New Jersey Policy Perspective

The lead author of a new report says New Jersey politicians always talk about affordability, but surviving in this state remains expensive, with 1 in 10 families living below the poverty level and 1 in 3 considered low-income.

The funding formula was approved in 2008 and upheld by the courts, though it was only followed for a year. A task force could examine it for updates.

School funding remains unequal because city home values were undercut by discrimination, says a report seeking direct rebates to Black and Hispanic households.

In a new report, Garden State residents get a glimpse of the real consequences for students and their futures when schools don't get enough funding to educate New Jersey's youth.

According to New Jersey Policy Perspective, New Jerseyans too often have a so-called "taker's mindset," failing to properly appreciate the work of immigrants in such a diverse state.

A report released Tuesday finds the public health crisis has worsened barriers to economic security and childcare among families with children.

Health disparities in the coronavirus pandemic spotlight long-standing inequities in the health care system of our state and nation, New Jersey Policy Perspective said in its new report.

The economic outlook is worse for New Jersey than nearly every other state in the country, according to an annual economic competitiveness index released by a conservative think tank.

Because of the adjustments necessitated by COVID-19, a reopening of any scale will cost more for the Garden State, not less, according to the first in a series of reports issued by New Jersey Policy Perspective.

New Jersey Policy Perspective says state residents need more services, not fewer, as the economy enters into a recession.