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Public Spending, GOVERNMENT THAT WORKS

Garden State Initiative Report: New Jersey on the Brink of a Fiscal Cliff

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TRANSFORMING OUR BUSINESS CLIMATE

New Jersey’s Red Tape & Fees are Hurting Small Businesses

May 17, 2023
Analysis for GSI by Danielle Zanzalari, Ph.D. New Jersey ranks near the bottom or at the bottom, depending on the source considered, for overall business climate due to taxes and regulatory hurdles. The factors behind those rankings directly impact the…
Public Spending, AFFORDABLE PLACE TO LIVE

Combat Inflation in New Jersey with a Balanced Growth Agenda 

June 23, 2022
Combat Inflation in New Jersey with a Balanced Growth Agenda  Analysis for GSI by Danielle Zanzalari, Ph.D.  New Jersey’s legislature and governor are in a unique position to use the current budget surplus, over $8 billion by many estimates, to…
Public Spending, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL

Friendly Fire: Unintended Consequences of NJ’s Death Tax

April 19, 2022
Garden State’s antiquated Death Tax disproportionally hurts working class residents As New Jerseyans recently rushed to complete their annual tax filings, many were reminded of an unfortunate reality – the Garden State remains one of just six states to collect…