Nothing changes, including grumbling, in development of state budget | Quigley

Some critics commented that the final agreements being made on the state budget on a Wednesday, being approved by committees on Thursday and being voted upon Friday were “an alarming trend.”

“Too rushed,” they said.

State budgets in New Jersey are always passed after a months-long buildup of cordial negotiation culminating in last-minute frantic deal-making. Each year it is the same. Nothing changes but the numbers.

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