August 18, 2025 | NJSPL Announcements
Professor Will Irving spoke at the New Jersey State House on Monday, August 18th discussing the latest R/ECON economic forecast for the state of New Jersey and beyond. This event was hosted by the New Jersey State Policy Lab, the Bloustein School of Planning and...
August 14, 2025 | NJSPL Announcements
Last week, the New Jersey State Policy Lab’s most recent cohort of summer interns presented on their respective areas of public policy research on August 6th, and the recordings of these presentations are now available. At the beginning of the summer, each NJSPL...
August 11, 2025 | NJ State Policy Updates
Health New Law Expands Access to Disability Benefits for 9/11 First Responders – On July 23rd, Governor Phil Murphy signed Bill A5381 (P.L.2025, c.117) into law, removing the filing deadline for accidental disability allowances for 9/11 first responders....
August 4, 2025 | NJ State Policy Updates
Health State and Labor Unions Offer Competing Plans to Cut Public Worker Health Costs – On July 31st, state and union officials unveiled competing proposals to reduce costs in the State Health Benefits Program by $200 million annually. The state plan primarily...
August 4, 2025 | NJSPL Announcements
This Wednesday, August 6th the New Jersey State Policy Lab will be hosting the annual end-of-summer presentations for its interns. Each NJSPL intern selected an area of policy research that was of interest to them in order to investigate and study at the beginning of...
July 28, 2025 | NJ State Policy Updates
Housing State Begins Sending Out Senior Freeze Property Tax Relief – On July 21st, the state government announced it has begun distributing Senior Freeze property tax reimbursements, expected to save the average new recipient $211 and repeat recipients $1,348,...
July 21, 2025 | NJ State Policy Updates
Transportation New Law Requires Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety in Driver’s Education – On July 17th, Governor Phil Murphy signed Bill A4765 (P.L.2025, c.103.) into law, mandating that state driver’s education programs include instruction on safely sharing...
July 14, 2025 | NJ State Policy Updates
Education Bills Expanding Free Preschool and Kindergarten Become Law – On July 9th, Governor Phil Murphy signed two bills into law to expand access to free preschool and full-day kindergarten in the state. Bill S3910 (P.L.2025, c.100.) requires all school...
July 8, 2025 | NJ State Policy Updates
Public Administration State Moves Forward with Digital Driver’s License – On June 30th, the Assembly voted 75-3 to approve Bill A3518, which would allow the Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) to issue digital driver’s licenses and ID cards. The bill also states that...
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...
May 19, 2025 | NJ State Policy Updates
Education Federal Mental Health Grant Cuts Threaten NJ School Services – Recent federal cuts of nearly $1 billion nationwide in school-based mental health grants will force New Jersey to prematurely end a statewide initiative focused on expanding access to...
May 13, 2025 | NJ State Policy Updates
Public Administration Murphy Issues Conditional Veto on Pop-Up Party Bill Over First Amendment Concerns – On May 8th, Governor Phil Murphy conditionally vetoed Bill SA4652, which would criminalize inciting public brawls and increase penalties for disorderly...
May 8, 2025 | In the News
NJSPL Research Affiliate Anita Franzione published an article with the New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well discussing economic challenges for older adults in the Garden State.
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