TRENTON — One of New Jersey's most powerful Republicans says there's new evidence that Gov. Chris Christie was right to reject the budget Democrats sent him. Christie sparred with Democrats in June over how much money the state would take in from taxes over the next year. The Republican governor slashed $1.3 billion in spending off the Democratic plan...
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State Sen. Tom Kean Jr. says July's tax collection numbers match Gov. Christie's projections. TRENTON — One of New Jersey's most powerful Republicans says there's new evidence that Gov. Chris Christie was right to reject the budget Democrats sent him.
Christie sparred with Democrats in June over how much money the state would take in from taxes over the next year. The Republican governor slashed $1.3 billion in spending off the Democratic plan before signing the fiscal year 2012 budget, saying Democrats had relied on overly optimistic projections.
State Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean Jr. says July's collection numbers match Christie's projections. Kean says that shows the state would be in major trouble if Christie had listened to Democrats.
Assembly Democratic spokesman Tom Hester says Kean's statement shows Republicans care more about one-upmanship and bragging than about budget cuts that hurt seniors, children and disabled citizens.
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