Late night negotiations lead to a last minute compromise. Come November voters could get to decide whether to allow casinos in North Jersey after all. How did other proposed ballot questions fare?

How high can it go? After 19 consecutive drawings without a Powerball payout, the odds of winning close to a billion and a half dollars are still slim. And the old adage still applies. Be careful what you wish for.

And sky-high property taxes are still soaring skyward. The law caps tax hikes at 2 percent. But residents of one town are looking at paying 12.5 percent more? How is that even possible?