By Regina M. Egea, President, Garden State InitiativeEconomic growth is never driven nor undermined by just one policy decision.  Clear-eyed analyses of what underlies our current performance needs to guide any policy choice. View fullsize Click to enlarge New Jersey’s…

By William J. Smith, GSI StaffLost in the debate over the Governor Murphy’s refusal thus far to use federal relief funds to replenish our Unemployment Insurance funds and avoid a $252 million tax increase this year on New Jersey’s hard-hit…

By William J. Smith, GSI StaffIn recent years there’s a new August tradition in New Jersey: Will there or won’t there be an increase in the Gas Tax. It’s an especially sensitive issue in 2021, a year with the Governor…

REPORT EXAMINES NJ’S ENERGY MASTER PLAN, THE UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ON IMPACT TO RESIDENTS, AND CALLS FOR PAUSE UNTIL COST ANALYSIS IS COMPLETEDIn a new research report  New Jersey’s Energy Future: At What Cost to You?, the Garden State Initiative offers…

By William J. Smith, GSI StaffNo doubt you’ve heard the heartbreaking stories over the last year of suddenly unemployed New Jerseyans struggling for months to get assistance with unemployment claims or camping out overnight at an MVC location to register…

By William J. Smith, GSI StaffDid you know that 400,000 New Jersey families are, to the tune of thousands of dollars each year, subsidizing New York’s budget?  It’s true – New Jersey workers who commuted to NYC, but have been…

By Regina M. Egea, President, GSIThere’s no doubt that electric, zero-emission vehicles are the wave of the future and the State of New Jersey is providing strong incentives and subsidies to encourage moves away from internal combustion engines.  When you…