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Governor Chris Christie today announced the Non-Federal Cost Share (“Match”) Program is now allowing local government entities in the nine New Jersey counties most impacted by Superstorm Sandy to apply for reimbursement of the funds they used to share in the cost of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance for emergency activities undertaken during the storm’s immediate aftermath.

NEWARK - November 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Chris Christie, Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa and the State Division of Consumer Affairs are citing 10 unregistered home improvement contractors, and assessing civil penalties of $2,500 each, resulting from an “Undercover House” operation conducted in partnership with the Mercer County Office of Consumer Affairs

Trenton, NJ - November 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Chris Christie, Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa, and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs today reminded consumers and municipalities to be on high alert for fly-by-night, unregistered, and dishonest home improvement contractors in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

Historic Pension and Tool Kit Reforms Bring Even Greater Savings to Property Taxpayers Trenton, NJ - October 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Chris Christie...

Trenton, NJ - December 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Chris Christie has put forward a common sense policy to finally end the wasteful practice of paying out taxpayer dollars to public workers for unused sick days. These local government obligations have a real and direct cost to property taxpayers, totaling over $1000 for the average property taxpayer in some municipalities. The legislature, now on vacation through the end of the year, has failed to take up these reforms and deliver relief to property taxpayers despite the fact that accumulated sick and vacation liabilities already total over $825 million on municipalities’ books.

Trenton, NJ - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Courier-Post: “Christie projected local governments will save $337 million in pension and health care costs in 2012 as a result of bipartisan reforms he championed.” (Carol Comegno, “Christie Visits Mount Laurel, Talks Property Tax Reform,” Courier-Post, 10/14/11)

Trenton, NJ - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Chris Christie today visited the home of Gary and Linda Cogan, 26-year residents of Mount Laurel, for his second consecutive day of conversations with property taxpayers to discuss the critical property tax relief his historic, bipartisan pension reforms are providing in their first year of implementation. In total, Mount Laurel will save $557,557 in its 2012 budgets alone, including township savings of $509,221 and school district savings of $48,336 from the reforms signed into law on June 28, 2011. Statewide, Governor Christie’s reforms will save New Jersey’s property taxpayers and local governments $267 million in 2012, making good on the Governor’s promise to drive down the skyrocketing cost of local government and to provide real, long term property tax relief.

Trenton, NJ - July 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Highlighting the direct relief provided to New Jersey seniors in his Fiscal Year 2012 Budget, Governor Chris Christie today met with senior Sultana Kizides at her home in Perth Amboy to have a conversation about how his budget maintains fiscal discipline while prioritizing and funding core priorities to assist New Jersey seniors

Trenton, NJ - January 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Chris Christie today conditionally vetoed legislation that fails to reform how affordable housing is provided in New Jersey. The heavily amended legislation falls far short of its original intent by creating a new bureaucracy and continuing and even increasing an unnecessary burden on the State’s municipalities.