New Jersey State Policy Lab in the News
January 7, 2026
NJSPL Research Affiliate Will Irving was quoted in a recent article from New Jersey Herald/NorthJersey.com discussing the unemployment rate in New Jersey, which hit a 4-year high.
January 6, 2026
A recent article from ROI-NJ cited a report from the New Jersey State Policy Lab examining the relationship between broadband access and education to digital skills. The NJ Board of Public Utilities announced that the the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved the Garden State’s $62M proposal expand broadband […]
December 17, 2025
NJSPL Research Affiliate Will Irving was interviewed in an NJ Spotlight News segment discussing the current state of the job market and the economy at large in New Jersey.
November 20, 2025
Rutgers Today published an article featuring the Rutgers Alumni event held at the New Jersey League of Municipalities, of which the New Jersey State Policy Lab was a co-sponsor.
October 20, 2025
NJSPL Research Affiliate Will Irving was quoted in a new article from NorthJersey.com discussing the upcoming gubernatorial race and how each candidate may address various economic troubles in the Garden State.
October 4, 2025
Westfield Town Council candidate Vik Venkataraman published a statement in which he announced The Safe Ride Initiative to address the risks and dangers associated with e-bikes and e-scooters and cited research from the New Jersey State Policy Lab and the Voorhees Transportation Center.
October 4, 2025
NJBIZ shared results from America’s Best Nursing Homes 2026 rankings from Newsweek and cited a blog from NJSPL Research Affiliate Miyeon Song in its article.
September 17, 2025
NJSPL Policy Fellow Linda Stamato published a new op-ed in NJ Spotlight News discussing the anniversary of 9/11 attacks and the importance of continuing to fund the World Trade Center Health Program.
September 15, 2025
NJSPL Research Affiliate Will Irving was quoted in a recent article from NJ Spotlight News discussing the state of the economy and job market in New Jersey.
September 11, 2025
NJSPL Research Affiliate Will Irving was interviewed by Barbara Flanagan during an NJ Spotlight News segment discussing current state of New Jersey’s weakening job market.
September 3, 2025
NJSPL Research Affiliate Thomas Dallessio was interviewed alongside colleagues Michelle Byers and Greg Romano discussing open space preservation on the WBRNJ Local Impact program.
August 19, 2025
The most recent R/ECON economic forecast was cited in a new article from NJ Spotlight News examining the current state of the economy in New Jersey.







