Post by Logan on Jun 24, 2016 9:53:18 GMT -6
TRENTON — The state Senate and Assembly budget committees approved a $34.8 billion Democratic state budget plan for the coming fiscal year that tacks on about $275 million in spending to Gov. Chris Christie's plan.
With focus on a tax plan to rescue the Transportation Trust Fund, budget talks have been more bridled than in years past. State Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee Chairman Paul Sarlo (D-Bergen) said the majority's budget bill is "very similar" to the spending plan Christie introduced in February, with some "modest" increases.
Democrats introduced the budget bill earlier Thursday, and the full Senate and Assembly will hold votes next week.
"I would hope that the governor, when he receives the bill in the coming days, that he works with us on the bill, looks at some of the initiatives and priorities that have been put into the bill, many of them he has supported in the past," Sarlo said.
Read more: www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/06/nj_lawmakers_approve_384b_budget.html
With focus on a tax plan to rescue the Transportation Trust Fund, budget talks have been more bridled than in years past. State Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee Chairman Paul Sarlo (D-Bergen) said the majority's budget bill is "very similar" to the spending plan Christie introduced in February, with some "modest" increases.
Democrats introduced the budget bill earlier Thursday, and the full Senate and Assembly will hold votes next week.
"I would hope that the governor, when he receives the bill in the coming days, that he works with us on the bill, looks at some of the initiatives and priorities that have been put into the bill, many of them he has supported in the past," Sarlo said.
Read more: www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/06/nj_lawmakers_approve_384b_budget.html