>New Jersey Governor Chris Christie wants all tax brackets cut by 10 percent
(Reuters) – All New Jersey income tax brackets should be cut 10 percent, Governor Chris Christie proposed on Tuesday, saying the state was on the comeback trail due to harsh budget measures taken last year.
The governor, a Republican, in his annual State of the State address also recommended a series of changes in education, including some on teacher tenure and layoff criteria that likely will be opposed by unions.
He also condemned a ruling by the New Jersey’s top court on school funding and called for changes in the criminal justice system, including a ban on bail for violent offenders and mandatory drug treatment programs for non-violent drug users instead of jail.
He called on the top state court to “admit” that its decision requiring poor, often urban schools to get increased funding was “a failure” because pupil performance at those schools has not improved.
https://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/17/us-christie-idUSTRE80G23620120117
