New Jersey State Policy Lab in the News

NorthJersey.com
January 13, 2026
NJSPL Research Associate and R/ECON Advisor Will Irving was interviewed as part of an article from NorthJersey.com discussing inflation and the economy in the Garden State.
New Jersey Business Magazine
January 13, 2026
New Jersey Business Magazine published a new article discussing Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill’s incoming administration along with the state of New Jersey business sector and economy as a whole. The article cites a recent R/ECON report from the New Jersey State Policy Lab regarding the upcoming economic forecast.
NorthJersey.com
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.
NorthJersey.com
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.
NJBIZ
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.