A Blog For All (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
Are they really budget cuts or are they reductions in the increase in state spending from previous projections? That's the problem when some of these articles are published without any relevant context. Gov. Jon Corzine (D), has stated that he'd like to see budget cuts in a number of areas.Some of the areas identified for cuts by Governor Corzine: The state’s contribution into the employees’...
WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New Yor (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
Governor Jon Corzine is delivering more bad budget news. He's planning to detail publicly his list of proposed cuts designed to keep the state government afloat during a deepening recession. Corzine said Friday that the state now has a $2.1 billion deficit for the current fiscal year -- which began last July. That's even after an earlier round of $600 million in cuts.
CBS 3 (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
Governor Jon Corzine is delivering more bad budget news.
The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
Gov. Jon Corzine today released details of $812 million in emergency spending cuts he is proposing to close a gaping hole in the current state budget. The list of specifics, which can be found on the state Treasury website, follows...
CQ (Free subscription) | 04/01/2009
CORZINE: First of all, that is a problem that can easily be addressed by giving the president, with respect to the infrastructure investment program that both President-elect Obama is proposing and most governors and mayors are responsibly proposing is -- by giving the president and the Office of Management and Budget a line item veto so they can review according to the standards of return on the investment,...
TigerHawk (Free subscription) | 03/01/2009
Necessity being the mother of controversial political moves, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine yesterday announced a package of spending cuts and other moves to bridge the state's cavernous budget gap, one of which includes an 18-month freeze on the salaries and wages of state government employees. Yes, he also joined the Democratic governors who petitioned their fellow travelers in Washington...
The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 02/01/2009
Gov. Jon Corzine said today he is calling for $2.1 billion in cuts from the current $32.9 billion state budget because the economic downturn has hammered state tax revenues. In a conference call with reporters and four other governors, Corzine...
The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 02/01/2009
Tough times face New Jersey in 2009, but Gov. Jon Corzine yesterday made a New Year's pledge to do everything in his power to get the state and its people through a difficult period. Speaking at the Essex County government...
The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 01/01/2009
Tough times face New Jersey in 2009, but Gov. Jon Corzine today made a New Year's pledge to do everything in his power to get the state and its people through the difficult period. Speaking at the Essex County government...
Vote By Issues! (Free subscription) | 01/01/2009
Yahoo! News: Politics - Republican Party Reuters - New Jersey Senate Republicans sued Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine on Wednesday for refusing to release the financially battered state’s budget records, prompting him to accuse them of playing political games. Go to Source
The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 31/12/2008
Republicans in the New Jersey Senate today made good on a pledge to sue Gov. Jon Corzine for access to budget documents. Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean Jr. said Corzine has failed to release records showing how he is addressing...
The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 31/12/2008
Republicans in the New Jersey Senate may make good on a pledge to sue Gov. Jon Corzine concerning access to budget documents. Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean Jr. said last week Republicans would sue Corzine today if he failed to...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 31/12/2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Senate Republicans sued Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine on Wednesday for refusing to release the financially battered state's budget records, prompting him to accuse them of playing political games.
NewsWatch: Immigration (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
In Texas, the state government is trying to prevent illegal immigrants from getting driver's licenses with new rules implemented a few months ago. In New Jersey meanwhile, we have this: TRENTON, N.J. - A panel advising Governor Jon Corzine on...
Moldova.org (Free subscription) | yesterday
Three U.S. governors, Jon Corzine of New Jersey, Christine Gregoire of Washington and Rick Perry of Texas, were in Iraq meeting soldiers Tuesday.The governors' trip was kept secret for security reasons until after their arrival, the Seattle Times reported. In Washington, that raised speculation that Gregoire might be in line for a job in President-elect Barack Obama's administration.In August,...
