Lawmakers clash over Atlantic City aid

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- As Atlantic City edges closer to going broke, state lawmakers continue to bicker over how to prevent that from happening.

Democratic Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto will post his version of an Atlantic City aid bill for a vote in the Assembly on Thursday.

But Senate president Steve Sweeney, a fellow Democrat, indicated Wednesday that even if the Assembly bill passes, he won't put it up for a vote in the Senate.

Sweeney is insisting on his own Atlantic City bill, which gives the city 130 days to right its finances, compared with two years in the Assembly bill.

Republican Gov. Chris Christie said he will only sign Sweeney's bill, without changes.

The cash-starved city could go broke within weeks if an aid package is not enacted.