NJ lawmakers defend spending slated for cuts by governor

Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s budget proposal cuts roughly $700 million in spending added by lawmakers last year. Some legislators want the spending restored.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: April 6, 2026

Words: 733

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Members of the Assembly Budget Committee on Monday indicated they want funding restored for legislative priorities that Gov. Mikie Sherrill excised from her first proposed state budget.

Sherrill’s $60.7 billion spending plan for the budget year that begins on July 1 would cut roughly $700 million in items lawmakers added to the current year’s budget, cuts Sherrill said she wants made as she seeks to shrink New Jersey’s structural deficit, the gap …

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