Governor Murphy is poised to leave office with a nearly $60 billion budget, representing a 70% increase from the one he inherited back in January 2018 and loaded up with hundreds of millions of dollars in pork.
Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli says the FY 2026 budget is another fiscal failure for the Garden State.
“No wonder the majority of New Jerseyans think our state is headed in the wrong direction,” opined Ciattarelli on X. “In the middle of the night Governor Murphy & Trenton Democrats crafted a budget that once again adds billions in state spending (up 70% in 8 years!) & raises taxes on both working families and small businesses while doing nothing to address the real problems we face – the highest property taxes in the nation, worst state in the country to do business, a failed housing policy that’s over paving our suburbs while ignoring our cities, and schools that are failing our students.”
“Want four more years of the same? Vote for @MikieSherrill,” added Ciattarelli. “Want real change? Join our fight. I’ll reduce the size & cost of our state budget, cut your taxes, and won’t sign a budget until you see it. It’s time.”
Sherrill, for her part, conspicuously abstained from offering any budget commentary on social media.
