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Trenton, New Jersey ·New Jersey Policy Perspective drives policy change to advance economic justice and prosperity for all New Jerseyans through evidence-based, independent research, analysis and advocacy.
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Valuing Our Time: Strengthening New Jersey’s Overtime Law
- October 24, 2019
- New Jersey Policy Perspective
- Nicole Roderiguez
A prosperous New Jersey depends on the livelihood of all our workers. In fact, the state economy benefits most when workers are able to earn fair pay for all the […]
Reining in Corporate Tax Subsidies: A Better Economic Development Playbook for New Jersey
- September 18, 2019
- New Jersey Policy Perspective
- Sheila Reynertson
For years, New Jersey lawmakers fixated on big-ticket corporate tax incentives as a key driver of economic development without credible evidence that more is better — and little attention to […]
Fast Facts: Driver’s License Expansion Would Pay for Itself and More
- May 28, 2019
- New Jersey Policy Perspective
- Erika J. Nava
Expanding access to driver’s licenses to all New Jersey residents, regardless of immigration status, would make the state’s roads safer and its economy stronger. The proposal would also pay for […]
Immigrant Small Business Ownership is a Cornerstone of New Jersey’s Economy
- March 18, 2019
- New Jersey Policy Perspective
- Erika J. Nava
On any given day and in every corner of the state, immigrants – both documented and undocumented – wake up and set out to work at small, local businesses that […]
A New Jersey That Works for Working People
- November 1, 2017
- COWS
- Mel Meder, Satya Rhodes-Conway, Laura Dresser, and Andrew Wolf.
New Jersey’s economy has not recovered from the recession like it could – and should – have. Economic difficulties that began with losses in manufacturing jobs throughout the 1980s have […]
Gov. Christie Guts Family Leave Bill in Conditional Veto
- July 21, 2017
- New Jersey Policy Perspective
- Jon Whiten
Today Gov. Christie gutted a landmark bill improving New Jersey’s paid family leave program (A-4927), taking out every single important policy change and leaving behind modest mandates to improve the […]
Fairly and Adequately Taxing Inherited Wealth Will Fight Inequality & Provide Essential Resources for All New Jerseyans
- June 24, 2017
- New Jersey Policy Perspective
- Sheila Reynertson
As wealth and income gaps between average New Jerseyans and the state’s wealthiest households continue to grow, policymakers must take steps to address this extreme inequality. One of the most […]
It’s Time for New Jersey to Rebalance the Economic-Development Scales
- May 10, 2017
- New Jersey Policy Perspective
- Jon Whiten
Because of legislative changes made in 2013, New Jersey’s surge in corporate tax subsidies has risen to unprecedented levels, further cramping New Jersey’s ability to invest in schools, transportation and […]
Increasing the EITC Will Boost New Jersey’s Workers and Their Families
- January 18, 2017
- New Jersey Policy Perspective
- Jon Whiten
Increasing New Jersey’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to 35 percent from 30 percent of the federal EITC will provide over half a million New Jersey working families with a […]
High Road WIOA: Building Higher Job Quality into Workforce Development
- December 17, 2015
- Keystone Research Center
- Stephen Herzenberg
In response to the federal Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act (WIOA), most states are now in the latter stages of developing federally required plans and policies for operating their systems […]