Christie Moves Past $400 Million Funding ‘Speed Bump’
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is pushing lawmakers to adopt his plan to overhaul state government, while Democrats who control the Legislature say they’re not in any rush after his administration’s failed attempt to win $400 million in school funding.
The governor unveiled “The Christie Reform Agenda” in Wayne, New Jersey, yesterday about 67 miles (108 kilometers) from the state capitol in Trenton, where Democrats held the first of at least two hearings on the botched application for the U.S. Education Department’s Race to the Top grants.