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Governor Christie is strongly urging Garden State lawmakers to pass legislation to end user-fees imposed by towns - with no grandfather clause.

There are two bills active in the New Jersey legislature that would deal with property tax issues.

Is the town where you live holding a big fireworks display on the 4th of July this year?

Three bills aimed at making the operation of municipal government more efficient advances in the state legislature.

Governor Christie says while the state's 2 percent property tax cap is providing badly needed relief, it can be made more effective.

26 states currently allow "user fees" for public safety and New Jersey is one of them.

The debate over "user fees" took a turn yesterday. 26 states currently allow "user fees" for public safety and New Jersey is one of them.

New Jersey has and will continue to be the butt of property tax jokes for the foreseeable future. And while a bi-partisan effort to cap property taxes has had some success, some New Jersey towns have flipped the script.

The debate over "user fees" continues. 26 states currently allow "user fees" for public safety and New Jersey is one of them.

Twenty-six states currently allow "user fees" for public safety and New Jersey is one of them.