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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The Notorious Nine

September 14, 2016 • NJPP Staff • Tax and Budget
New report examines New Jersey's long financial and economic tailspin.
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Small Businesses Push to Close Tax Loopholes

September 14, 2016 • NJPP Staff • Tax and Budget
It's time to prevent companies from shifting profits across state lines.
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The Notorious Nine: How Key Decisions Sent New Jersey’s Financial Health Spiraling Down Over Two Decades

September 14, 2016 • Gordon MacInnes • Tax and Budget
New Jersey’s future as an economic powerhouse with abundant opportunities is in peril.
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Census: More New Jerseyans Gain Health Insurance

September 13, 2016 • Raymond Castro • Health
The share of New Jerseyans without insurance is now 8.7 percent.
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New Jersey Should Keep Tax Deal with Pennsylvania in Place

September 7, 2016 • Jon Whiten • Tax and Budget
Increasing taxes on working families is not a sustainable way to raise needed revenue.
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Debt Sentence

September 7, 2016 • Brandon McKoy • Economic Justice, Tax and Budget
New Jersey has an important role in reversing – or at least slowing down – increasingly unaffordable college prices and rising student debt.
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Gov. Christie Rejects Pay Boost for Nearly 1 Million Workers

August 30, 2016 • Jon Whiten • Economic Justice
Proposal would have also reduced inequality and helped the state's economy.
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NJPP’s Ray Castro on Affordable Health Care

August 25, 2016 • NJPP Staff • Health
"We do need to lower the premium costs, and there are ways we can do that."
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The Value of New Jersey’s Gas Tax Has Plummeted

August 24, 2016 • Sheila Reynertson • Tax and Budget
The lack of action has harmed New Jersey's ability to invest in transportation.
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New Jersey Loses Jobs in July; Recovery Remains Elusive

August 19, 2016 • Jon Whiten • Economic Justice
New Jersey has the 9th slowest job growth of all the states since December 2007.
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Honoring the Legacy of Former Board Chair Kathleen Crotty

August 7, 2016 • Jackie Cornell
The Kathleen Crotty Fellowship continues her commitment to policy and mentorship.
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Universal Broadband is Essential Infrastructure for New Jersey

August 4, 2016 • Brandon McKoy • Economic Justice
Access to affordable high-speed internet is vital to providing economic opportunity.
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The Senate’s Tax Cut Plan, by the Numbers

August 4, 2016 • Jon Whiten • Tax and Budget
Wealthy heirs receive the bulk of the benefits.
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TANF in New Jersey is a Rapidly Disappearing Safety Net

August 2, 2016 • Raymond Castro • Economic Justice
TANF enrollment of families with children has decreased by 37 percent in two years.
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Kansas & Missouri Work Towards Tax Subsidy Ceasefire

August 1, 2016 • Jon Whiten
New Jersey's political and business leaders should take note.
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NJPP Adds Two New Board Members

July 27, 2016 • Carly Rothman Siditsky
Heather Howard and Rory Riggs have joined the Board of Trustees.
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New Jersey’s Jobs Picture Remains a Mixed Bag

July 26, 2016 • Jon Whiten • Economic Justice
June employment data was strong but the post-recession recovery still lags.
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Latest Transportation Funding Plan: Still Reckless & Still Unfair

July 22, 2016 • Gordon MacInnes • Tax and Budget
Like the plans that came before it, this latest proposal has absolutely nothing to do with tax fairness.
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NJPP’s Jon Whiten Talks Tax Breaks & Camden Redevelopment

July 21, 2016 • NJPP Staff
What benefits will these deals have for Camden residents and business owners?
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Access to Financial Aid is Essential To Give Undocumented New Jerseyans a Better Shot at a College Education

July 18, 2016 • Erika J Nava • Economic Justice
It’s time for New Jersey to build on steps taken in 2013 to help undocumented students in the state have a better shot at a college education.
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New Jersey’s Subsidy Surge Tops the $7 Billion Mark

July 14, 2016 • Jon Whiten • Tax and Budget
For a state already so deep in a hole, it’s astonishing how eager policymakers are to keep digging the hole even deeper.
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Sales Tax Cut Would Decimate Essential Services and Investments

July 14, 2016 • Gordon MacInnes • Tax and Budget
A cut of this magnitude would blow a lethal hole in an already sinking ship.
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Christie Vetoes Needlessly Punish New Jersey’s Poorest Children

July 1, 2016 • Raymond Castro • Economic Justice, Tax and Budget
Gov. Christie is looking the crisis of deep child poverty right in the eye, and turning away without action.
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Proposed Tax Package Would Dig New Jersey’s Hole Much Deeper

June 29, 2016 • Jon Whiten • Tax and Budget
Proposal would cost the state about $17 billion over the next 10 years as the price for finally enacting a gas tax increase for essential transportation capital funding over the next 8 years.
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Shorter-Term TTF Plan + Much Larger Tax Cut = Bad News for New Jersey’s Future

June 28, 2016 • Gordon MacInnes • Tax and Budget
This bill will have far-reaching negative effects on the state's ability to pay for essential services, contractual obligations and key investments.

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