Governor-Elect Under Scrutiny as $1 Million Transition Spending Proposal Is Abruptly Pulled Amid GOP Backlash
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
TRENTON, NJ – Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill is facing the first major fiscal challenge of her incoming administration. Her transition team was forced to abruptly pull a controversial spending proposal that would have inflated the transition committee’s budget to an unprecedented $1 million—a roughly 62 percent increase over prior gubernatorial transitions.
