Could be worse….
...There could be a special session. Does this story from New Jersey sound familiar to anybody?:
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Courts, motor vehicle offices and
inspection stations are closed. Lottery ticket sales have been
halted. The same could happen to betting at race tracks and
casinos.
More than half the state work force was staying home Monday on the first weekday of a statewide shutdown that began after lawmakers missed a July 1 deadline to adopt a new state budget.
The furlough affects about 45,000 state employees. It exempts personnel deemed essential, including state police, prison guards,
child welfare workers and some administration staff.
Gov. Jon S. Corzine closed state government Saturday amid an impasse with fellow Democrats in the Assembly that left New Jersey with no means to spend money. He met in private with top Assembly and Senate leaders for nearly four hours Sunday but no compromise was reached.
The Senate is scheduled to meet on Monday, and Senate President Richard J. Codey has told senators to be ready to stay in session until a budget is adopted.
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