Report Examines Failure Over the Last Decade to Address State’s Fiscal Crisis and Offers Policy Recommendations to Reverse Decline     Click to read the report In a new research report, Toward a Fiscally Sustainable New Jersey: Analysis & Recommendations,…

By William J. Smith, GSI Staff A year ago, state leaders across the nation were anxiously anticipating that the fiscal sky was falling and, barring a massive federal bailout, draconian budget cuts and tax increases were all but certain due…

By William J. Smith, GSI StaffWith Iowa’s phased-in implementation of tax reform completed this year, New Jersey sits atop the nation with the highest business tax in the country at 11.5%. No other state even reaches double-digits. This burden has…

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 William J. Smith, GSI StaffFor a time in the late 1990s, building taxpayer-funded minor league baseball stadiums was THE hot trend in New Jersey.  The state joined a ballpark boom that was going on all over the country with…

By William J. Smith, GSI StaffAs New Jersey’s governor and legislature raced to enact a $46.4 billion budget which increased spending by 35% over 4 years, lost in the tumult was a new report illustrating just what a squandered opportunity…

Regina Egea, host of The GSI Briefing and president of the Garden State Initiative, speaks with Camden County Commissioner Jeff Nash and Steve Malanga of the Manhattan Institute about the future of New Jersey’s cities.Click below to listen and subscribe…