Governor Chris Christie typically hosts one town hall meeting a week and sometimes more to tout his policies and proposals. Not to be outdone, the top two Democrats in the State Senate have scheduled a town hall meeting of their own.
The most recent FDU-Public-Mind poll shows 54% of New Jersey voters approve of the job Republican Governor Chris Christie is doing while 34% disapprove and 12% are mixed or not sure.
In back-to-back interviews on New Jersey 101.5 this morning, Governor Chris Christie and Senate President Sweeney insisted they are both committed to tax relief.
Governor Christie said he and democratic Senate President Steve Sweeney are inches away from a plan to cut income taxes for residents, but one obstacle still stands in the way, the Assembly Democrats.
A bill to increase the New Jersey’s minimum wage to $8.50 per hour from its current rate of $7.25, and index it to the Consumer Price Index to ensure annual adjustments that are in line with increases in the cost of living was approved by the Senate Labor Committee today.
Because he and Democrats are now battling over which taxes to cut, not which taxes to increase, Governor Chris Christie's new mantra is, "We've already won the argument."
Democratic State Senate President Steve Sweeney proposes a 10-percent property tax credit that is capped at property taxes paid up to $10,000 and capped at incomes up to $250,000. Republican Governor Chris Christie wants to cut incomes taxes across the board for everybody.
State Senate President Steve Sweeney says Governor Chris Christie's 10% state income tax cut plan over three years is dead.
