RSSNJ Lawmaker draws ire of Latino leadership
Carolyn Hileman - The Voice* | February 26, 2008
TRENTON — Just when Gov. Jon S. Corzine needs friends, a key Democratic lawmaker from Gloucester County has landed in a fight with a mainstay of their party’s political base, New Jersey’s large and growing Latino population. Corzine needs friends at this particular moment, a little over halfway into his four-year term, because he appears to have lost legislative and popular support for his idea to raise tolls to trim the state debt. Things might get harder in the days ahead, when Corzine lays bare his painful state budget, which may include layoffs of state employees — another core constituency often loyal to Democrats. “Gov. Corzine’s plan to get New Jersey’s fiscal house in order affects each and every resident of the state, all constituencies,” spokesman Jim Gardner said. “As such, we must collectively remain focused on the goal of reducing state debt, cutting the state budget, and working through New Jersey’s financial crisis.”
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