NJ Spotlight News
Pet projects, public cash: Let’s discuss
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How exactly do NJ lawmakers add millions to the state budget for favored projects?
Pet projects, public cash, an NJ Spotlight News series, details how New Jersey lawmakers add millions of dollars to the state budget, often with little public scrutiny. Over the last five years, almost $1.2 billion was added for the lawmakers’ so-called Christmas-tree items. NJ Spotlight News’ Senior Writer and Projects Editor Colleen O’Dea discusses the series.
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NJ Spotlight News
Pet projects, public cash: Let’s discuss
Clip: 1/14/2022 | 3m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Pet projects, public cash, an NJ Spotlight News series, details how New Jersey lawmakers add millions of dollars to the state budget, often with little public scrutiny. Over the last five years, almost $1.2 billion was added for the lawmakers’ so-called Christmas-tree items. NJ Spotlight News’ Senior Writer and Projects Editor Colleen O’Dea discusses the series.
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