vetoes

Gov. Phil Murphy's first term saw the most laws in a four-year span since 1982-85. But plenty of bills you may have heard of didn't make the final cut.

Gov. Chris Christie issued a record number of vetoes — more than 500 total.

As he vowed to do, Gov. Chris Christie signed a balanced $32.5 billion state budget into law Monday, but not before he cut two tax increases Democrats inserted to generate revenue to fully fund their year's public employees' pension fund payment.