Christie’s college merger plan must go through Legislature, non-partisan office says | American Federation of Teachers New Jersey, AFL-CIO

By Jarrett Renshaw/Statehouse Bureau

Christie merger — Jerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerGov. Chris Christie may not be able to push the Rutgers-Rowan-UMDNJ reorganization plan through an executive order, a non-partisan office said today. Christie is pictured discussing the merger in a file photo.

TRENTON — If Gov. Chris Christie wants to reshuffle the state’s higher education system, he can’t do it alone and must go through the Legislature, according to an opinion issued by the non-partisan Office of Legislative Services.

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