Public hearings start this week on Sherrill’s new budget

By: John Reitmeyer, Budget/Finance Writer

Outlets: NJ Spotlight

Published: March 17, 2026

Words: 627

Last Updated: 4 days, 8 hours ago

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State lawmakers this week are launching their formal review of Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s record $60.7 billion proposed budget with a public hearing in Trenton.

The Assembly Budget Committee will convene the first hearing on the fiscal year 2027 spending plan at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the State House Annex.

Members of the public can register online to testify during the in-person hearing. The 97-page “Budget in Brief,” released by her administration last …

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