New Jersey's budget must be finalized by July 1
The Governor’s Office is in the throes of a critical time of the year, negotiating the final state budget by July 1. And — in what has become perhaps one of the biggest surprises of the pandemic — once again figuring out how to spend billions in extra cash.
Gov. Phil Murphy discusses that and much more in this season’s final episode of Chat Box.
Senior Correspondent David Cruz is the moderator of Chat Box and Reporters Roundtable. He's been a member of the NJ Spotlight News team since 2011 and has been covering New Jersey's biggest stories for almost 30 years. He's been a reporter and moderator of public affairs programs on television, radio and digital platforms for WBGO and WNYC radio and is the former editor in chief of the Hudson Reporter Newspaper group.
