By poverty measures, nearly 2 million New Jersey residents would qualify for the 50% reduction that New York City offers

'Hidden costs' run from few permanent jobs to more pollution, policy group says, and New Jersey in a position to shape regional standards

The governor’s final budget plan could be his most challenging

Advocates want business tax surcharge back; business interests decry corporate transit fee

Discussing proposed ‘corporate transit fee.’ Plus, gubernatorial candidate Steve Sweeney’s take on NJ finances and budget

Why Republican Sen. Jon Bramnick is running for governor

A 15% fare increase was announced for the public transit agency last week

Transportation advocates see an opening to revive the issue

Peter Chen, senior policy analyst, NJ Policy Perspective

Property-tax cuts would go into effect in 2026

A look at New Jersey's rail history, and the focus on mass transit funding

They say raiding the fund imperils goals on climate change, air quality

Report finds the number of Black teachers in Camden fell by 22% since 1999

A report by New Jersey Policy Perspective says that the state’s takeover of Camden Public Schools in 2012 under the Christie administration was not the ...

Gov. Phil Murphy sent a letter to major studios Disney and Netflix, letting them know that, if they were uncomfortable with Georgia's highly restrictive new ...

Within days, state lawmakers managed to move full votes on several large pieces of legislation. Some question the speed with which lawmakers pushed the final ...

The founder of CopLine says calls are up 74% compared to last year. She cites the pandemic and the protests targeting police misconduct and demanding ...

Flanked by union bosses from across New Jersey, Murphy promised a reckoning as he berated Democrats in the Legislature for introducing their own budget -- ...

Gov. Phil Murphy found a friendly crowd at the left-leaning New Jersey Policy Perspective annual conference.

The proposal increases the minimum wage to $10 an hour in July and increases to $11 by 2020, with a $1 a year increase until ...