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Gov. Phil Murphy Signs $32.7 Billion Budget into Law

James Hickey by James Hickey
September 30, 2020
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Governor Phil Murphy signs the FY2021 Budget at the Trenton War Memorial on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 (Edwin J. Torres/ GovernorÕs Office).

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In what he described as a budget that is a reflection of New Jersey values, Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law the state’s 2021 nine-month budget a day before it was due.

“I’m proud of the budget we are enacting today,” said Murphy at a signing ceremony in Trenton Sept. 29. “We crafted this budget as we fought this pandemic together. This is the ultimate walk-and-chew-gum moment, and we rose to meet it.”

The centerpiece of the $32.7 billion budget is an agreement between Murphy, State Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin to raise the tax rate on income more than $1 million to 10.75% from 8.97 %, matching the tax rate paid on income of more than $5 million. 

Budget Items

The budget includes an increase in taxes on corporations, boosts the state’s surplus to more than $2.5 billion and calls for $4.5 billion in borrowing to help close a revenue shortfall caused by the coronavirus pandemic. 

The legislature restored a number of programs, including funding for school-based mental health services and subsidies paid to New Jersey’s hospitals for providing care to the uninsured. 

Among the items eliminated from Murphy’s proposed budget are taxes on cigarettes, boat purchases and limo ride, an increase in gun fees, the “baby bond” initiative and $311 million increase in school aid. 

Republician Pushback

GOP leaders decried that the budget is pork-filled and the tax increases are “a bad economic move that will only dig the Garden State into a deeper financial hole over the long run,” according to Senate Republican Budget Officer Steven Oroho (R-24). 

Murphy noted that the budget is not a document for today alone, but “a statement of the values that will guide us along the path of restart and recovery. At every step along this path, this budget will be there for the people of New Jersey.”

Key Investments

The first-term Democratic Governor promoted the budget as enhancing the investments New Jersey has made over the past two years in the state’s public education system, continuing to expand pre-K opportunities statewide and maintaining tuition assistance

Additionally, he highlighted investments in key infrastructure projects to provide cleaner water and better transportation options for New Jerseyans.

Murphy said the budget safeguards key programs that residents are relying upon to see themselves through the pandemic, “especially our most-vulnerable residents, and doesn’t pull the rug out from under them.” 

Sarlo Speaks

State Sen. Paul Sarlo (D-36) characterized the coronavirus-response budget as one that is needed to contend with the crisis conditions created by the pandemic and its impact on the state’s economy.

“We were confronted with some of the most challenging fiscal conditions of our time that continue to have a profound impact on the lives and livelihoods of people throughout the state,” said Sarlo, chairman of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. “This spending plan will help address problems created directly or indirectly by the COVID-caused shutdown, prepare for a potential second wave and provide for any other consequences that impact the lives and livelihoods of the people of New Jersey. 

Next Moves

“As we move forward, we have to turn our attention to fiscal reforms that will help prevent future financial problems,” said Sarlo. “This crisis should be taken as a tipping point that will spur action on needed structural reforms. ” 

Murphy said before having to confront the issues of tomorrow, state officials are dealing with the challenges of today.

“With all New Jersey is currently facing, this budget will do tremendous good – providing the resources we’ll need to build a stronger, fairer, more resilient future as we continue to battle COVID-19,” said Murphy. “We have been brought together like never before in the face of a global pandemic. Today we take a big step together to see that our family remains as one.”

Daily Data

As of Sept. 29, the cumulative number of coronavirus cases in New Jersey reached 204,563 with 505 new cases and 10 new deaths, bringing that total to 14,326. The state probable death is 1,791, bringing the overall total to 16,117.

State officials noted nine deaths occurred in the last 24 hours of reporting that have not yet been lab confirmed.  

Of the total confirmed deaths in North Jersey, Essex County has the most with 1,899, followed by Bergen at 1,804, Hudson with 1,355, Passaic at 1,113, Morris at 686, Sussex at 161 and Warren with 158.

In regards to probable deaths, Bergen has 243, Essex has 229, Hudson has 160, Morris at 145, Passaic at 143, Sussex has 37 and Warren has 13.

State Testing 

The daily rate of infections from those tested as of Sept. 25 was 2.5%. By region, the north has a rate of 1.6%, central at 3.7% and the south at 2.6%. The state is no longer using serology tests as health officials explained those results show a past presence of the disease as well as a current one. 

As for the rate of transmission, it increased slightly to 1.13 from 1.12 for the previous day. Officials have continually cited transmission rate and positivity rate as health data they rely on to track how the coronavirus is being contained in New Jersey, guiding them in determining when restrictions have to be tightened or lifted.

Officials reported 443 patients are hospitalized; by region, there were 203 in the North, 118 in the Central and 122 in the South.

Of those hospitalized, 101 are in intensive care units and 34 on ventilators, while 23 patients were discharged.

Bergen Tops County Count

Bergen has the most cumulative cases in the state with 22,473, followed by Essex at 21,091, Hudson at 20,692, Middlesex at 19,539, Passaic at 19,065, Union at 17,689, Ocean at 13,481, Monmouth at 11,892, Camden at 9,927, Mercer at 8,653, Morris at 7,887, Burlington at 7,169, Somerset at 5,819, Gloucester at 4,560, Atlantic at 4,114, Cumberland at 3,794, Sussex at 1,506, Warren at 1,445, Hunterdon at 1,330, Salem at 1,072 and Cape May at 1,026.

Another 339 cases are still under investigation to determine where the person resides.

Long-term Care Facilities

Health officials noted 161 long-term care facilities are currently reporting at least one case of COVID-19, accounting for a total of 6,461 of the cases, broken down between 3,981 residents and 2,480 staff. 

Cumulatively, 723 long-term care facilities reported a case infecting 25,126 residents and 13,616 staff, for a total of 38,742 cases. 

The state’s official death total will now be reported as those that are lab confirmed, sits at 7,159 on Sept. 29. The facilities are reporting to the state 6,787 residents deaths and 121 staff deaths. 

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