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.
The Garden State is no stranger to budget surpluses. The challenge for the state has been actually holding on to that money and not diverting it elsewhere.
Walk into a nail salon in New Jersey, or a dry-cleaning establishment or small grocery store, and odds are you're helping the bottom line of someone born outside the United States.
A report says immigration enforcement, including detainers, are up a lot in New Jersey. A new directive about when to cooperate is due within three weeks.
New Jersey Policy Perspective, a liberal Trenton think tank, has issued a report calling for increased legal funding to assist illegal immigrants fighting deportation.