Catching flies

Mom always said use honey instead of vinegar:

Baker said he did not sense a conciliatory tone in the governor’s letter.

"If it was a genuine attempt to reach out to the NJEA, he would have made an attempt to reach out and have a discussion, not just send out a letter he released to the press," Baker said.

Has the governor met a camera he didn't love?

And I was interested to learn:

The state has paid districts’ portions of employer payroll taxes and pensions since the mid-1950s, when state aid provided a very small share of public school revenue, school boards association spokesman Frank Belluscio said.

Been wondering about that for a bit, but still no rationale for "why." And still, no reporter asks how he's going to make up the loss in income tax revenue.