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.

Testimony

EDA Task Force Exposed Culture of Corruption

March 28, 2019 • Sheila Reynertson • Tax and Budget
Today's hearing detailed just how easy it is for corporations to cheat the system.
Friday Facts and Figures

Friday Facts and Figures: March 22, 2019

March 22, 2019 • Louis DiPaolo
Allegations of fraud at EDA. Growing inequality necessitates millionaire's tax. Immigrant entrepreneurship on the rise.
Testimony

EDA Whistleblower Suit Describes Corruption, Plain and Simple

March 21, 2019 • Brandon McKoy • Tax and Budget
These allegations describe corruption, plain and simple, and taxpayers should be furious.
Testimony

New Jersey Budget Should Include Millionaires Tax

March 20, 2019 • Sheila Reynertson • Tax and Budget
Testimony by NJPP's Sheila Reynertson on the FY2020 state budget.
Report

Immigrant Small Business Ownership is a Cornerstone of New Jersey’s Economy

March 18, 2019 • Erika J Nava • Economic Justice, Immigrants' Rights
Immigrants account for 47 percent of the Garden State’s Main Street business owners despite making up just 22 percent of the total population.
Friday Facts and Figures

Friday Facts and Figures: March 15, 2019

March 15, 2019 • Louis DiPaolo
Trump's budget takes New Jersey in the wrong direction. Another study busts tax flight myth.
Report

In Brief: New Jersey’s School Funding Reform Act at 10 Years

March 13, 2019 • Mark Weber • Economic Justice
Dr. Bruce D. Baker of Rutgers University analyzes the impact of New Jersey’s School Funding Reform Act (SFRA) over the last decade and recommends policies to improve education outcomes.
Friday Facts and Figures

Friday Facts and Figures: March 8, 2019

March 8, 2019 • Louis DiPaolo
It's everyone's favorite time of the year: budget season!
Blog

Budget Address FY 2020: Rapid Reaction

March 5, 2019 • Louis DiPaolo • Tax and Budget
Live from the NJPP conference room, Ray, Brandon, Sheila, and Lou react to Governor Murphy's FY2020 budget address (memes inside).
Blog

It’s Time to Face the Music, Jersey: We’ve Been Robbed

March 4, 2019 • Sheila Reynertson • Tax and Budget
A decade of trickle-down tax cuts leaves New Jersey without $2 billion in critical revenue.
Friday Facts and Figures

Friday Facts and Figures: March 1, 2019

March 1, 2019 • Louis DiPaolo
Sale of tax credits on the rise; income tax collections coming up short.
Explainer

Why New Jersey Should Expand Access to Driver’s Licenses

February 28, 2019 • Erika J Nava • Economic Justice
Everything you need to know about REAL ID and the latest proposal proposal to expand access to driver's licenses.
Friday Facts and Figures

Friday Facts and Figures: February 22, 2019

February 22, 2019 • Louis DiPaolo
Financial aid now reality for undocumented students. Paid family leave expansion signed into law.
Video

Gordon MacInnes Reflects on Six-Plus Years at NJPP

February 20, 2019 • NJPP Staff
Outgoing President Gordon MacInnes talks tax policy and good governance with Steve Adubato.
Friday Facts and Figures

Friday Facts and Figures: February 15, 2019

February 15, 2019 • Louis DiPaolo
Amazon pulls out of NYC, and they probably pay less in federal taxes than you do.
Report

Targeted Public Investments Can Improve Health Across New Jersey

February 14, 2019 • Brandon McKoy • Health
The conditions and circumstances in which people live, work, learn, and play are very influential in shaping how healthy they feel and how long they live.
Testimony

Exorbitant EDA Subsidies Ignore Fiscal Realities

February 11, 2019 • Sheila Reynertson • Tax and Budget
Testimony by NJPP's Sheila Reynertson on New Jersey's overly generous corporate subsidy programs.
Friday Facts and Figures

Friday Facts and Figures: February 8, 2019

February 8, 2019 • Louis DiPaolo
New study finds millionaires' taxes spur critical public investments. Two members of New Jersey's congressional delegation co-sponsor Green New Deal.
Friday Facts and Figures

Friday Facts and Figures: January 25, 2019

January 25, 2019 • Louis DiPaolo
With inequality on the rise, economists look toward wealth taxes to close the gap.
Explainer

New Jersey’s $15 Minimum Wage Proposal

January 24, 2019 • Brandon McKoy • Economic Justice
If the $15 minimum wage proposal seems overly complicated, that's because it is.
Testimony

It’s Time for a $15 Minimum Wage

January 24, 2019 • Brandon McKoy • Economic Justice
Testimony by NJPP's Brandon McKoy in support of a $15 minimum wage.
Friday Facts and Figures

Friday Facts and Figures: January 18, 2019

January 18, 2019 • Louis DiPaolo
Deal reached on $15 minimum wage. Reforms proposed for state subsidy programs.
Testimony

State of the State 2019: Rapid Reaction

January 15, 2019 • Louis DiPaolo
Live from the NJPP conference room, Brandon, Sheila, and Lou react to Governor Murphy's first State of the State address (memes inside).
Friday Facts and Figures

Friday Facts and Figures: January 11, 2019

January 11, 2019 • Louis DiPaolo
Billions in corporate subsidies with no economic growth to show for it.
Friday Facts and Figures

Friday Facts and Figures: January 4, 2019

January 4, 2019 • Louis DiPaolo
New year, same federal shutdown, new state minimum wage.

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