Sherrill to unveil 1st state budget

Governor Mikie Sherrill is unveiling her first state budget today. Sherrill is scheduled to address lawmakers in Trenton with a fiscal plan that could tell a lot about what her four-year term will look like. In recent years, the Democratic majority has increased spending steadily for priority items including K-12 public school aid, mass transit and direct property tax relief. Last-minute spending add-ons approved by legislative leaders have also inflated the 60 billion dollar annual budget, But Sherrill — who talked up affordability while campaigning last year — is hinting at restraint.