Mr. Christie said the Horizon bill amounted to “a long overdue, significant reform” and said he was pleased even though he did not get everything he had wanted and couched the Horizon bill as a victory. “I’m saddened that it’s three days late, but I’ll sign the budget tonight,” Mr. Christie said. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“We have spent the entire day up until about 15 minutes ago hammering out details of a Horizon deal,” Mr. Sweeney said. New Jersey state beaches and parks as well as government offices had remained closed on Monday as the budget impasse entered its third day. Mr. Sweeney said he hoped that Mr. Christie would pay state workers for Monday.

Source: New York Times July 03, 2017 23:19 UTC