PODCAST: NEW JERSEY’S BUSINESS CLIMATE – THREATS & OPPORTUNITIES

November 29, 2022

Welcome to the GSI Briefing podcast – hosted by Regina Egea, President of the Garden State Initiative. In this episode, we bring you a…

This is why it’s time to revisit New Jersey’s clean energy options | Opinion

November 17, 2022

New Jersey families have been hard hit this year by inflation and it’s about to get worse as PSEG recently…

GSI Analysis: October ’22 Jobs Report – NJ Job Market Remains Strong; Unemployment Rate Driven Up by Large increase in Labor Force

November 17, 2022

  Modest overall job decline resulted from a correction in government employment Private sector gained 6,700 jobs after an upward…

More Bang for Our Buck: Revisiting the Garden State’s Clean Energy Subsidies

November 15, 2022

Analysis for GSI by Danielle Zanzalari, Ph.D. A recent poll from Pew Research shows that a majority of U.S. adults…

Reality Check: Governor, NJ’s Taxes Aren’t Going Down

November 7, 2022

New Jerseyans have developed a thick skin when it comes to tolerating what can only kindly be called the “exaggerations”…

PODCAST: OFFSHORE WIND AND LONG BEACH ISLAND: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

October 28, 2022

Welcome to the GSI Briefing podcast – hosted by Regina Egea, President of the Garden State Initiative. In previous episodes, we’ve looked at the…

GSI Analysis: September ’22 Jobs Report – New Jersey Job Numbers Soft Despite Plunge in Unemployment Rate

October 20, 2022

Private-sector jobs fall for first time since the worst of the pandemic Sharp drop in the unemployment rate reflects decline…

New Study Rates NJ’s Governor an “F” for Fiscal Policies

October 17, 2022

When it comes to fiscal responsibility New Jersey’s Gov. Phil Murphy finds himself in bad company as one of just…

How much will NJ taxpayers and public workers get slammed by health plan hikes?

October 14, 2022

As health insurance sign-up season begins, everyone is bracing for hikes in their premiums. But one group already knows that…

Will New Jersey’s Federally-vaccinated Economy Have a Relapse?

October 6, 2022

There’s no doubt that the federal COVID-19 and Biden Administration infrastructure aid fortified New Jersey’s economy along with that of most…

New Jersey credit rating ‘should allow the state to add more debt’

October 5, 2022

The state’s higher credit rating will benefit New Jersey despite the markets getting worse, a spokeswoman with the New Jersey…

Analysis: New Jersey GDP, personal income trend downward

October 4, 2022

New Jersey’s encouraging first quarter measure of gross domestic product has been followed by a lackluster stumble to the halfway…

PODCAST: PENNSYLVANIA’S PLANS TO GROW PROSPERITY ARE A LESSON FOR NEW JERSEY

October 1, 2022

In this episode of the GSI Briefing, we are taking a look across the Delaware River to Pennsylvania who recently…

GSI Analysis: New Jersey GDP and Personal Income Q2 2022

September 30, 2022

New Jersey’s Real GDP lagged the nation in Q2 after a strong first quarter; same pattern held for personal income…

Virtual Event: Economic Earthquake – Pennsylvania’s Dramatic Tax Cuts & What It Means for New Jersey

September 29, 2022

A fat budget, money in the bank and credit upgrades. NJ is seeing a financial turnaround

September 27, 2022

New Jersey's feeble financial health has been well known for years, with dismal bond ratings, unfulfilled pension payments and plenty…

Garden State Initiative Launches Redesigned Website to Offer Resources to Policymakers and Public

September 21, 2022

***New site offers resources and research to inform New Jerseyans on policy issues*** MORRISTOWN, NJ – The Garden State Initiative…

GSI Analysis: August ’22 Jobs Report – NJ Jobs, Labor Force Continue to Advance as Unemployment Rate Increases

September 15, 2022

Unemployment rises 0.3% to 4.0% as increase in resident employment insufficient to offset the labor market increase August saw a…

New Jersey remote workers ‘continue to pay income tax to New York state’

September 14, 2022

New Jersey residents who have been working remotely for two years have been paying higher taxes to New York and…

PODCAST: New Jersey’s Crystal Ball: Where Our State is Headed

August 25, 2022

Welcome to the GSI Briefing podcast – hosted by Regina Egea, President of the Garden State Initiative. In this episode of the GSI Briefing, we’re…