New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is ordering lawmakers back into session amid a budget impasse.
Christie, a Republican, sent a letter Saturday to Democratic Senate President Steve Sweeney and Democratic Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto ordering the Legislature to meet on Sunday.
Christie ordered a government shutdown of nonessential services on Friday after he and the legislature failed to enact a budget.
At issue is Christie’s demand to overhaul the state’s largest health insurer. Sweeney is his ally, but Prieto disagrees with the proposal.
State prisons, the state police, casinos, the lottery and New Jersey Transit remain open. But motor vehicle agencies and state parks are closed and state workers have been furloughed.
