As the crow flies, it’s about 250 miles from the Jersey Shore to Nantucket Island, located off Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Despite the proximity, it’s entirely possible that many New Jerseyans didn’t pay attention to what happened in Nantucket this summer.…

I spent the days leading up to passage of this year’s New Jersey state budget at the Statehouse in Trenton.  It was an eye-opening and, at times, frustrating experience. Our state’s economic and fiscal policies are resulting in deficit spending, and…

Not long after he proposed a new state budget that would retroactively increase the state’s Corporate Business Tax, Gov. Phil Murphy promised the increase would only be temporary. I wish we could believe him. Unfortunately, Murphy said the same exact thing…

Regarding "NJ Transit board approves $54 million for HQ move, but still no solution for fiscal cliff," NorthJersey.com, USA TODAY Network New Jersey, Dec. 14: A recent NorthJersey.com and USA TODAY Network New Jersey report researched and authored by Colleen…

Depending on where you stand when it comes to offshore wind development, the recent stunning announcement by the Danish power company Ørsted that it was abandoning its Ocean Wind 1 and Ocean Wind 2 projects off the Jersey Shore, at…

For years, there has been a small group of voices questioning the true cost to ratepayers of implementing Gov. Phil Murphy’s Energy Master Plan. The state Board of Public Utilities has awarded billions of dollars in contracts and subsidies to…

New Jersey taxpayers need to be aware of the potential hurdles they may face if changes are not made to the already bloated state health benefits program that provides health coverage for hundreds of thousands of public employees. The implications…