new_jersey state government new_jersey state government history state new_jersey occurred governor failed agree state budget constitutional deadline furthermore legislature clashed issue raising state sales tax help balance budget exercising constitutional powers governor ordered means legislature pass budget began midnight july called orderly non essential government services followed second round days later july officially concluded legislature adopted budget july government services restored july background gubernatorial election executive claimed old culture historical status quo plan use experience overhaul budget process trim spending introduced budget governor billion plan included billion spending cuts increases taxes tobacco alcohol luxury cars controversial item budget increase state sales tax president new_jersey senate governor stated support budget including tax increase stalemate negotiations speaker strongly rejected governor plan time roberts said caucus feels overwhelmingly appealing alternatives balance budget sales tax increase article viii section requires state expenses far reasonably fiscal year provided single budget act occur previous budget section expenditure money constitution includes provision previous preventing going red ink interpreted exclude loans cover claimed state poor credit rating previous years legislature failed meet june deadline occasions agreement reached morning july aides claimed governor felt choice order state constitution causes attempting pass conceptual budget came conflict fellow state democrats particularly refusal implement proposed increase state sales tax fill billion budget gap maintained gap filled means state constitution ruling new_jersey supreme_court long deadline date stated accept budget include sales tax increase insistence state general_assembly dominated democrats refused pass budget deadline legislature failed pass budget midnight july old budget ended governor signed executive order number immediately stopped numerous non essential government functions come independence day holiday july state functions ceased immediately included interstate game continued players temporarily buy tickets new_jersey offices inspection stations parts approximately state employees listed non essential told stay home later post july included state beaches public parks historic sites gambling new_jersey horse racing sports complex park race tracks closed official monitors respectively categorized non essential time new_jersey law gambling establishments operating absent state oversight originally race tracks scheduled close wave july order allowed close later attempted similar case arguing state monitors overseeing paid state appeal rejected forced close according philadelphia_inquirer prisons state police developmental centers veterans homes mental hospitals health disease prevention offices child welfare work transportation safety response environmental contamination amusement parks affected order shut post governmental action restore government services july signed executive order calling unprecedented independence day session general_assembly work presenting budget immediately listening governor speech legislature voted voice vote session general_assembly met proposing budget following day meeting day special session democratic factions general_assembly reached compromise budget tentative budget proposed increase state sales tax estimated generate additional billion revenue plan included requirement use half direct relief new_jersey property tax highest states plan called dedicated purpose money raised sales tax increase subsequent years new budget law included provision constitutional amendment required like amendments state approved election day referendum november new_jersey voters approved measure margin statewide early morning july houses legislature passed proposed budget day signed executive order number restore government services opened business remaining government services including race tracks state lottery reopened july state courts motor vehicle offices resumed normal operations july fully ending line item veto authority reduce budget million eliminating reducing spending items effects casino casino workers given leave resulted lost revenue state estimated million day collected gambling taxes plus additional million day closure lottery system sum revenue collected gambling amounted small fraction state annual budget suffered losses estimated million day revenue losses lottery vendors casino employees calculated legislation signed governor june open event future budget showdown governor noting casino industry vital new_jersey economy operate threat closure driver licenses vehicle end july extended month increase rate state sales tax took effect july increased sales tax rate state urban enterprise zones significant change payment sales taxes businesses operating required pay entire tax rate state appropriate purchases wait state difference budget included changes products services subject sales tax effective october newly items included downloaded music movies books shipping handling carpet dry cleaning floor installation contracted landscaping self storage magazines investigation security services armored cars alarm systems health athletic shopping clubs parking employee parking parking municipal meters parking subject municipal parking taxes immediate tax increases budget included increase cigarette tax pack automobile purchases vehicles average combined city highway miles new tax fur clothing increase rental car tax day increases business taxes additional revenues expected combined spending cuts including reduction million higher education spending meet state balanced budget requirement clause inserted budget cutting state aid schools hold billion school new_jersey fell category princeton_university assets billion university largest princeton time million fund political influences state government effect new_jersey national politics according assistant director poll approval rating highest january poll indicated respondents disapproved legislature handling job according richards new_jersey voters clearly blame state legislature budget crisis property tax relief legislature insisted compromise politics real reform polled indicated vote representatives voted sales tax future legislature election november face election speculation race seen tight affected republican candidate said democratic senator bob oppose tax appointed serve remainder term senate according director poll situation election similar election senate candidate republican nearly defeated known senator democratic governor income tax increases august concluded tax increase effect election chances
2006 New Jersey state government shutdown