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Bailouts or Fairness? Instead of concentrated “bailouts,” the $94 million Should be split among all 564 New Jersey municipalities

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Bailouts or Fairness? Senator Testa Demands Governor Sherrill Split $94M Aid Hike with All NJ Towns

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Trenton NJ, Is your hometown getting its fair share of state funding, or is your tax dollar going to bail out “budget messes” in New Jersey’s biggest cities?

State Senator Michael Testa (R-1) has officially thrown down the gauntlet, issuing an open letter to municipal leaders across the Garden State. His mission: stop Governor Sherrill’s plan to funnel a $94 million municipal aid increase to just a dozen select communities and, instead, distribute it equally to every taxpayer in New Jersey.

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