Here are highlights of New Jersey’s FY2024 budget spending on children and families. On June 30th, Governor Murphy signed into law the largest budget in state history – $54.5 billion for FY2024, a 7% increase in state spending. The budget will cover all of the state’s planned spending from July 1, 2023 to June 30, […]
Category: Budget Advocacy
Read ACNJ’s FY2024 Budget Testimony
Read ACNJ’s testimony on the proposed New Jersey FY2024 budget, offered by Senior Policy Analyst Cynthia Rice and Director of Policy Winifred Smith-Jenkins. Download the Testimony To: Members, Senate Budget Committee From: Cynthia Rice, Senior Policy Analyst, Advocates for Children of New Jersey Winifred Smith-Jenkins, Director of Policy, Advocates for Children of New Jersey Date: […]
Tell the State What Needs to be Included in the FY2024 Budget!
Last week, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy delivered his sixth state budget address, outlining major initiatives that he believes will continue to move New Jersey towards becoming a “stronger, fairer, and more affordable” state. The public registration process for both oral and written testimony on what we think should be our state’s budget priorities has […]
Governor’s Proposed Budget Includes Big Wins for Kids and Families
On February 28, 2023, Governor Murphy delivered his sixth state budget address, outlining his major initiatives for the FY2024 budget, “expanding affordability, promoting fiscal responsibility, and creating world-class opportunities for everyone to succeed in the Next New Jersey.” Read the State of NJ Budget in Brief While the Governor’s $53.1 billion proposed budget focuses heavily […]
How did New Jersey’s children fare in the state’s FY 2023 budget?
On June 30th, Governor Murphy signed a record-breaking $50.6 billion FY2023 state budget into law, which will cover all of the state’s planned spending between July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. At a time when the state is experiencing an extraordinary surplus of funds, significant actions were taken to provide supports for children and […]
