
Sizable majority favor scheme, but proposed constitutional amendment can't gain traction in Assembly

Sizable majority favor scheme, but proposed constitutional amendment can't gain traction in Assembly

Another push to get constitutional amendment for a stable source of funding on ballot, right before Legislature breaks for summer recess

Hold off using CCSS-based tests to decide if students graduate or to assess teacher performance

Proposed constitutional amendment would dedicate portion of corporate business tax to provide long-sought stable source of funding for open-space efforts

DEP claims it has ‘plenty of options,’ but won't divulge details to Assembly Budget Committee

A constitutional amendment is being generally endorsed, but some fear money may be siphoned off from other 'green' programs

Despite continued support from voters, open-space preservation is flat broke, and it may take a constitutional amendment to bring it back to life

Measure would set aside 6 percent of corporate business taxes to protect NJ's open spaces over next three decades

Proposal would siphon funds from corporate business taxes, rather than digging into sales-tax revenue or floating a bond issue
Amanda BrownAmid continuing controversy, Senate panel votes out measure to use portion of state sales tax to preserve NJ's open spaces

State senator tries again with plan to fund preservation program with $200M in sales-tax revenue

With just a few days remaining in lame-duck session, funding for open space preservation looks like it's going nowhere fast

While, the types of machines vary from county to county, having confidence in the votes registered by the machine is what counts.