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To: puborectalis who wrote (744707)	7/7/2006 9:39:23 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769667

demoRATS in NJ: ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Slot machines could be ringing and dealers could be shuffling again in New Jersey's casinos as soon as Friday evening after lawmakers and Gov. John S. Corzine reached a state budget deal that could end a six-day government shutdown. Committees in the Senate and Assembly were set to consider the legislation Friday, clearing the way for a budget vote. Corzine would have to sign an executive order to formally end the shutdown, which also closed state agencies, parks, lottery sales and threw more than 80,000 people out of work. The compromise, announced Thursday by Corzine, increases New Jersey's sales tax from 6 percent to 7 percent. Half the $1.1 billion that it will raise will ease property taxes, which are among the nation's highest. Corzine had wanted all the money to go toward helping close a $4.5 billion budget deficit.

To: puborectalis who wrote (744707)	7/7/2006 9:40:19 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769667

demoRATS expertise in governing: Taxes and Taxes .... ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Slot machines could be ringing and dealers could be shuffling again in New Jersey's casinos as soon as Friday evening after lawmakers and Gov. John S. Corzine reached a state budget deal that could end a six-day government shutdown. Committees in the Senate and Assembly were set to consider the legislation Friday, clearing the way for a budget vote. Corzine would have to sign an executive order to formally end the shutdown, which also closed state agencies, parks, lottery sales and threw more than 80,000 people out of work. The compromise, announced Thursday by Corzine, increases New Jersey's sales tax from 6 percent to 7 percent. Half the $1.1 billion that it will raise will ease property taxes, which are among the nation's highest. Corzine had wanted all the money to go toward helping close a $4.5 billion budget deficit.