New Jersey’s legislators should work to change the way taxes are collected and distributed in order to create meaningful and lasting reforms.
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The Property Tax Problem
Friday, July 28th, 2006Thinking “Outside of the Curbs”
Wednesday, June 21st, 2006Some 70 percent of New Jerseyans live within five miles of a train station. Some 30 percent live within walking distance.
Gas Prices and Smart Growth
Tuesday, May 16th, 2006With gasoline prices breaking $3 a gallon this month, many New Jerseyans have renewed reason to mourn the steady disappearance of jobs from transit-accessible communities. A study of New Jersey’s competitiveness released May 2 by the Brookings Institution shows that […]
Prosperity at Risk
Friday, April 21st, 2006No state has lost more jobs in the high-tech industry in the past decade than New Jersey, according to an analysis of New Jersey’s competitive position by the Brookings Institution, in partnership with New Jersey Future.
Greener Pastures Outside Garden State?
Friday, March 31st, 2006Census figures show New Jerseyans continue to leave the Garden State in significantly higher numbers than new residents are arriving from other states. Those moving out between 1990 and 1999 exceeded those moving in from other states by 378,495 – […]
Catalysts for Urban Change
Friday, March 17th, 2006Wachovia Bank and Matrix Development Group this week celebrated the official opening of Wachovia’s regional headquarters in a new, five-story office building in the heart of downtown Trenton.
New Jersey’s Five-Year Plan
Monday, March 6th, 2006Governor Jon Corzine’s economic development team is seeking input into a five-year strategic business plan, intended to improve the state’s business climate and encourage economic growth.
The Real Gripe about Gas Tax
Thursday, February 16th, 2006New Jersey’s most pressing financial problem is transportation funding
Sprawling Migration Patterns
Tuesday, January 31st, 2006New Jersey is growing naturally at almost exactly the same pace as its residents are moving out.
2005 Year in Review
Thursday, December 29th, 2005A look back at some of the facts that shaped our policy work in 2005 and continue to impact New Jersey’s future and its prosperity.