Booker Pushes Controversial hospital tax legislation
Republican lawmakers don’t like it. Democrats only grudgingly support it.
But with the backing of political heavyweights such as Newark Mayor Cory Booker and South Jersey Democratic power broker George Norcross, a controversial bill that would allow four counties and five cities to impose a five-year tax on their local hospitals may survive an aggressive challenge and pass the Legislature this week. (Livio & Renshaw/Star-Ledger)
