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1. DeCroce calls for special session on Christie's 33-bill ‘reform' package
(N.J./State)

... 2.5 percent cap on property tax hikes and state spending before the Legislature adjourns for the summer on June 30. The "Cap 2.5" proposal is a key component of the package. It would need to be approved ...

2. Christie to push proposed 2.5 percent cap on property tax hikes Tuesday in Rutherford
(N.J./State)

BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Gov. Chris Christie will take his campaign for public support of his proposed 2.5 percent cap on property tax hikes and government spending to Rutherford on ...

3. Lawyers, not teachers, are the cause of New Jersey’s high property taxes
(Opinion/Commentary)

... they are, does anyone doubt that we will see property-tax hikes? And shouldn't the governor be focusing as much on the judges — er, lawyers — as he is the teachers? The lawyers created the problem in ...

4. ‘Millionaire’s tax’ vetoed by Christie
(N.J./State)

... and disabled who participate in two state-run prescription programs but Christie announced Wednesday those hikes have been eliminated from his proposed $29.3 billion 2010-11 state budget. Both Assembly ...

5. Assembly approves N.J. ‘millionaire’s tax’
(N.J./State)

... two state-run prescription programs but Christie announced Wednesday those hikes have been eliminated from his proposed $29.3 billion 2010-11 state budget. Republican legislators unsuccessfully argued ...

6. Christie eliminates prescription cost hikes for 164,000 seniors and disabled
(Health/Healthquest)

Meets demand by legislative Democrats BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM UPDATED Under pressure from Democrats who control the Legislature, Gov. Chris Christie Wednesday announced that 164,000 ...

7. N.J. should pay close attention to Greece, where a trillion bucks ain’t quite enough
(Opinion/Commentary)

... as they no longer have discretionary income to spend. State aid to education and to municipalities is being cut which means hikes in property taxes. Higher taxes mean less discretionary spending for everyone ...

8. Opposition to value added tax, not ObamaCare, is best N.J. GOP congressional election issue
(Opinion/Commentary)

... partisanship, Democratic Senator Frank Lautenberg was compelled to vote against the Clinton income tax hikes in 1993, knowing that a vote in favor would have resulted in his losing his seat in 1994 to ...

9. N.J. ‘Millonaire’s Tax’ is just shameless legal plundering by Trenton
(Opinion/Commentary)

... is virtually assured passage. Governor Christie has vowed to veto any income tax hike. But Democrats and editorial boards assert that the governor's call for "shared sacrifice" should also include the ...

10. Christie taking his proposal for a 2.5 percent cap on property tax and government spending increases on the road
(N.J./State)

BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Gov. Christie is taking his proposal for a constitutionally mandated 2.5 percent cap on property tax hikes and government and school spending on the road, his ...

11. Steve Adubato: Battle over N.J. ‘millionaire’s tax’ will lead to government shutdown
(Opinion/Commentary)

... argue that they weren't consulted about the Christie plan to cap property taxes and employee salary and benefit hikes on the local level. That's a crock. The Democrats knew it was coming, they new Christie ...

12. N.J. AFL-CIO boss Charles Wowkanech critical of Christie
(N.J./State)

Against plan to limit pay hikes, eliminate Civil Service for public workers BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The head of the New Jersey AFL-CIO Wednesday said Gov. Chris Christie's 33-bill ...

13. Bills seeking N.J. "millionaire's tax,'' and dedicating $637 million for seniors, disabled scheduled for approval
(N.J./State)

... annually in an attempt to raise $637 million. The other measure would dedicate the revenue to restoring property tax rebates for senior and disabled homeowners and renters and eliminating proposed hikes ...

14. Moriarty says Christie’s government reform bill will not be held hostage for millionaire’s tax
(N.J./State)

... of the surcharge, declaring he will not accept any tax hikes as the Legislature reviews his proposed $29.3 billion 2010-11 state budget. Moriatry said that since Christie took office in January, the ...

15. Christie’s micromanaging N.J.; free the cities and suburbs instead
(Opinion/Commentary)

... cap on municipal, school and county tax hikes, unless residents override the cap. He also wants civil service reforms to curb the power of unions. The governor's goals are laudable. Both spending and ...

16. Christie proposes 33 bills aimed at property tax relief and controlling government and school spending
(N.J./State)

... hikes on senior citizens and the middle-class that Governor Christie has proposed in his budget plan. "Our focus right now is on saving senior citizens from Governor Christie's plan to increase their ...

17. Democrats unveil legislation to restore income tax surcharge on 16,000 New Jerseyans who earn over $1 million annually
(Money/Economy)

Christie has vowed to oppose ‘millionaires tax' hike BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM State Senate and Assembly Democratic leaders Monday announced they will attempt to restore and hike a ...

18. Unemployment insurance tax break for businesses highlight Senate committees' agendas
(N.J./State)

Legislation to stop businesses from having to absorb a massive unemployment insurance tax hike next year leads the measures scheduled for review when state Senate committees return from the annual budget ...

19. N.J.’s PSEG reports profit after rough quarter
(Money/Economy)

... gas-fired plants. Analysts noted the company won state approval to build a major power transmission line, Susquehann-Roseland, into New Jersey, and also is in line for a rate hike. Meanwhile, Exelon ...

20. The tax cut already expired.
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

"She [Senate Majority Leader Barbara Buono] also opposes Christie's plan to do away with a tax hike approved last year on residents who earn more than $400,000 a year." Why do members of the Fourth ...