The other day, Gov. Chris Christie issued a press release trumpeting the fact that his administration will be increasing state aid to school districts around New Jersey by $850 million under the new budget. As he noted in his prepared statement, this restores all the money that he cut in the previous budget cycle...
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New Jersey News, the state’s public television and radio station, is making it possible to watch Governor Chris Christie’s budget speech live over the Internet. The broadcast begins at 1 p.m. today and you can access it here. The governor is expected to present a $29.3 billion budget proposal predicated on sharp cuts in...
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The state giveth and, now, the state is trying to taketh away. Outgoing Gov. Jon Corzine decided this week to try to narrow New Jersey’s $924 million budget gap by taking away aid to school districts and making them use any surplus they might have to fill the resulting shortfall. That could be bad...
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