Just as the coronavirus is wreaking havoc with public health, schools and the economy, it’s also scrambling governments from the local to federal levels.
Gov. Phil Murphy delivers his 2021 budget Tuesday, in which he’s expected to propose tax increases to help fund record payments for pensions and school aid.
As lawmakers send the governor a budget that does not include his demands, Gov. Murphy is questioning the math Sweeney and Coughlin are using to balance their spending plan.
Murphy’s resolve will be tested over the next 13 days as lawmakers send him a budget that does not include the tax hikes he has demanded, according to sources.
Legislation requiring ‘dark money’ independent political groups to disclose their donors and spending that Gov. Murphy conditionally vetoed last month is going to become law anyway.
With four weeks to go before state lawmakers and Gov. Phil Murphy have to agree on a new spending plan, the civil war raging among Democrats threatens to derail the process.