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- Op-Ed: Better Child Care Options Will Benefit Both Parents and Employers
- Calling on state lawmakers to address the critical lack of affordable, high-quality child care in New Jersey
- Op-Ed: Here Comes the Sun for Less Money than You Thought
- With the cost of renewable energy sources continuing to decline, New Jersey will benefit — but it needs to get a couple of things right first
- Op-Ed: NJ’s Pensions Are Not Expensive, So Let’s Stop Pretending They Are
- The state has to be serious about paying the debt that it owes, and this might require some tough choices
- Op-Ed: America Needs to Upgrade Its Economic IQ
- Public policy in New Jersey and elsewhere is being influenced by poorly informed politicians
- Op-Ed: Will NJ Remain Trailblazer in Support of Local News?
- Governor signed law creating a ‘Civic Information Consortium’ but the promised $5 million is not in his budget
- Op-Ed: State Must Play Critical Role in Pollinator Protection
- Nearly one third of the food we eat requires pollination. New Jersey must act now to protect pollinators from the threat of chemicals, specifically neonicotinoids
- Op-Ed: Do We Really Need, or Want, the ‘Utility of the Future’?
- A hybrid utility (part monopoly, part non-monopoly) is in no position to best serve subscribers or shareholders
- Opinion: Seasoned, Smarter Murphy Retakes Top Slot Among NJ Pols
- It took little more than an hour, but when the governor was done delivering his fiscal 2020 spending plan, he was back in charge of the state’s policy agenda
- Op-Ed: Applauding NJ Lawmakers for Reviewing Outdated Liquor Laws
- The Legislature is taking the first substantial step in recent memory toward modernizing the state’s liquor laws
- Op-Ed: The True Assessment Opportunity Presented by End of the PARCC Era
- By reconceptualizing assessment, we can develop a system that is diagnostic and provides feedback to educators and parents about their students in real time
- Opinion: New Jersey Needs to Change How it Forecasts Revenue
- If we switch to the model used by most other states, the emphasis then would be on the appropriateness of tax and spending policies and not on competing guesses about revenue
- Op-Ed: Getting New Jersey’s Business Incentive Programs ‘Just Right’
- Recent comptroller’s report on NJ’s business incentive programs set off a vigorous public debate about their cost and their worth. But we need to stay in this high-stakes ‘game’
- Op-Ed: Investment (and Planning) Urgently Needed for Water Infrastructure
- Public works contractors see the problems first-hand — and the potential costs if New Jersey doesn’t get to grips with one of its most vital systems
- Op-Ed: It Shouldn’t Be So Hard to Obtain a State ID in New Jersey
- A bill that would make access to a state ID easier has stalled in the Legislature. Countless people would be helped if lawmakers would just move the measure forward
- Op-Ed: Long-Term Care Providers Need State Help with New Minimum Wage
- Every $1 increase in the minimum wage will cost nursing facilities up to $35 million a year and will cost assisted living facilities about $4 million annually
- Op-Ed: Thousands of New Affordable Homes Now Possible for NJ
- The courts have played a key role in helping ensure towns accept responsibility for affordable housing and the Murphy administration is undertaking landmark reforms
- Op-Ed: New Jersey’s Schools Need More Reading and Less Testing
- Our education system is overly focused on tests and standards, and pays far too little attention to improving children’s reading skills
- Opinion: Governor May Have Learned Hard Lesson from Last Budget Standoff
- But Murphy’s recent move to monetize state assets, while it may ease pressure on the state’s finances, doesn’t address systemic fiscal problems
- Op-Ed: It’s Time for New Jersey to Enact a ‘Dark Money’ Law
- The imbalance between the power of ‘dark money’ groups and accountable political committees is staggering. Is legislation that would throw light on secret contributions being stalled?
- Op-Ed: Measuring Energy Efficiency the Right Way
- New Jersey has invested substantially in measures to improve energy efficiency. The state needs objective, independent, and timely evaluations of these initiatives
- Op-Ed: A Tax Credit Program that Works, Creates Jobs, and Is Well-Run
- Elected officials are debating the future of NJ tax credits. They should look at the modest, but high-achieving, Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit program — and consider expanding it
- Op-Ed: NJ Must Reduce Impact of Federal Cuts on Charity Care
- Substantial reductions in funding, scheduled to take effect this October, could be devastating for the state’s safety-net hospitals. We need to protect them
- Op-Ed: Kean University’s China Fiasco Illustrates Need for State Oversight
- Plan to give management control of campus outpost in Wenzhou to the Chinese government has security and ethical risks
- Op-Ed: Task Force Needed on Criminal Justice Response to Domestic Violence
- Tiffany Wilson was killed on a Newark street by her former partner. An algorithm had concluded he did not pose a risk to the community
- Opinion: Let’s Leverage New Minimum-Wage Law to Get Some Key Facts
- We have a rare opportunity to track the impacts of the minimum-wage increase on individuals, businesses, and the economy
- Opinion: President Trump’s Rhetoric Belies the Truth About Immigrants
- We need more immigration, not less. It’s linked with reduced crime rates, safer neighborhoods, and a stronger economy
- Op-Ed: College Graduates Often Need Help Landing the Right Job
- Study shows 43 percent of graduates find work that leaves them underemployed, a problem that can dog them well into their work lives
- Op-Ed: To Stem the Opioid Epidemic, NJ Must Take Care of Prison Population
- Giving prisoners medication assisted treatment — and continuing it on their release — would offer them a good chance of recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration
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