They’ve Tried to Make NJ More Affordable, Lawmakers Say

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Photo: New Jersey State House, Trenton
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New Jersey’s top legislative leaders assured a group of municipal officials Wednesday (11/16) that they are addressing oft-raised concerns about taxes and affordability.

For starters, they said the latest state budget beefed up funding for property-tax relief and included another big increase in state aid for public schools, which rely heavily on revenue raised from property taxes to balance their own annual budgets.