tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post115222184004959242..comments2024-03-28T18:57:15.124-06:00Comments on Wash Park Prophet: The Price of DeadlockAndrew Oh-Willekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-1152232285913840912006-07-06T18:31:00.000-06:002006-07-06T18:31:00.000-06:00Deal reached:The deal will increase the state sale...Deal <A HREF="http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-new-jersey-budget,0,7260047.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines" REL="nofollow">reached</A>:<BR/><BR/><B>The deal will increase the state sales tax from 6 percent to 7 percent and use half the $1.1 billion that it will raise to help lower property taxes, which are among the highest in the nation. It allows the possibility that, in future years, the entire increase will go to property tax relief. . . . Corzine shut down non-essential government operations on Saturday after the Legislature failed to pass a budget by the July 1 deadline. <BR/><BR/>More than 45,000 state workers were furloughed, including those who staff state parks and beaches and the gambling inspectors who keep an eye on the casinos.</B>Andrew Oh-Willekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.com