After electric bills rose 17 to 20% in New Jersey this summer, energy affordability emerged as the top issue in this year’s statewide election. This energy crisis was avoidable- and now voters have the opportunity to change the course of our state’s energy policy.…

New Jersey has become unaffordable for far too many. Families and seniors are leaving, college graduates aren’t coming back, electric bills are soaring and businesses are struggling — and the next governor holds the power to change that. Over the…

A little more than three weeks ago, the New Jersey Legislature passed, and Gov. Phil Murphy signed the fiscal year 2026 state budget. Much of the attention on the budget focused on the historic $58.8 billion price tag for taxpayers…

New Jersey’s state budget stands at a record $58 billion this year — up from $35 billion just eight years ago. That sentence alone is cause for concern, but I would venture to say the budget process itself is an even…

The start of a new year offers the opportunity to evaluate our work and reassess priorities for the coming year. One of our top priorities at the Garden State Initiative over the past five years has been the analysis of…

Gov. Phil Murphy harshly criticized his predecessor’s use of tax incentives early in his first term, suggesting they were overused with questionable returns. At the time, he declared, "Tax incentives play a role in smart economic development. But they have…

New Jersey's Teacher Pension and Annuity Fund, or TPAF, stands out as a dismal emblem of financial mismanagement, ranking among the nation’s worst-funded teachers’ pension plans with barely 40 cents in assets to cover every dollar in promised future retirement…