2TRENTON, N.J. – Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill’s transition team faced harsh backlash Monday over a proposed 62 percent increase in its transition team budget, a move critics say contradicts her campaign’s promise to prioritize affordability for New Jersey residents.

The proposal, which would have boosted the transition committee’s budget to roughly $1 million, was pulled before reaching a floor vote after pushback from Republican lawmakers.

Assemblyman Mike Inganamort (R-Sussex) voiced opposition to the measure, calling it unnecessary and unprecedented in scope.

“I came down here today ready to argue against a 62% increase in Governor-elect Sherrill’s Transition Committee budget, bringing it up to a grand total of $1 million,” Inganamort said in a video statement. “With 43 days to go,

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