For one bright, shining moment on Friday, the State Legislature operated as a deliberative body intent on sifting through information, finding facts, and crafting responsible solutions for New Jersey residents. There was bipartisan agreement that "a deliberative process in studying and advancing property tax reform for New Jersey residents" was the only way to get things done right. 

Chris Christie spoke to the New Jersey State Legislature yesterday in a special session he called to address property taxes and offered a "compromise" on taxes to the state legislature. Christie's earlier plan called for a Constitutional Amendment capping tax increases at 2.5% that includes costs of health care and pensions for public workers.

Republicans in the U.S. Senate killed a jobs bill last week, using arcane Senate rules to prevent the bill from even being debated on the Senate floor.

Governor Christie reached a deal with Democrats in the state legislature on a $29.4 billion budget last week, which was passed and signed into law on Tuesday.

CWA acheived several hard-fought victories in the budget to preserve jobs: