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Murphy Administration Accused of Whitewashing of Critical Budget Information

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Trenton NJ, on Friday afternoon, more than two months after the law required legislators’ requests for budget funding to be released to the public, Democrats released requests that all have this disclaimer stamped at the top: “The Budget Bill includes this Resolution, either as submitted or in a modified form.” It’s not clear how original budget requests were sanitized, but they have almost all been modified to remove required explanations about how the money will be spent.

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Democrats’ “Crazy Eddie” Budget Resolutions Costing Taxpayers Billions

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Trenton NJ, The Republican members of the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee called on the Democrat Majority to immediately release explanations for the hundreds of line items that were added to the FY 2024 State Budget in the hours before its adoption.

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Crazy Eddie Budget: NJ State Budget that is 60% Higher than When Governor Murphy First Took Office

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Trenton NJ, Senator Joe Pennacchio criticized Democrat leadership and Governor Murphy for rushing through a budget that is 60% higher than when the governor first took office.

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Governor Murphy Signs off on Another “Crazy Eddie” Budget for New Jersey

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Trenton NJ, Governor Murphy signs off on another “Crazy Eddie” budget for New Jersey. The New Jersey Senate and Assembly passed the FY24 Budget along party lines late this afternoon. The budget, a record $54.3 billion.

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Rapidly Rising State Debt, Contradicts Murphy Administration Claims to the Contrary

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Trenton NJ, Senator Sam Thompson said the new state debt report issued today by the Treasury Department directly contradicts claims by Governor Phil Murphy and Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio that they have reduced state debt.

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NJBIA President and CEO Michele Siekerka , “this level of spending is simply not sustainable”

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Trenton NJ, New Jersey lawmakers  passed a record $46.4 billion budget, 15% higher than last year, loaded with a bigger pension payment, tax givebacks for the public and funds to pay down the state’s debt, among other spending.

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Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips says the bursting budget surplus should be used to fully fund schools.

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Trenton NJ, Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips says the bursting budget surplus should be used to fully fund schools. While Murphy has been non-committal about how the $10.1 billion surplus in fiscal year 2021 will be used, the state has a constitutional obligation that must be fulfilled.

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