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NJ’s Missing Paper Trail: Why $600M in State Pork Spending Remains Hidden

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“Hiding Where the Money Goes”: GOP Lawmakers Slam NJ Democrats Over Missing Budget Disclosures

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Trenton NJ, Assembly Republicans are calling out legislative Democrats over a continued lack of spending transparency following the passage of New Jersey’s latest state budget. More than five weeks after Governor Mikie Sherrill signed the budget into law on June 30, critical budget resolutions detailing how hundreds of millions of tax dollars are being allocated remain unreleased to the public.

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NJ Budget Battle: Why Republicans Say Gov. Sherrill’s New Spending Plan Fails Seniors

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NJ Budget : GOP Slams Governor Sherrill’s $60.7B Plan as “More of the Same”

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Trenton NJ, the honeymoon phase for New Jersey’s new administration may be over before it truly began. On Tuesday, Governor Mikie Sherrill unveiled her inaugural state spending plan—a record-breaking $60.7 billion budget for fiscal year 2027. While Sherrill framed the proposal as a path toward affordability, Republican leaders were quick to pull the alarm, labeling the plan a “tax-and-spend” continuation of the previous eight years.

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