We hope the Legislature takes to heart our previous warnings about the budget shortfall and the need for fiscal responsibility.

He hopes that the students stay engaged throughout this process and that they participate on campus as college presidents make the same kinds of tough decisions that the governor did with this budget.

We're still very interested in seeing the result of the CDC's study of the human impact.

It's a tough budget with tough choices. We do believe the best way to insure the long-term success of HELP [High Expectations for Learning Proficiency] and other important programs is to close our current budget gap and insure the state's long-term economic viability.

Their new name may be Red Bull New York, but striking New Jersey from their name seems to be a different kind of bull altogether. This is a team that sells its products in New Jersey, draws its fan base from New Jersey and receives funding from New Jersey.

Our park system is a vital system that needs to be preserved but to be sure in the long run that we have the resources to preserve it ... we have to exert fiscal restraint and begin fixing our chronic budget shortfalls.