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…

Recently, on these pages, Rep. Mikie Sherill penned an opinion piece calling offshore wind “the next frontier in New Jersey’s history of innovation” – invoking Thomas Edison to drive home her point about the state’s history of great economic pioneers.…

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…