Author Archives: Madeline Bell

NJ Spotlight Analysis: Christie Offers No Tax Cut, But $205 Million in Veiled Tax Hikes

NJ Spotlight published the following article on February 26, 2014. To read the full article, click here. ANALYSIS: CHRISTIE OFFERS NO TAX CUT, BUT $205 MILLION IN VEILED TAX HIKES MARK J. MAGYAR | FEBRUARY 26, 2014 Somberly warning that New Jersey would have to renegotiate its public employee pension obligations to fund vital services, Gov.… Continue Reading

Budget: Medicaid Spending Would Climb While Other Health-Related Programs Get Less

NJ Spotlight published the following article on February 26, 2014. To read the full article, click here. MEDICAID SPENDING WOULD CLIMB WHILE OTHER HEALTH-RELATED PROGRAMS GET LESS ANDREW KITCHENMAN | FEBRUARY 26, 2014 State spending on Medicaid would grow by $214.3 million in the budget proposed by Gov. Chris Christie yesterday, while other health-related spending would… Continue Reading

Governor Christie’s $34.4B Budget Buys Time, Funds Pensions

The Associated Press published the following article on February 26, 2014. To read the full article, click here. Christie’s $34.4B budget buys time, funds pensions By The Associated Press  on February 26, 2014 at 9:35 AM, updated February 26, 2014 at 9:36 AM TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie proposed a $34.4 billion budget yesterday that makes a… Continue Reading

Trenton School Board Votes to Shut Alternative Middle School

The Trenton Times published the following article on February 25, 2014. To read the full article, click here. Trenton school board votes to shut alternative middle school By Jenna Pizzi/The Times of Trenton  on February 25, 2014 at 11:01 PM, updated February 25, 2014 at 11:12 PM TRENTON — The city school board voted to shut the district’s… Continue Reading