After Promising Cuts, Sherrill Proposes $60.7B Budget, $2B Higher Than Murphy With Pension and School Funding Cuts “If We Don’t Act Now”

Governor Mikie Sherrill’s first budget proposal increases state spending by nearly $2 billion compared to the final budget under former Gov. Phil Murphy.

Trenton, NJ – Governor Mikie Sherrill unveiled her first state budget Tuesday, proposing a $60.7 billion spending plan for Fiscal Year 2027 that is roughly $1.9 billion higher than the $58.8 billion budget approved in the final…