>Only three New Jersey towns asking voters to OK tax hike
Towns across New Jersey are in turmoil as they struggle to balance budgets by cutting services. They are laying off police and other staff, closing town halls on Fridays, shutting libraries, borrowing money, depleting surpluses, and using one-time fixes.
But raising taxes has become such a taboo that only three of the state’s 566 municipalities will be asking voters for permission to boost taxes beyond a state-imposed 2 percent cap. (Hefler, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
