keep hearing about this and actually putoff a trip to ac over the weekend
2006-07-03 00:01:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
They got a governor with balls and he was willing to stand up to the legislature in NJ. Because they failed to pass a budget on time he shut all gov't functions down that could be shut down reasonably.
2006-07-03 00:06:46 · answer #1 · answered by quikzip7 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
July 3 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey's state government remained shut for a third day as Governor Jon Corzine and fellow Democrats in the Legislature continue to negotiate a budget for the fiscal year that began July 1.
About 45,000 non-essential employees across 31 state departments, agencies and authorities were told over the weekend to stay away from work until a budget passes. Lottery operations were frozen and non-emergency road projects ground to a halt.
Corzine ordered the shutdown after lawmakers failed to approve a budget by a state constitutional deadline. Some members of Corzine's own political party won't support his proposal to raise the state sales tax to help eliminate a $4.5 billion deficit. Without a budget, the governor has no authority to spend money.
``It gives me no joy, no satisfaction, no sense of empowerment to do what I am forced to to,'' Corzine said in a statement after issuing his shutdown order on July 1. ``We will do everything we can to bring this to a short conclusion.''
State parks, beaches, campgrounds, historic sites and racetracks will be closed after the July 4 holiday; New Jersey's 12 Atlantic City casinos are awaiting a court decision on their petition to stay open during a shutdown. About 36,000 workers, including state police, corrections and children's services employees, are considered essential and working.
2006-07-03 00:06:38 · answer #2 · answered by Monica 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They ran out of money that could be spent. They can't agree on a budget. The government wants to spend too much. The people will not allow higher taxes. Therefore no budget.
2006-07-03 16:12:31 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Way to go New Jersey. Raising taxes isn't always the answer!
2006-07-03 00:17:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i didn't know about that but it will be interesting for me too to understand
2006-07-03 00:05:16 · answer #5 · answered by tony b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋