New sheriff in town, same old deputies in charge of NJ’s budget

Gov. Mikie Sherrill promised to change Trenton. This year’s budget process shows that promise will be hard to keep.

By: Terrence T. McDonald

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: June 26, 2026

Words: 658

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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When Mikie Sherrill was campaigning for governor last year, she promised to bring change to Trenton.

This week’s state budget news showed there’s only so much one person can do when the same-old-same-old run the Statehouse.

To recap: The state must finalize a new budget by the end of the fiscal year, which is Tuesday. Sherrill produced her budget plan back on March 10, which means the Legislature has had more than three months …

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