Atlantic City’s government is on the verge of running out of money, even after persuading its employees to defer their paychecks for four weeks, the New York Times reported today. Its mayor and City Council are engaged in a political standoff with Gov. Chris Christie (R) that turned nasty and personal this week. The speaker of the State Assembly, Vincent Prieto, a Democrat, added fuel to Christie’s ire yesterday by introducing legislation intended to help Atlantic City that the governor had vowed he would not sign. Christie has already sued the city’s government for failing to make timely payments to the local schools — even though the school board president said that he opposed the lawsuit.
