2017 New Jersey state government shutdown
The 2017 New Jersey state government shutdown was the second shutdown in the
constitutional
deadline. Exercising his constitutional powers as governor, Christie ordered the shutdown as a means of pressuring the Legislature to pass a budget. The shutdown began at midnight on July 1, 2017, when Christie called for an orderly shutdown of non-essential government services.
The shutdown
After the legislature failed to pass a budget by midnight July 1 when the old budget ended, the governor signed an
executive order that immediately stopped numerous non-essential government functions.[1] State functions that ceased immediately included state parks and New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission offices.[1] The New Jersey State Police, psychiatric hospitals, the New Jersey Lottery, casinos in Atlantic City as well as race tracks at the Meadowlands Sports Complex and Monmouth Park Racetrack, and NJ Transit were not affected by the shutdown.[1]
The shutdown was notable for closing several of the
a state-owned beach house at Island Beach State Park while the 10-mile beach was closed to the public due to the shutdown.[3][4][5]
The shutdown ended on July 3, 2017.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d Matt Arco; Claude Brodesser-Akner (July 1, 2017). "Christie shuts down state government". NJ.com.
- ^ "New Jersey, Maine Shut Down Government Amid Budget Impasses". Fox Business. July 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "Christie spent night with his family in shuttered Island Beach State Park". Politico. July 2, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "NJ shutdown: Beach closed to everyone except Chris Christie's family". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ "Christie Pictured at Island Beach State Park During Shutdown". NJ.com. July 3, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ Matt Arco (July 3, 2017). "It's a done deal: Christie will end state shutdown in time for July 4, sources say". NJ.com.