The COVID-19 pandemic has stretched New Jersey's state and local finances thin, endangering investments in public services that our communities rely on. Without immediate and significant aid from the federal government, the state and local governments may be forced to borrow funds to function, as well as prevent damaging cuts that will slow New Jersey’s pandemic recovery.
This virtual panel featured: Marc Pfeiffer, Assistant Director of The Bloustein Center for Local Government Research at Rutgers University; Sheila Reynertston, Senior Policy Analyst at NJPP; and was moderated by Louis Di Paolo, NJPP Communications Director and former Dumont Borough Councilmember.