Budget Talks Go Private As Concerns Increase

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The latest round of legislative budget hearings concluded Tuesday (5/23) with more talk of a tightening state revenue outlook that could make it much harder for lawmakers to draft the typical election-year spending bill.

How it all plays out between Gov. Phil Murphy and fellow Democrats who control the Legislature in the run-up to the July 1 start of the next fiscal year remains to be seen.