Christie up in the polls and headed for town halls but merger questions nag
Governor Christie starts his day with his highest approval ratings yet, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton poll out this morning. He’ll head to South Jersey for another of his town hall-style events later...
View ArticleTax talk dominates as university merger and tenure reform top agenda
Democrats meet today to discuss the tax-cut plans they want to pitch to Governor Christie, with both the Assembly and Senate in with full committee agendas. Christie wants a tax cut — first he pitched...
View ArticleQuiet Friday after Thursday marathon ended with no real deal on taxes, budget
Today might be best thought of as a clean up day at the State House after a marathon of talks and testimony on Thursday. Democrats in the Senate and Assembly met with each other, Governor Christie and...
View ArticleVotes coming today on budget, tax cuts, teacher tenure and university merger
First the governor’s speech, then the public hearings and the four months or so of negotiations and now this: Votes in the Senate and Assembly budget committees today on a $32 billion budget and some...
View ArticleAARP weighs in on budget, tax cut plans
When Governor Christie rolled out his $32 billion spending plan back in February, AARP — the influential lobbying group for seniors — expressed disappointment with the level of property tax relief in...
View ArticleChristie heads to Brick for first public event since Democrats sent him a budget
Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a town hall meeting at Cedar Grove High School on June 19. (Thomas E. Franklin / Staff Photographer) Governor Christie is heading to Brick this afternoon for his first...
View ArticleDeadline nearing for budget veto, action on tax bills expected shortly
Many expect today is veto day for the $31.7 billion budget cleared by the Legislature earlier this week — and yet another veto of the millionaire’s tax bill passed yesterday as well. Governor Christie...
View ArticleDemocrats, Republicans react to Christie’s call for vote on tax cut
Governor Christie called on the Legislature to enact his tax cut, the same day he vetoed a tax increase on people earning more than $1 million. Governor Christie stood before members of the state...
View ArticleChristie tells business group he’ll keep pushing for tax cut
Governor Christie told business owners and leaders in South Jersey that he will continue to press Democrats to enact a tax cut, to help boost jobs and the state’s economy. “While they’re arguing to you...
View ArticleChristie wants to see post-Sandy revenue reports before renewing call for tax...
Gov. Christie, shown at a town hall-style event in Cedar Grove earlier this year, toured the state pushing Democrats to enact his tax cut. Governor Christie defended his tax cut saying it should have...
View ArticleMorning News: Christie touts business initiatives
Governor Christie was in Edison yesterday touting a bipartisan series of business tax breaks to an industry group. Pending legislation is aimed at simplifying economic development programs. Meanwhile,...
View ArticleMorning News: Christie courting urban Passaic voters
The Senate will be holding budget hearings today, looking at Governor Christie’s proposals for the departments of Community Affairs and Environmental Protection. Columnist Charlie Stile looks at...
View ArticleChristie announces new property tax plan, reinstates cuts to program for...
Governor Christie announced today his newest tax plan, a 10 percent property tax credit to be phased in over four years for property owners earning up to $400,000. Governor Christie is sending a new...
View ArticleSarlo raises structural deficit concerns in response to talk of reviving tax...
Governor Christie’s revival today of a tax credit proposal floated last year by Senate President Steve Sweeney is not being openly embraced by the chairman of the Senate Budget and Appropriations...
View ArticleMorning News: Christie revives tax cut push
Governor Christie signed legislation Monday tightening requirements to qualify for farmland tax breaks. But he vetoed a bill that could have given unions a leg up on getting work on superstorm Sandy...
View ArticleChristie maintains high approval ratings despite differences in social...
Though New Jerseyans are divided over Governor Christie’s conservative views on abortion and same-sex marriage, he’s maintaining high job approval ratings, according to a new Monmouth University poll...
View ArticleBarchi comes before lawmakers
Rutgers University president Robert L. Barchi and other higher education officials will be in Trenton this morning for budget hearings. Expect questions on the upcoming higher education reorganization...
View ArticleMorning News: Barchi said he wanted to fire bball coach for cause
Governor Christie is holding a news conference this afternoon to discuss a report an anti-violence task force he commissioned released several weeks ago. The panel recommended tightening up background...
View ArticleChristie was for the ‘Corzine Democrats’ approach to tax relief before he was...
Governor Christie is again using the “Corzine Democrats” attack line as he calls for a new income tax credit for homeowners and renters. The New Jersey Republican State Committee has also launched a...
View ArticleMorning News: Gun control on the agenda
A Senate panel is meeting in Trenton today to discuss a set of gun control regulations. It will take up bills banning .50 caliber weapons and removing the public’s right to access firearm ownership...
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