NJPP Staff

NJPP’s Brandon McKoy Discusses the Need to Boost the EITC

March 22, 2016
Increasing New Jersey’s Earned Income Tax Credit could boost the incomes of nearly 600,000 working families in the state who aren’t paid enough to get by.

NJPP’s Ray Castro Lands On ‘Power 50’ Health Care List

March 21, 2016
Congratulations to New Jersey Policy Perspective's senior policy analyst Ray Castro, who landed on this year's "Power 50 Health Care" list compiled by NJ Biz

Major Concerns Remain About Casino Expansion Push

March 8, 2016
A key Assembly committee held a public hearing yesterday on the proposal to expand casino gambling in New Jersey, and as NJTV News reports, critics like NJPP president Gordon MacInnes were on hand to raise concerns about the plan - including the potential damage two new casinos could inflict on South Jersey's economy.

Undocumented Immigrants Pay $590 Million in State and Local Taxes; Contributions Would Increase by $77 Million Under Reform

February 24, 2016 • Economic Justice, Immigrants' Rights
New Jersey is home to a diverse immigrant community, and it’s not surprising that our undocumented neighbors contribute so much in state and local taxes. In fact, the $590 million they pay each year is the fifth highest in the country.

NJPP’s Gordon MacInnes Provides Live Reaction to Governor’s Budget Address

February 17, 2016 • Tax and Budget
Among other things, he pointed out that the budget address lacked a fix for New Jersey's most pressing problem - the pending insolvency of the Transportation Trust Fund.

NJPP’s Gordon MacInnes Joins Legislative Leaders & Advocates Calling on New Jersey to Raise the Minimum Wage

February 5, 2016 • Economic Justice
"We’ve got a minimum wage, at $8.38 an hour, that doesn’t come close to allowing a full-time worker to have a chance in New Jersey.”

Closing Corporate Tax Loophole Would Make New Jersey a Fairer Place to Do Business

February 3, 2016
“Our research clearly shows that most of New Jersey’s largest employers already operate in combined-reporting states and in some cases, have been doing so for decades."

2016 State of the Stats: What the Numbers Say About New Jersey’s True Condition

January 11, 2016
The state's economic recovery is one of the slowest in the country, leaving a shrinking middle class and creating undue hardship for the poorest New Jersey residents. And the facts are clear: From transportation to higher education and beyond, New Jersey is failing to invest in the assets that are proven to grow the economy and create broadly shared prosperity.