By Regina M. EgeaAll the talk about inflation lately — whether it’s going to be “transitory” or “persistent” — got us at the Garden State Initiative thinking about what this could mean for New Jersey. How prepared are we to weather rising…

By Regina M. EgeaA strong and stable economic future for New Jersey as a whole, as well as specifically our cities, deserves priority to take best advantage of the state’s extraordinary $5 billion investment capacity starting in 2021 but continuing…

Wednesday morning GSI’s president Regina Egea appeared on AM970’s “The Joe Piscopo Show” to discuss the upcoming campaign for Governor of New Jersey, urban policy and what economic issues will dominate the debate in the months ahead. Click below to…

By Sophie Nieto-MunozNew Jersey is experiencing a rise in new unemployment filings even as new applications are falling across the country.Another 14,073 claims were filed for the week ending April 30, nearly 2,000 more than the prior week, and marking the…

By Tom JohnsonThe state is hiring an outside consultant to analyze what its transition to clean energy will cost ratepayers, an assessment repeatedly delayed even as policymakers approve projects saddling customers with billions of dollars in new charges.The analysis was…

'Something's out of whack' - that describes New Jersey’s finances in summary . For more detail, Regina Egea, president of the Garden State Initiative, analyzes New Jersey's fiscal landscape, including the proposed state budget, unfunded pension liability and deficit borrowing…

By John ReitmeyerNew Jersey must come up with new funding out of the state budget to keep from defaulting on a long-term debt obligation that dates to the tenure of former Gov. Jim McGreevey.Legislation introduced in the Senate last week…