Also: Gov. Phil Murphy's approval ratings are coming back down to Earth.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.New Jerseyans are sharply divided on whether corporations should keep paying a tax surcharge that’s been in effect since 2018, and whether the state fairly doles out money to school districts, the. But more than half of respondents, or 53%, said they hadn’t heard anything at all about the budget. Another 23% said they’d heard very little.
“Just because Murphy is the one leading the charge on this expiration of the tax, it doesn't mean Democrats necessarily have to go with him,” said Eagleton's Director Ashley Koning.About half of poll participants also said New Jersey should distribute school aid evenly to districts throughout the state.
“New Jerseyans don't want things being taken away from them,” she said. “They already feel heavily taxed. They already feel like they pay for enough." Even with their concerns over education spending, poll respondents gave Murphy fairly high marks on education overall. More than a third give the governor an A or B on education. About 4 in 10 give the same high grades to the state government.
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