Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Garden State News from Around the Web

Here are some stories about New Jersey Politics from around the Garden State:

GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Christie has large lead in polls

Polls show Christie leading Lonegan in GOP race for N.J. Gov
TRENTON -- Two polls found former federal prosecutor Chris Christie with a wide lead vs. his chief rival in New Jersey's Republican gubernatorial primary. (AP)

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/05/polls_show_christie_leading_lo.html

Poll shows Christie well ahead of rivals Former U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie holds a commanding 18-point lead over rival Steve Lonegan with only two weeks to go before Republican voters select their nominee for governor, according to a Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey poll. (Mikle, Gannett)

http://mycentraljersey.com/article/20090519/NEWS/905190349/Poll+shows+Christie+well+ahead+of+rivals

No more Property Tax Rebates in New Jersey

Say goodbye to property-tax rebates, N.J. treasurer says
TRENTON -- Property tax rebate checks billed as long-term relief just a few years ago are the latest casualty of New Jersey's budget woes. (Reitmeyer, Star-Ledger)

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/05/property_tax_rebates_latest_ca.html

Corzine proposes more rebate cuts
Property-tax rebates would be eliminated for all New Jersey homeowners and tenants younger than 65 under the latest budget cuts proposed by the Corzine administration. (Tamari and Lu, Inquirer)

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20090520_Corzine_proposes_more_rebate_cuts.html

Corzine cuts homestead rebates
TRENTON - If you are not among the 700,000 senior citizens or disabled people living in New Jersey, get ready to receive less money from the state. (Harper, Press of Atlantic City)

http://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/top_three/article_71996c6f-9495-571d-84ce-901409eddf18.html

Only seniors to get property tax rebates
TRENTON Property tax rebates will be suspended this year for homeowners except senior citizens and the disabled under Gov. Jon S. Corzine's revised budget proposal, state Treasurer David Rousseau told the Assembly Budget Committee Tuesday. (Symons, Gannett)

http://app.com/article/20090519/NEWS03/905200326

State budget plan halts property tax rebates
TRENTON Gov. Jon S. Corzine's administration has proposed suspending property tax rebates next year for all but seniors and the disabled to close an expected shortfall in the 2010 budget. (Graber, Gloucester County Times)

http://www.nj.com/gloucester/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1242799822222270.xml&coll=8

Worst Year in New Jersey for tax collections

Worst year for N.J. tax collections, budget analyst says
TRENTON -- New Jersey's revenue collections will come up nearly $3 billion short of planned spending in the next 15 months if pending budget adjustments aren't made, according to a new revenue forecast reviewed by lawmakers today. (Reitmeyer, Star-Ledger)

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/05/worst_year_for_nj_tax_collecti.html
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