New Jersey Policy Perspective produces independent research and analysis on policy solutions to advance social, economic, and racial justice. From data-driven reports to policy briefs and explainers, we work to provide lawmakers, legislative staff, advocates, community leaders, and reporters with the facts and figures behind the most pressing policy issues facing the Garden State.

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Combating Surveillance and Protecting Privacy: Why New Jersey Needs the Immigrant Trust Act

November 26, 2024 • Marleina Ubel • Immigrants' Rights
Federal immigration enforcement collects sensitive data to track, target, and separate families. The Immigrant Trust Act would limit what information can be shared.
Explainer

Immigrants are a Vital Part of New Jersey’s Future

November 26, 2024 • NJPP Staff • Economic Justice, Immigrants' Rights
Just as we came together from different places and races to build New Jersey in past decades, a strong future for our state includes immigrants.
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Understaffed and Underfunded: Barriers to Effective Anti-Poverty Assistance

November 25, 2024 • Brittany Holom-Trundy • Economic Justice
Declining staffing and increasing caseloads hurt social service workers' ability to assist New Jersey residents.
Testimony

New Jersey Department of Human Services Can Secure Support for Residents Ahead of Uncertain Federal Policy Landscape

November 19, 2024 • Brittany Holom-Trundy • General
Testimony from Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Brittany Holom-Trundy with recommendations for New Jersey Department of Human Services.
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Fair and Square: Changing New Jersey’s Tax Code to Promote Equity and Fiscal Responsibility

November 14, 2024 • Peter Chen • Economic Justice, Tax and Budget
Reforming New Jersey’s tax system would reduce income inequality and provide revenues needed for public investments to make the state more affordable.
Testimony

New Jersey’s Ballot Design Should Prioritize Transparency, Fairness, and Accessibility

November 7, 2024 • Peter Chen • Democracy and Media
Testimony from NJPP Senior Policy Analyst Peter Chen before the Assembly Select Committee on Ballot Design.
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New Jersey’s Prescription Drug Price Council Must Act To Build on Federal Progress

October 9, 2024 • Brittany Holom-Trundy • Health
Allowing the Prescription Drug Affordability Council to begin work will help make medicine more affordable for more New Jerseyans.
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Beyond the Pandemic: New Data Reveals Growing Health Insurance Coverage Gaps

September 26, 2024 • Brittany Holom-Trundy • Health
Significant increases in uninsured New Jerseyans highlight gaps in coverage and potential threats to health care progress.
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Reforming School Funding in New Jersey: Equity For Taxpayers, Excellence For Students

September 24, 2024 • Bruce Baker • Education
Adjusting SFRA to provide more funding to the highest-poverty districts will enable students to meet current, more rigorous education standards.
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Taxing “Super Luxury” Home Sales Could Make New Jersey Affordable for More Residents

September 10, 2024 • Peter Chen • Economic Justice, Tax and Budget
Increasing the fee on sales of homes sold for over $1 million could raise revenue to help pay for vital public programs.
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Prison Profiteers: How Private Companies Profit From Prison Phone Calls and Harm New Jersey Residents

August 19, 2024 • Marleina Ubel • Public Safety
High fees for communication from the state’s prisons and jails harm the critical connections with communities that make successful reentry more likely.
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New Jersey Chooses People Over Profits in the Fiscal Year 2025 State Budget

June 28, 2024 • Peter Chen • Tax and Budget
By taxing the world’s most profitable companies to fund public transit, New Jersey’s latest state budget prioritizes people over corporate profits.
Testimony

Medical Debt Protections Paired with Debt Elimination and Addressing High Health Care Cost Leads to Health Equity

June 26, 2024 • Brittany Holom-Trundy • Health
Testimony from NJPP Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Brittany Holom-Trundy in support of prohibiting reporting medical debt to credit agencies.
Testimony

Benefits to Allocating Tax Credits for Artificial Intelligence Are Risky and Unclear

June 26, 2024 • Peter Chen • Tax and Budget
Testimony from NJPP Senior Policy Analyst Peter Chen in opposition to allocating unexpended Aspire and Emerge tax credits to AI.
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Strengthening Access to Affordable Reproductive Health Care Coverage Advances Equity

June 24, 2024 • Brittany Holom-Trundy • Health
Testimony from NJPP Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Brittany Holom-Trundy in support of advancing access to reproductive health care.
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How StayNJ is Even More Regressive Than at First Glance

June 24, 2024 • Peter Chen • Tax and Budget
An overlooked flaw in how StayNJ interacts with other property tax credits makes the program even more regressive.
Testimony

Handouts to Horse Racing Industry Do Little to Benefit Working New Jerseyans

June 24, 2024 • Peter Chen • Economic Justice, Tax and Budget
Testimony from NJPP Senior Policy Analyst Peter Chen in opposition to subsidizing horse racing with tax credits.
Testimony

Tax Credit Awards Should Benefit Communities, Not Just Developers and Landowners

June 24, 2024 • Peter Chen • Tax and Budget
Testimony from NJPP Senior Policy Analyst Peter Chen in opposition to wholesale changes to the Aspire program.
Testimony

Film Tax Credits Are a Bad Deal for New Jersey, With Few Benefits Coming Back to the State

June 24, 2024 • Peter Chen • Tax and Budget
Testimony from NJPP Senior Policy Analyst Peter Chen in opposition of expanding film tax credits.
Testimony

Prohibiting Reporting Medical Debt to Credit Reporting Agencies Would Help Protect New Jersey’s Most Vulnerable Residents from Financial Ruin

June 13, 2024 • Brittany Holom-Trundy • Health
Testimony from NJPP Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Brittany Holom-Trundy before the Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee.
Report

Outdated and Ineffective: Why New Jersey Needs to Update Its Top Anti-Poverty Program

May 22, 2024 • Brittany Holom-Trundy • Economic Justice, General
TANF benefit grant amounts set in the 90s fail to keep up with today's rising costs and the evolving needs of families and children.
Testimony

Lengthy Sentences Do Not Serve as Deterrents, Address Root Causes, or Reduce Crime

May 16, 2024 • Marleina Ubel • Public Safety
Testimony from NJPP Senior Policy Analyst Marleina Ubel in opposition of increasing sentences for trespassing offenses.
Report

Very Big, Very Few, and Far Away: Majority of Companies That Would Pay the Corporate Transit Fee Are From Out-of-State

May 14, 2024 • Peter Chen • Tax and Budget, Transportation
The proposed Corporate Transit Fee would be targeted to the most profitable corporations in the world, not New Jersey businesses.
Testimony

Dedicating Corporate Transit Fee Revenue to NJ Transit Makes Fiscal and Policy Sense

April 25, 2024 • Peter Chen • Tax and Budget, Transportation
Testimony from NJPP Senior Policy Analyst Peter Chen in favor of dedicating revenue from the Corporate Transit Fee to fund NJ Transit.
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No Matter What You Call Them, Private School Vouchers Are Bad for New Jersey

April 16, 2024 • Mark Weber • Education, Tax and Budget
New proposal would create New Jersey’s first-ever private school voucher program, funneling public tax dollars to private schools.

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