NJ Democrats

People who oversee services for the mentally and developmentally disabled are saying they generally
support Gov. Chris Christie's $32.1 billion proposed budget.

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State Senate President Steve Sweeney says Governor Chris Christie's 10% state income tax cut plan over three years is dead.

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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.

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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.

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As he travels around the state holding town hall meetings, Governor Christie is pushing his plan for an across-the-board 10 percent income tax cut.

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As expected, the Assembly Labor Committee has released legislation that would increase the minimum wage in Jersey - from 7-25 to 8-50 an hour.

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The Assembly Labor Committee has approved a bill boosting New Jersey's minimum wage to $8.50 an hour.

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As Governor Christie travels around the Garden state holding his town hall meetings, he's always talking about how bad the political gridlock in Washington is, and how politicians in Jersey are working together in a spirit of bipartisan cooperation.

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Leading Democrats wasted no time Tuesday is blasting Governor Chris Christie's State Budget Address, most notably his proposal for a 10% across-the-board income tax cut phased in over three years.

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The Assembly Labor Committee considers a bill today that would raise the minimum wage in New Jersey from $7.25 to $8.50 an hour.

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