Gov. Sherrill targets state aid to public colleges in push to narrow deficit

Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s $60.7 billion budget proposal would reduce institutional support to public four-year universities by more than $93 million.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: March 31, 2026

Words: 1,025

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s first budget proposal seeks to narrow the state’s deficit in part by reining in state aid to the state’s public four-year universities.

Not counting $35 million lawmakers approved last year to effectuate a merger between Kean University and New Jersey City University and a $7 million line item to stabilize the latter school amid a fiscal crisis, Sherrill has proposed reducing institutional support for New Jersey’s four-year universities by …

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