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GSI Analysis: Feb. ’23 Jobs Report – Mixed Results as Jobs Increase Offset by January Revision
March 23, 2023
Increase in job count offset by downward revision to January job gains Disappointing drop in Leisure and Hospitality sector Another…

PODCAST: NEW JERSEY’S BUDGET IN FOCUS
March 23, 2023
Welcome to the GSI Briefing podcast – hosted by Regina Egea, President of the Garden State Initiative. On February 28th, 2023, Governor Phil Murphy presented his Fiscal…

Making a state-ment: Why following N.C. model could spur economic growth in N.J.
March 23, 2023
Patrick Delle Cava is the business manager for IBEW Local 102; Audrey Lane is the policy director for the Garden…

Business surcharge at center of tax fight
March 20, 2023
A tax with roots going back over a century in New Jersey is a key flashpoint this year as lawmakers…

Is the Tax Reform Revolution Passing New Jersey By?
March 16, 2023
In a little more than a month, on April 18th, New Jerseyans will face the deadline to file their tax…

Phil Murphy finds unlikely allies over corporate taxes. But they say he needs to do more now
March 14, 2023
Facing pushback from progressive supporters over corporate tax rates, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has found unlikely allies in the conservative…

GSI Analysis: Jan. ’23 Jobs Report – Strong 2023 Start for NJ’s Labor Market, Despite Uptick to Unemployment
March 13, 2023
January’s increase in jobs among nation’s highest Substantial upward revisions to 2022 jobs count Rise in unemployment rate to…

The Real Cost to New Jersey of Being an Outlier: The Impact of Steep Corporate Tax Rates
March 13, 2023
Over the last quarter century, New Jersey’s high business taxes have led to an outmigration of businesses, loss of income…

Are Garden State motorists the piggy bank to bailout NJ Transit’s failure to adjust?
March 9, 2023
Early in his first term, Gov. Phil Murphy made the exasperated pledge to “to fix NJ Transit, if it kills…

NJ state budget: This is why Democrats ‘do not want drama’
March 7, 2023
With an address outlining his proposed budget for New Jersey's fiscal year 2024, Gov. Phil Murphy has handed off the…

Business leaders welcome NJ budget proposal, but concerns linger
March 6, 2023
“From my first day in office I rejected the false choice that you are either for business or for hard-working…

Revised BLS Data Shows Improved 2022 New Jersey Unemployment Numbers
March 2, 2023
New figures show state hit a record-low unemployment rate last summer Labor force, employment totals substantially higher than originally reported…

Regina Egea talks New Jersey’s budget with Joe Piscopo
March 1, 2023
GSI's president Regina Egea joined AM 970 morning host Joe Piscopo to discuss Gov. Phil Murphy's budget address and some…

GSI’s Egea: Governor’s Budget Insufficient to Improve Business Climate, Won’t Reduce Property Taxes
February 28, 2023
MORRISTOWN, NJ - Garden State Initiative’s president, Regina M. Egea, issued the following statement on Governor Phil Murphy’s Budget Address:…

Overregulation hinders New Jersey’s charities
February 21, 2023
A new Philanthropy Roundtable ranking of the best and worst states for charity regulations finds that New Jersey ranks as the third-worst…

PODCAST: TAX CUTS ALL AROUND – EXCEPT IN NEW JERSEY
January 26, 2023
Welcome to the GSI Briefing podcast – hosted by Regina Egea, President of the Garden State Initiative. As we begin 2023, 38 states across…

GSI’s Regina Egea Talks Business & Economy on “New Jersey Politics”
January 24, 2023
GSI's Regina Egea appeared on the January 22nd edition of "New Jersey Politics with Laura Jones" for a wide ranging…
GSI Issues 2022 Annual Report
January 23, 2023
Click the image below to download the 2022 Garden State Initiative Annual Report

Murphy expects a ‘shallow, fairly short-lived’ recession. What the signs say in NJ
January 20, 2023
With year four of the COVID era starting in just a few weeks, many experts are predicting that the up-and-down…

GSI Analysis: Dec. ’22 Jobs Report – Labor Market Closes 2022 on Good Note, Despite Losses in Some Sectors
January 19, 2023
Overall increase of 1,400 from November swelled by 1,300 gain in government Marked losses in construction and professional and business…
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