"The top concern on the minds of New Jerseyans is the perennial issue of property taxes, with 45 percent calling it one of the most important issues facing the state," writes Christian Hetrick about the new Monmouth University poll.“Unless you’ve…

Andrew Soergel reports on the latest Mercatus Center rankings of state fiscal health. No surprise, New Jersey is last.The rankings are based on five categories: cash, budget, long-run solvency, trust fund solvency and service-level solvency. Researchers describe the state's outlook…

Political consultants Mike DuHaime, a Republican, and Julie Roginsky, a Democrat, welcome the presence of the Garden State Initiative in the state debate.In their weekly Q and A with Tom Moran, the Star-Ledger editorial page editor, DuHaime and Roginsky noted…

ROI-NJ excerpts the opening statements of economists Arthur Laffer and James Wetzler, who spoke at the GSI Economic Policy Forum."New Jersey has become addicted to government spending, forced union labor spending, taxes and regulation," Laffer said. "Those three are killers.…

Michael Aron, NJTV's chief political correspondent, gives his take on the GSI Economic Policy Forum, from famed economist Arthur Laffer's comparison of New Jersey to a drug addict to the running debate on taxes. “The takeaway is that New Jersey’s business…

Gerber, the baby-products giant, is moving its corporate headquarters from Florham Park to Northern Virginia, writes Patricia Sullivan. The move affects about 175 workers.Gerber is a unit of Swiss-based Nestle SA. In January, Gerber will join its sister unit, Nestle…

New Jersey already has the highest property taxes in the nation and they may be rising, writes Colleen O'Dea. If Gov. Murphy moves ahead with his proposed freeze on aid to municipalities and removal of the cap on labor union wage settlements,…