N.J. Treasury Dept. sees an end to duplicative university functions.

By Matt Katz, Inquirer Trenton Bureau.

Arriving days after legislators were promised a detailed cost estimate of the proposed overhaul of New Jersey’s system of higher education, a new Christie administration analysis indicates that the proposal could save money in the long run.

The “fiscal note” from the Department of Treasury is the most comprehensive analysis to come from advocates of the plan. Dated Thursday and addressed to the nonpartisan Office of Legislative Services, it was obtained Wednesday night by The Inquirer.

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