Economy Press Release

Fiscal Sustainability Press Conference

Virtual Press Conference – Toward a Fiscally Sustainable New Jersey: Analysis and Recommendations

On September 22, 2021, former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean joins Thad Calabrese, Ph.D. and Thomas J. Healey, the authors of a new GSI report, Toward a Fiscally Sustainable New Jersey: Analysis & Recommendations, to discuss the woeful condition of state budget, its impact on taxpayers and the long-term needs to bring New Jersey back to a more sustainable, vibrant economy.

The virtual event was moderated by GSI’s president Regina M. Egea.

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