N.J. Gov. Chris Christie says he's stuck with bill for state worker 7 percent pay hike
Calling it an "exquisite pair of handcuffs" as he tries to plug a huge budget gap, Gov. Chris Christie today said he must follow a controversial deal former Gov. Jon Corzine gave unionized state workers last year that calls for a 7 percent pay raise in the upcoming fiscal year and bars him from ordering layoffs before January. "My lawyers have now told me that I am bound by that deal," the governor said after meeting local officials in Haddon Heights. "If I could stop it, I would, except the previous governor tied my hands. I cannot lay off one…
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