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GSI Analysis: Feb. ’23 Jobs Report – Mixed Results as Jobs Increase Offset by January Revision

Increase in job count offset by downward revision to January job gains Disappointing drop in Leisure and Hospitality sector Another…

PODCAST

PODCAST: NEW JERSEY’S BUDGET IN FOCUS

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…

OP-EDS

Making a state-ment: Why following N.C. model could spur economic growth in N.J.

Patrick Delle Cava is the business manager for IBEW Local 102; Audrey Lane is the policy director for the Garden…

IN THE NEWS

Business surcharge at center of tax fight

A tax with roots going back over a century in New Jersey is a key flashpoint this year as lawmakers…

BLOG

Is the Tax Reform Revolution Passing New Jersey By?

In a little more than a month, on April 18th, New Jerseyans will face the deadline to file their tax…

IN THE NEWS

Phil Murphy finds unlikely allies over corporate taxes. But they say he needs to do more now

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

  January’s increase in jobs among nation’s highest Substantial upward revisions to 2022 jobs count Rise in unemployment rate to…

RESEARCH

The Real Cost to New Jersey of Being an Outlier: The Impact of Steep Corporate Tax Rates

Over the last quarter century, New Jersey’s high business taxes have led to an outmigration of businesses, loss of income…

BLOG

Are Garden State motorists the piggy bank to bailout NJ Transit’s failure to adjust?

Early in his first term, Gov. Phil Murphy made the exasperated pledge to “to fix NJ Transit, if it kills…

IN THE NEWS

NJ state budget: This is why Democrats ‘do not want drama’

With an address outlining his proposed budget for New Jersey's fiscal year 2024, Gov. Phil Murphy has handed off the…

IN THE NEWS

Business leaders welcome NJ budget proposal, but concerns linger

“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

New figures show state hit a record-low unemployment rate last summer Labor force, employment totals substantially higher than originally reported…

IN THE NEWS

Regina Egea talks New Jersey’s budget with Joe Piscopo

GSI's president Regina Egea joined AM 970 morning host Joe Piscopo to discuss Gov. Phil Murphy's budget address and some…

PRESS RELEASE

GSI’s Egea: Governor’s Budget Insufficient to Improve Business Climate, Won’t Reduce Property Taxes

MORRISTOWN, NJ - Garden State Initiative’s president, Regina M. Egea, issued the following statement on Governor Phil Murphy’s Budget Address:…

OP-EDS

Overregulation hinders New Jersey’s charities

 A new Philanthropy Roundtable ranking of the best and worst states for charity regulations finds that New Jersey ranks as the third-worst…

PODCAST

PODCAST: TAX CUTS ALL AROUND – EXCEPT IN NEW JERSEY

Welcome to the GSI Briefing podcast – hosted by Regina Egea, President of the Garden State Initiative. As we begin 2023, 38 states across…

IN THE NEWS

GSI’s Regina Egea Talks Business & Economy on “New Jersey Politics”

GSI's Regina Egea appeared on the January 22nd edition of "New Jersey Politics with Laura Jones" for a wide ranging…

PRESS RELEASE

GSI Issues 2022 Annual Report

Click the image below to download the 2022 Garden State Initiative Annual Report    

IN THE NEWS

Murphy expects a ‘shallow, fairly short-lived’ recession. What the signs say in NJ

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

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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