Tom Hester

Christie to Veto Every Spending Bill Until Tax Cut Passes

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican who faces re-election next year, said he will veto every spending bill that reaches his desk until Democratic lawmakers approve a tax cut.

Christie Pledges Gay-Marriage Veto as Democrats Push Forward

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie pledged to veto a same-sex marriage bill, even as Democrats in the Legislature said they have enough votes to pass it.

New Jersey Republican Lawmakers to Seek Vote on Christie Tax-Cap Measure

Republicans in New Jersey’s Democrat-controlled Assembly said they will seek to force a vote on Governor Chris Christie ’s proposed constitutional amendment that would cap property-tax growth at 2.5 percent a year.

Christie Challenged by New Jersey Minimum-Wage Increase Democrats Propose

New Jersey Democrats, less than a week after Republican Governor Chris Christie vetoed their bill to make same-sex marriage legal, are pushing another priority, a higher minimum wage.

New Jersey Democrats Likely to Pass Christie Budget Plan

Democratic lawmakers in New Jersey will hew closely to Governor Chris Christie’s $32.1 billion spending plan in a counter-proposal that will have the votes to pass, Assembly Budget Committee Chairman Vincent Prieto said.

New Jersey Assembly Seeks to Pass Emergency Aid Bill for Distressed Cities

New Jersey Assembly lawmakers plan to pass a bill today that would restore $139 million of transitional aid for 11 cities in fiscal distress, including six with barely enough cash to last the month.

New Jersey Democrats May Try to Override Millionaire-Tax Veto by Christie

New Jersey Democratic lawmakers may try to override Governor Chris Christie ’s veto of a tax increase on incomes exceeding $1 million before they vote on his $29.3 billion budget, Senate President Stephen Sweeney said.

Christie, Sweeney Reach Pensions Agreement

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Senate President Stephen Sweeney reached agreement on an overhaul of state pensions and benefits, according to two people with knowledge of the accord.

Alex DeCroce, New Jersey Assembly’s Republican Leader, Dies at Statehouse

Alex DeCroce, the New Jersey Assembly minority leader and the highest-ranking Republican in the lower house of the state Legislature, collapsed and died last night at the Statehouse. He was 75.

Christie’s Proposals to Overhaul New Jersey Education Run Up Against Clock

Governor Chris Christie, after proclaiming 2011 the “year of education reform” in January, is running out of time to make good on overhauling New Jersey’s school system before lawmakers wrap up the current session.

"New Jerseyans are suffering under Governor Christie's net 20 percent property-tax hike and 9.9 percent unemployment, so this continued disregard is the last thing they need from Governor Christie."

- Tom Hester on Sep 27, 2012

Chris Christie

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Stephen Sweeney

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