Don’t Dismiss Trump’s Budget as ‘Dead on Arrival’

Trump’s proposal is quite similar to recent House GOP budgets.

Don’t Dismiss Trump’s Budget as ‘Dead on Arrival’

Trump’s proposal is quite similar to recent House GOP budgets.

In Opioid Crusade, Christie Aims at Wrong Target

Preserving Medicaid needs to top the governor's agenda - not attacking Horizon.

Use Auction Proceeds to Keep Public Informed

Doing so would improve civic information and strengthen democracy.

Trump’s Budget Puts New Jersey At Risk

Proposal threatens New Jersey's working families and our state's budget.

Four Practical Ways for NJ to Raise New Revenue

Now is the time for action — not next year when the hole will be even deeper.

Don’t Take My Son’s Life-Saving Health Care Away

Repealing the Affordable Care Act would harm millions - including my son.

Op-Ed: Immigration Orders Fly in Face of American Values

New Jersey must stand united against these destructive executive orders.

New Jersey Should Welcome Immigrants

We can lead a charge of resistance that is rooted in common sense and public safety.

GOP Governors are Standing Up for Obamacare

Gov. Christie should join them, and fight to protect a key piece of his legacy.

Congress Can Help More Workers Escape Poverty

Expanding the EITC for workers who are not raising children should be a top priority.

Slow Economic Gains from Low-Octane Wages

When so many people can’t afford basic daily needs, it creates a big drag on the economy.

Following Other States’ Progress on Economic Justice

New Jersey's leaders should make tax structure fairer, boost wages and more.

Transportation/Tax Deal a Failure in Leadership

Dangerous deal-making has trumped protecting New Jersey's future.

Short-Term Fix Can End Transportation-Funding Crisis

This solution is by no means ideal. But given the alternatives, it’s the only way forward.

Earned Sick Leave is a Vital Lifeline for Survivors

Domestic and sexual violence survivors need time to recover without losing a paycheck.

Gov. Christie Can Give New Jerseyans a Needed Raise

This bill would help workers, families, businesses and New Jersey's economy.

Opposing Financial Aid for Undocumented Students is Short-Sighted

Eight states have approved financial aid for these students. Why not New Jersey?

Cut the Politics and Make a Smarter Transportation Funding Deal

Tax-cut tradeoffs might make for good politics but they make for bad policy.

It’s July 1 and There’s No Transportation Funding Fix. What’s Next?

New Jersey's leaders should abandon cries for fictional “tax fairness” and demonstrate that they want to invest sensibly in New Jersey’s future.

Will Killing Estate Tax Raise All Boats?

Pairing a tax increase that will be most felt by working-class and low-income New Jerseyans with a major tax cut that will deliver all of its benefit to the state’s wealthiest heirs isn’t tax fairness at all.

Supreme Court’s Immigration Decision Is a Step Backward for N.J. and U.S.

More than 200,000 New Jerseyans will suffer from the court's tie vote, and all of us will lose out on the economic benefits as a result.

‘Reckless’ Transportation Funding Plan Perverts Notion of Tax Fairness

Proposals ignore New Jersey’s perilous financial situation and instead propose to accelerate its steady downward slide - all in order to deliver big tax cuts to the state's wealthiest.

Blueprint for Common-Sense Corporate Tax Reform

By updating the corporate tax code and closing a variety of remaining corporate tax loopholes, policymakers could ensure that all New Jersey businesses are paying their fair share – and raise up to $290 million a year in new revenue doing it.

New Jersey Should Give All Families a Shot at Success By Boosting Basic Assistance

One of the main causes for deep child poverty is the erosion of basic assistance to New Jersey families facing the biggest economic challenges.
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