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.
With time running out to get a tax cut deal in place, Governor Christie has launched a new kind of attack against some democratic leaders in the Assembly who are opposing his income tax reduction plan - and insisting on a tax hike for millionaires.
It plays exceptionally well on the national stage when Republican Governor Christie regales crowds with stories of how he gets things done for the State of New Jersey by working with Democrats.
With time running out before Governor Christie must reach a deal with Democrats on a state budget, the governor said he won't sign one that doesn't include some form of a tax cut.
Legislative leaders in the State Senate and the Assembly have put forth tax reduction plans for the coming fiscal year - and so has Governor Christie, but what's the best way to lower Jersey's highest-in-the-nation property taxes permanently?
There are still three competing tax cut plans in Trenton and some sort of deal has to be worked out soon if a one of them is to be included in the State Budget.