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.

Explainer

New Jersey’s Marketplace Leads the U.S in Making Health Care Affordable

August 16, 2017 • Raymond Castro • Health
The health insurance Marketplace in New Jersey has provided a national example of progress.
Explainer

Policy Solutions for Low-Wage Working Families

August 11, 2017 • NJPP Staff • Economic Justice
Raising the minimum wage & expanding the EITC would help many low-paid Americans.
Blog

Jackie Cornell Named NJPP Director of Development & External Affairs

July 27, 2017 • NJPP Staff
Cornell will direct NJPP’s fundraising and outreach efforts.
Blog

McKinsey Confirms: New Jersey Overspends on Tax Subsidies

July 27, 2017 • Jon Whiten • Tax and Budget
New Jersey's policy governing tax breaks for corporations has gone off the rails.
Blog

Lawmakers Should Block Governor’s Health Transfer Plan

July 25, 2017 • Raymond Castro • Health
The proposal needs more study and much more careful consideration.
Blog

Gov. Christie Guts Family Leave Bill in Conditional Veto

July 21, 2017 • Jon Whiten • Economic Justice
New Jersey can - and must - do better for its working caregivers.
Blog

Trump Tax Plan: A Boon for the Wealthiest New Jerseyans

July 20, 2017 • Jon Whiten • Tax and Budget
Let’s get real: this is not a blueprint for economic opportunity or shared prosperity.
Blog

Don’t Forget to Fix New Jersey’s Shrinking Rainy Day Fund

July 19, 2017 • Sheila Reynertson • Tax and Budget
Projected end-year surplus can fund just five days of government operation.
Blog

Latest Trumpcare Bill: Like Deja Vu All Over Again

July 13, 2017 • Raymond Castro • Health
The latest Senate health bill is still bad news for New Jersey.
Blog

Setting the Record Straight on New Jersey ‘Outmigration’

July 10, 2017 • Sheila Reynertson • Tax and Budget
There's no "tide" of people moving from New Jersey to neighboring states.
Blog

Governor’s Modest Budget Vetoes Fall on Most Vulnerable

July 5, 2017 • Jon Whiten • Economic Justice, Tax and Budget
Food and cash assistance boosts, paid leave processing improvements get the ax.
Video

U.S. Senators Join NJPP on Health Care Call

June 28, 2017 • NJPP Staff • Health
Latest proposal would have devastating consequences for New Jersey.
Report

Fast Facts: Medicaid Cuts in Senate Health Bill Would Harm New Jersey Even More Than Cuts in House Bill

June 27, 2017 • Raymond Castro • Health
Over Half a Million New Jerseyans Would Lose Coverage by 2021.
Blog

Senate Health Bill a Warmed-Over Version of House Bill

June 22, 2017 • Raymond Castro • Health
Proposal would damage the health and economic security of many New Jerseyans.
Report

House-Passed Health Bill Would End Coverage for More Than Half a Million New Jerseyans

June 21, 2017 • Raymond Castro • Health
Proposal shifts billions in federal costs to New Jersey and could reduce consumer protections for millions.
Blog

Legislative Consensus Forming on Paid Leave Improvements

June 16, 2017 • Jon Whiten • Economic Justice
Revised bill a big step in the right direction, but it could be even stronger.
Blog

New Jersey’s Investment in Higher Ed Has Fallen Behind

June 15, 2017 • Brandon McKoy • Economic Justice, Tax and Budget
Making college more affordable is essential to the state's economic future.
Report

Fairly and Adequately Taxing Inherited Wealth Will Fight Inequality & Provide Essential Resources for All New Jerseyans

June 14, 2017 • Sheila Reynertson • Tax and Budget
Policymakers either bring back the estate tax, reform the inheritance tax or some combination of both.
Blog

‘Fortune 500’: High-Tax States Are Great Places to Do Business

June 12, 2017 • Jon Whiten • Tax and Budget
A long list of factors are more important to most businesses than low taxes.
Blog

Tax Credits Are No Substitute for Medicaid Expansion

June 6, 2017 • Raymond Castro • Health
Older low-income New Jerseyans would be harmed the most by the House GOP plan.
Blog

Support for State’s Poorest Kids Continues to Dwindle

June 5, 2017 • Raymond Castro • Economic Justice, Tax and Budget
New Jersey needs to follow the lead of other states and invest in its kids.
Report

Trump’s Budget Puts New Jerseyans of Color at Great Risk

June 2, 2017 • Jon Whiten • Tax and Budget
While all New Jerseyans are at risk under the President’s proposal, New Jerseyans of color stand to lose the most.
Report

How a ‘Tiered Reimbursement’ System Could Improve Child Care in New Jersey

May 31, 2017 • Sheila Reynertson • Economic Justice
This report describes the characteristics of such a “tiered reimbursement system” and estimates the investment that would be required to make it a success in the Garden State.
Blog

NJPP Snags Two Spots on ‘Insider 100: Policymakers’ List

May 31, 2017 • NJPP Staff
Gordon MacInnes and Brandon McKoy both made the list.
Blog

Trump Budget Targets Mixed-Status Immigrant Families

May 30, 2017 • Erika J Nava • Economic Justice, Immigrants' Rights, Tax and Budget
Proposal hits families of 6.5 percent of kids in the state with cruel tax exclusion.

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