By Charles Steindel, Ph.D.Our state’s finances have long been singled-out for remarkably low levels of resources available to meet spending needs when revenues run short. The main part of our cash reserve is called the budget “surplus.” In addition, some…

Tax increases are ranked as least preferred option by every demographic subgroup of votersAs the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the State of New Jersey’s finances begin to emerge, residents of the state have a clear message to Governor…

Lower gas prices should be a welcome relief for New Jersey motorists currently facing the prospect of double digit toll increases on the New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway and Atlantic City Expressway.  Instead, should we actually be fearful those lower prices, combined…

At today’s Commerce & Industry Association of New Jersey (CIANJ) summit focused on New Jersey’s ports, GSI’s president Regina M. Egea presented the findings of GSI’s analysis of spending from New Jersey’s Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) :     Click…

MORRISTOWN, NJ – As New Jersey families gather around the Thanksgiving table many will be having a similar conversation – their plans to leave New Jersey. According to a recent survey conducted for the Garden State Initiative (GSI) and Fairleigh…

by William J. Smith, GSI’s Director of Communications & Media RelationsAre New Jersey’s public employee retirees remaining in-state or leaving for a more tax-friendly retirement?That’s the question we asked after a recent news report from Illinois found that 71,000 retired…

Garden State Initiative (GSI) today released Adding It All Up: The Path to Saving $2 Billion on the Cost of New Jersey's Roads and Bridges, which includes recommendations based upon a data-driven analysis of our investments in our state’s roads and bridges.…