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Survey Faults NJ, Other States for Lack of Long-Term Budget Planning
Budgetary best practices, according to think tank, mean making multiyear projections for both anticipated tax revenues and spending
Early N.J. tax collections ahead of forecasts
New Jersey's tax revenue collections for the first three months of the fiscal year are faring well and exceeding expectations, state treasury officials reported Friday.
Democrats Conaway and Singleton blast Christie vetoes
Assemblymen Herb Conaway and Troy Singleton called out Gov. Chris Christie this week, arguing that the Republican's presidential ambitions have hampered progress on crucial New Jersey issues such as property tax relief and the state's looming transportation funding crisis.
So You Want To Run For Office?
“Why are you running for election?” This is a fundamental question that every person running for elective office will be asked on the campaign trail at some point. It is also a question that you better have a darn good answer for, not just for the questioner but for yourself as well. A strong democracy is built upon an engaged citizenry as well as committed and competent, individuals willing to present themselves for service in public office. By stepping up to run for office, the basic tenets of our democracy as designed by our nation’s founders and eloquently presented by President Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg are fulfilled: “…government of the people, by the people, for the people.” However, running for office and serving as an elected official will also test your own personal constitution in ways you may not have imagined. So, you want to run for office, huh?
From property taxes to bestiality: 72 bills sit untouched on Christie’s desk
As Gov. Chris Christie and Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto argue about who needs to get back to work, 72 bills sit untouched Christie’s desk.
Common Core standards under review, but few expect major changes
Nearly five months after Gov. Chris Christie ordered state school officials to review Common Core, the Department of Education recently wrapped up its community listening tours and is starting to pore over thousands of online comments from the public about grade-level standards.
NJ STATE SENATORS POINT TO NEW YORK APPROACH AS MODEL FOR HORIZON OMNIA PLAN
Cuomo, then attorney general, forged 2007 agreements that defined insurance tiers for specialists
Wage Stagnation: Steam Rolling Our Economic Progress
We all know someone like this. In fact, that someone might be ourselves.
It’s the condition where we are trying to move forward a bit economically yet never seem to quite cross that modest threshold we’ve set for ourselves. Worse is the situation where we are working as hard as we ever have, are being cautious with our spending, yet we’re still falling short. It’s like the proverbial hamster wheel. You keep running and you even pick up speed when necessary, but in the end, you never go anywhere.