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Gibbons SFY 2026 Report: New Jersey Department of Human Services Presents Its FY 2026 Budget Proposal

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Posted in State Budget

On May 28, 2025

This is the latest installment in a series of posts that offers a detailed look into the budget proposals for the major departments that constitute the state government. New Jersey Department of Human Services (NJDHS) Commissioner Sarah Adelman recently appeared before the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee (SBA) and the Assembly Budget Committee (ABU) to present the department’s proposed FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.260 billion. This total is an increase of $283 million or 2.5 percent from the FY 2025 adjusted appropriation. Backdrop of Looming Federal Funding Cuts The impact of the Congressional budget reconciliation on Medicaid was a focus of the hearing, as the New Jersey Medicaid program is valued at $24 billion, which comprises $14 billion in federal share and $10 billion in State share. The federal budget resolution unlocking the reconciliation process required the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to cut a minimum of $880 billion through 2034. Given that Medicaid accounts for approximately 93 percent of non-Medicare spending under the jurisdiction of that House Committee, Medicaid is expected to receive the majority of the cuts. The proposal recently passed by the House seeks these cuts through work requirements, more frequent eligibility checks, and the cutting of federal funds to states that extend coverage to undocumented immigrants. The Commissioner testified...

Gibbons SFY 2026 Report: New Jersey Department of Children & Families Presents Its FY 2026 Budget Proposal

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Posted in State Government

On May 12, 2025

This is the latest installment in a series of posts that offers a detailed look into the budget proposals for the major departments that constitute the state government. On April 22, 2025, and April 30, 2025, New Jersey Department of Children & Families (NJDCF) Commissioner Christine Norbut Beyer appeared before the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee (SBA) and the Assembly Budget Committee (ABU), respectively, to present the Department’s proposed FY 2026 $1.449 billion budget, which is a decrease of $74.6 million or 4.9 percent from the FY 2025 adjusted appropriation. Backdrop of Looming Federal Funding Cuts Congress recently passed a budget resolution requiring the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to cut a minimum of $880 billion through 2034. Medicaid accounts for approximately 93 percent of non-Medicare spending under the jurisdiction of the Committee. To meet the targeted objectives, the majority of the Committee’s cuts will likely come from the Medicaid program. To achieve these reductions, Republican lawmakers are considering proposals to shrink federal matching funds that support state Medicaid expansion populations and change program eligibility requirements by imposing work requirements. The Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) is the percentage rate used to determine the amount a state receives from the federal government for its Medicaid program. Currently, states that have enacted Medicaid expansion under the...

Governor Christie Presents the FY 2018 Budget

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Posted in State Legislative and Budget Matters

On March 3, 2017

Earlier this week, Governor Christie announced his final State Budget to a joint session of the Legislature. The Governor’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget of $35.5 billion represents a 2.6 percent increase from the prior year. It assumes annual growth in the State’s major tax revenues (gross income tax, sales tax, and corporate business tax) and also reallocates funding between programs. The highlights of the FY 2018 Budget include: $17.4 billion in school and local aid, representing almost half of all State spending; A $2.5 billion contribution to the State pension system, with payments occurring quarterly; Cuts to most Executive Departments including Agriculture, Community Affairs, Corrections, Environmental Protection, Labor, Law and Public Safety, Military and Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Treasury; Funding increases to the Departments of Health and Human Services for the expansion of FamilyCare, opioid addiction treatment, and graduate medical education; $20 million appropriation for lead remediation assistance for low and moderate income households; Additional State health benefit reforms, saving the State $125 million in FY 2018; and A lump-sum contribution from the State Lottery system to the State’s pension system to reduce the existing unfunded liability. Governor Christie also proposed a supplemental appropriation in the current fiscal year of $400 million for the State’s transportation system, to be allocated within the next 100 days....

Governor Christie Delivers 2017 State of the State Address

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Posted in State Legislative and Budget Matters

On January 11, 2017

On January 10, 2017, Governor Chris Christie delivered his State of the State address to a joint session of the New Jersey Legislature. The Governor concentrated his remarks on his accomplishments over the past seven years, and his goals for the final year of his Administration. The Governor noted that during his tenure, the State saw seven consecutive years of job creation, decreasing the unemployment rate from 9.8% to 5.0%. The collective size of State, county, and local government was reduced by 31,000 employees and Discretionary State spending is $2.3 billion less today than it was nine years ago. The State contributed $6.3 billion to the State pension system since the Governor took office, double the amount that has been contributed over the past sixteen years. Governor Christie also stated that 2017 will be the first year since 1996 that New Jersey residents will see broad-based tax cuts, including a reduction in the sales tax, the phase-out of the estate tax, increases in retirement income tax exclusions, and increases in the earned income tax credit.

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