June 30, 2025 | NJ State Policy Updates
Public Administration Lawmakers Approve $58.8 Billion Spending Plan for Fiscal Year 2026 – On June 30th, the Assembly voted 52-27 to approve Bill A5800, which appropriates $58.8 billion for the state’s fiscal year 2026 budget, set to begin July 1st. The Senate...
June 23, 2025 | NJ State Policy Updates
Economics Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates to Drop for Businesses Starting July – Beginning July 1, unemployment insurance tax rates will decrease from a range of 0.6%-6.4% to 0.5%-5.8%. The change is expected to save businesses across the state about $300...
June 22, 2025 | In the News
NJSPL Policy Fellow Linda Stamato published a new op-ed discussing the rise in AI usage across the country and the importance of mitigating potential societal risks by taking potential regulations and safety concerns into account.
June 13, 2025 | In the News
Newswise shared an article from Rutgers Today discussing the impact of the New Jersey Promising Practices Project, a collaborative effort between the New Jersey Department of Education, the New Jersey State Policy Lab, and the Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies,...
June 12, 2025 | In the News
Rutgers Today published an article interviewing Dr. Elizabeth Cooner, Dr. Vandeen Campbell, and Dr. Charles Payne discussing the Promising Practices Project, a collaborative research effort between the New Jersey Department of Education, the New Jersey State Policy...
June 9, 2025 | NJ State Policy Updates
Public Administration Response Measures to Electricity Price Surge Under Review – On June 2nd, the Senate voted 25-12 along party lines to approve Bill SJR154, which would require the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to investigate PJM Interconnection’s...
June 2, 2025 | NJ State Policy Updates
Housing Assembly Passes Bill to Define Standards for Allowable Rent Increases – On May 22nd, the Assembly voted 50-26 to pass Bill A5432, which would codify a judicial test to determine whether a rent increase is “unconscionable”. Under the measure,...
June 2, 2025 | NJSPL Announcements
The New Jersey State Policy Lab is excited to announce that the fourth annual summer internship program has begun at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Six students have been selected to participate in this year’s program, which will encompass ten...
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