Gov. Christie takes his 2.5 % limit on property tax increases to the people of New Jersey

Gov. Christie takes his tax cap plan to the people New Jersey

Gov. Chris Christie is taking his plan to stem the nation's highest property tax to the people. And he started on Monday in an unusual place: Corzine country. The Republican governor held his first town hall meeting in Hoboken … home of former Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine … to talk about his push for a 2.5 percent limit on property tax increases that would require voter approval to exceed. A majority of the 40,000 people living in the 1-square-mile city, where Corzine has a waterfront condo, supported the former governor during the election. (AP)

http://www.app.com/article/20100517/NEWS/100517025/1007/NEWS03/Gov-Christie-takes-tax-cap-plan-to-the-people

New Jersey's public employees unions are likely to push back hard against a package of proposed laws to reduce government spending

Unions likely to oppose Christie's proposed spending, labor restrictions

New Jersey's public employees unions are likely to push back hard against a package of proposed laws to reduce government spending that Gov. Chris Christie is unveiling Monday. Christie's proposed reforms include putting a permanent 2.5 percent limit on annual raises for public workers and forbidding property tax increases of more than 2.5 percent without voter approval. (AP)

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20100510/STATE/100510011/1098