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Here come the cuts; NJ snips budget here, there, everywhere

By DEREK HARPER, Statehouse Bureau, 609-292-4935

Published: Jan 05, 2009

3:19 p.m. Update - TRENTON – New Jersey will spent $47 million aiding renters. Reduce Homestead Property Tax Rebates by $35 million. And lop $257,000 from the state Mosquito Control Commission.

The state released $812,199,000 in cuts to the current year budget Monday afternoon, taking money from accounts across the state.

The biggest reduction comes from state pensions, where the state will reduce this year’s commitment by $115.6 million. But the list, with millions of dollars taken from closed-out contracts and various funds, at times seems like the state budget equivalent of a person looking under sofa cushions for money.

The state will save $2,000 in unspecified ways in the Department of Commerce and Economic Development central motor pool, while the state Board of Public Utilities will contribute $1,000 from unspecified capital projects. More

Jan 03, 2009

• Corzine thinks state pay freeze may cure NJ revenue ills

TRENTON - Gov. Jon S. Corzine said the state is examining the possibility of salary freezes and budget cuts while shifting other funds to cover for what is now a projected
$2.1 billion gap between what the state is going to spend and what it will collect this fiscal year.

Jan 03, 2009

• Icy roadway causes at least eight accidents on parkway

From Press staff reports

Jan 03, 2009

• Lawyer admits stealing $4 million, using it to gamble

From Press staff reports

Jan 02, 2009

• Facing money troubles? New Jersey's 211 service may help

If you're having financial problems - and who isn't these days? - New Jersey's 211 program offers a playbook for dealing with them.

Dec 30, 2008

• N.J. gains $15M. in auction of emissions allowances

The second Internet auction to attempt to reduce air pollution earlier this month ran smoothly and raised more than $15 million for energy-efficiency and other environmental projects in New Jersey, according to a Department of Environmental Protection spokeswoman Monday.

Dec 30, 2008

• Princeton Review to sell K-12 Services division to CORE

Associated PressNEW YORK - Princeton Review Inc. said Monday that it will sell its K-12 Services unit to a CORE Projects & Technologies Ltd. subsidiary for $9.5 million in cash.

Dec 30, 2008

• N.J. court rules for same-sex couple

MOUNT LAUREL - A lesbian couple that was barred from holding a civil-union ceremony at a beachfront pavilion owned by a church group has won a legal victory.

Dec 27, 2008

• Army surgeon from N.J. killed in Iraq

TRENTON - A New Jersey doctor - who was a well-known trauma surgeon at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - has been killed in Iraq, according to the Department of Defense.

Dec 27, 2008

• State agency helps residents handle government red tape

TRENTON - Think you can't fight City Hall?

Dec 27, 2008

• Pennsauken Christmas tree fire kills boy, 3

A 3-year-old boy was killed in a Christmas day fire after the family's Christmas tree caught fire.

Dec 25, 2008

• Foes of putting DEP offices at Batsto say they think state may reconsider

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP - Opponents of the state's intention to turn part of historical Batsto Village's mansion into Department of Environmental Protection office space said they saw, at a recent meeting, signs that the state is wavering.

Dec 25, 2008

• What's closed on Christmas

Christmas closings

Dec 24, 2008

• Towns may not wait for court rulings before filing affordable housing plans

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - State officials' refusal to extend the Dec. 31 deadline for municipal affordable housing plans has prompted some towns to abandon hope of waiting for the outcomes of court cases that could change related regulations.

Dec 23, 2008

• Assemblyman says middle class treated unfairly by preschool policy

From Press staff reports

Dec 22, 2008

• New Jersey roadways will be less busy this holiday, AAA predicts

Holiday drivers should have more room on the roads this year.

Dec 20, 2008

• Whelan calls casino proposal 'grandstanding'

ATLANTIC CITY - A proposal to allow casinos to self-regulate as long as 60 days in the event of a state government shutdown is going nowhere, says state Sen. Jim Whelan, D-Atlantic.

Dec 18, 2008

• N.J. ready to support three wind farm companies

Offshore wind farms are moving one step closer to reality, and three companies will take the same step at the same time.

Dec 18, 2008

• N.J. jobless up slightly; Corzine signs stimulus bill

TRENTON - New Jersey unemployment rose slightly to 6.1 percent but remained below the national average of 6.7 percent as the state lost 6,600 jobs last month.

Dec 18, 2008

• N.J. jobless rate up slightly as Corzine signs stimulus bill

Dec 18, 2008

• Corzine takes measures to stem N.J. job losses

TRENTON - New Jersey unemployment rose slightly to 6.1 percent but remained below the national average of 6.7 percent as the state lost 6,600 jobs last month.

Dec 18, 2008

• N.J. jobless up slightly; Corzine signs latest stimulus bill

TRENTON - New Jersey unemployment rose slightly to 6.1 percent but remained below the national average of 6.7 percent as the state lost 6,600 jobs last month.

Dec 17, 2008

• Corzine says he would sign medical marijuana legislation

TRENTON - Gov. Jon S. Corzine said Tuesday that he supports and would sign a bill allowing medicinal marijuana use, but added that economic issues are his top priority.

Dec 17, 2008

• New Jersey to join carbon auction as part of regional climate group

In an attempt to slow down climate change, New Jersey officials and energy companies are gearing up for the country's second Internet auction that will charge power plants money to compensate for carbon dioxide pollution.

Dec 16, 2008

• Corzine economic package approved; pension deferrals put off

TRENTON - The state Legislature gave final approval in the last session of 2008 to several bills designed to help homeowners and stimulate the economy.

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