’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 State Budget proposal. The reviews where generally very positive, but it is clear that New Jersey mayors are still worried about keeping property tax increases below the 2-percent cap.

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