http://www.gscschools.org/gsc/Announcements/1-20-10%20Governor%20Christie%20signs%20executive%20orders%2C%20and%20looks%20to%20excess%20school%20surplus%20to%20fill%20additional%20%241B%20budget%20gap%20for%20this%20year.html Star Ledger - "...The text of the eight executive orders was not immediately released, leaving advocates scrambling to interpret the new landscape. <br> Christie said they included fulfilling campaign pledges to halt unfunded mandates on towns, freeze new regulations on business and broaden state pay-to-play prohibitions to limit donations by labor unions -- a key Democratic constituency. <br> (Also)"...Christie criticized outgoing Gov. Jon Corzine for leaving a "final parting gift" of an undisclosed $1 billion shortfall in the current budget, which runs through June. The Republican said he learned of the deficit at 2 p.m. Tuesday, two hours after he took the oath of office, and would begin to tackle it by meeting with economic advisors on Thursday. "It's my responsibility now, not his," Christie said at a late-morning press conference. Christie would not say how he would close the gap, other than to rule out raising taxes. He said he would try to implement a Corzine cost-cutting proposal to require school districts with excess surplus to use the money in place of state aid beginning next month..."