paul sarlo

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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Super-storm Sandy has devastated the Garden State's economy and the recently approved federal relief package will not cover the total cost of rebuilding and recovering.

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Democratic leaders in the legislature say New Jersey's budget was in serious trouble long before Sandy battered the Garden State. They claim there is a huge revenue shortfall in the current fiscal year's spending plan and they strongly believe things are only going to get worse. Democrats say the time to indentify cuts is now.

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Response to Governor Chris Christie's State of the State Address yesterday was as rapid as it was typical. Democrats roundly criticized the speech. Republicans loved the speech.

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We're only a few days into the New Year, but already, New Jersey is facing a significant budget shortfall.

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Standard & Poor's has lowered its outlook on New Jersey from "stable" to "negative."

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At his first public event since the Democrats in the Senate and Assembly sent him a state budget that doesn't guarantee a tax cut until January, Governor Christie had some harsh words for some lawmakers during a town hall in Brick Township.

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The full State legislature has approved the Democrat-sponsored $31.741 billion State Budget. The State Senate and Assembly passed it yesterday.

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The deadline for a signed and balanced budget is one week from tomorrow and yesterday a whole bunch of flies fell into the ointment.

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Sources tell Townsquare Media news that a faction of Democrats in the Assembly are still waging a bitter internal battle over what the final state budget bill should include or not include.

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