NJ Budget Address

Governor Codey gave his Budget address on Tuesday. Now that the Governor's Office has released the budget brief, the work for next 4 months is set in place. Committee meetings will finish, and the NJ Senate has 2 more voting sessions. After that, we have the budget break where everyone start wrangling for their money in the budget. This is done in the media, at budget hearings, in back rooms, etc. In the Senate Majority Office, each Research Associate will write their own budget briefs that analyze costs of programs, the savings from various initiatives, and the like.

Due to the huge budget deficit, NJ in approaching a fiscal crisis. There will have to be cuts everywhere. It'll be interesting to see how everything plays out. I'm so glad I get to view everything up close!