The Latest: Christie calls for insurer to fund drug rehab

Gov. Chris Christie is calling for the state's largest insurer to set aside money into a fund to pay for inpatient and outpatient drug rehab.

The Republican governor has dedicated his final year in office to fighting the opioid drug crisis in New Jersey, which claimed 1,600 lives in 2015.

Gov. Chris Christie is proposing a $35.5 billion budget for New Jersey, but he isn't including a sweeping education funding overhaul he touted last year.

Christie is unveiling the proposal Tuesday before the Democrat-led Legislature in his final address as governor, outlining the state's spending blueprint.

Unlike last year when Christie and lawmakers faced an impasse over transportation funding, this year's spending blueprint lacks some of the same drama.