Recommendations of Criminal Sentencing and Disposition Commission are a critical starting point for addressing racial disparities and lack of proportionality in NJ’s criminal justice system

Big Tobacco aggressively markets menthol smokes to the African American community, where tobacco is No. 1 cause of death

New Jersey has one of the more ambitious clean-energy agendas in the country, but it’s a mediocre performer when it comes to energy efficiency

It’s time to look at how we elect our state officials and give residents reason to hope politicians will pay more attention to them

Along with a reduction in overall emissions, the goal should be to make certain every New Jerseyan gains from cleaner air and a healthy environment

New Jersey’s water and sewer systems face a massive backlog of infrastructure repairs and upgrades, which local governments can’t undertake alone

The additional revenue could be invested to improve the lives of people of low income

Large numbers of people are languishing in New Jersey’s prisons even after their basic sentences have been met

Several other approaches have been suggested — and largely ignored — over the past two decades

Nearly three-quarters of renters spend more than half of their income on housing costs