As part of her 21-county tour, Gov. Mikie Sherrill recently engaged with township business leaders and residents about strengthening government effectiveness.
The Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey hosted a conversation with Gov. Mikie Sherrill at the Westin Mount Laurel on March 16, part of her 21-county tour to engage directly with business leaders and residents about strengthening government effectiveness.
“We’re making changes, some of them because, I think structurally, it’s going to lead to greater success and greater opportunity for people,” noted Sherrill, who was elected in November. ” … We’re making hard choices right now. For a variety of reasons – which I laid out in my budget address – the rubber is meeting the road now, and I knew that would be the case …
“Everything in 2026 is coming to a head in New Jersey.”
Sherrill’s state budget amounts to a proposed $60.7 billion for 2027 and emphasizes key priorities that include affordability, education, youth mental health, veterans housing, transportation, energy and economic development. It also includes measures to improve government efficiency, streamline procurement and contain health-care costs.
Since taking office in January, Sherrill has signed 16 executive orders, freezing utility rate hikes, boosting energy supply, streamlining government and cutting red tape. During her chat with chamber of commerce president and CEO Christina Renna, the governor discussed an order establishing the Save You Time and Money agenda, which focuses on initiatives to improve government efficiency, along with other priorities sought by the South Jersey business community.
According to www.NJ.gov, the order will reduce permitting delays and costs, boost accountability in the permitting and regulatory process and expand transparency into how taxpayer dollars are spent.
“ … Effective government can really do great things for New Jersey,” Sherrill explained, “and the reason that I want to build that kind of faith is because … when I think about what we need to do, we are in this time of great change. There are a lot of things that could be life-changing in a really positive way, so if we in New Jersey, with all of our scientists and engineers and education systems and innovative technologies, if we can, as a government, marshal those forces for all of you, then the sky could be the limit.”
