nj budget

Governor Chris Christie vows to fight Democrats all summer calling them out for not guaranteeing a tax cut. Assembly Budget Committee chairman Vinnie Prieto, a Democrat has what amounts to a two-word response to Christie..."Bring it! "

Read More|Comment

New Jersey, and many other states are facing a tough fiscal road ahead in the coming years.

Read More|Comment

Governor Chris Christie is back in New Jersey, hitting the beach in Monmouth County for the first stop of his so called "endless summer tax relief tour."

Read More|Comment

When asked if New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is more of a leader than a bully, more Garden State voters say, 'leader.'

Read More|Comment

After spending last week out of the state, Governor Christie is back, and will immediately head to the Jersey Shore to spread his message about tax cuts.

Read More|Comment

An appeals court panel had decided the state can seize up to $200 million towns have set aside for affordable housing, but not without giving them a right to contest.

Read More|Comment

As we first reported earlier this week, the New Jersey Senate will not be taking its traditional summer-long vacation this year.

Read More|Comment

In a memo sent to budget committee members in the State senate and General assembly yesterday, David Rosen, the legislative budget and finance officer with the non-partisan Office of Legislative (OLS) services writes, "Assuming that the transfers and accruals follow the pattern of recent years and assuming the remaining cash collections match recent months, FY 2012 revenue collections are likely to fall $150-200 million below the FY 2012 targets announced by Treasury in May."

Read More|Comment

Speaking yesterday at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C., New Jersey Governor Chris Christie told a welcoming audience that politics crushed a tax cut deal he had reached with Democratic leaders in the legislature.

Read More|Comment

This morning Governor Chris Christie was the featured speaker at the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C. The themes were jobs, the economy, bi-partisanship and taxes. Christie told the national audience what he’s been telling Jerseyans since he signed the budget; he’s not thrilled that it doesn’t include a guaranteed tax cut and he’s ready to battle Democrats all summer long.

Read More|Comment