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Environment & Energy Bill Reintroduced to Establish ‘Pollinator-Friendly’ Label for Plants, Implement Pesticide Regulations – On June 30th, New Jersey Assembly Bill A3094 was engrossed and filed for introduction into the 2026 legislative session. It is sponsored by Lisa Swain (D-38), Chris Tully (D-38), and Clinton Calabrese (D-36). This bill gives the commissioner of the New […]

The Jersey Vindicator recently published an article discussing the findings from the NJSPL’s latest R/ECON Economic Forecast for Summer 2026 from Research Affiliate Will Payne and Tarun Arasu.

Nortjersey.com published a new article which referenced past research conducted by the New Jersey State Policy Lab which examined population shifts in NJ

Public Administration Gov. Sherrill Signs Off on FY2027 Budget – On June 30th, Governor Mikie Sherrill signed the fiscal year 2027 budget into law, marking it the largest budget in state history with nearly $61 billion earmarked in funding. Total appropriations are $60.7 billion, 3.7% higher than FY2026’s budget, with $7.3 billion in spending reserved […]

Public Administration Senate and Assembly Budget Committees Approve $60.7B Budget for Fiscal Year 2027 – On June 29th, several outlets reported that the New Jersey Senate and Assembly Budget Committees approved a $60.7 billion annual spending bill and additionally advanced hundreds of millions of dollars in additional spending for legislators’ priorities in a separate bill […]

A new article from the Asbury Park Press referenced economic research completed by New Jersey State Policy Lab researchers.

On Monday, June 22nd, the New Jersey State Policy Lab’s summer intern cohort joined with students from the Eagleton Institute of Politics, the Rutgers Democracy Lab, and the Rutgers Scarlet Service Internship program as part of an immersive, one-day civics program at the New Jersey State House in Trenton. With coordination from Ginger Gold Schnitzer, […]

A new article from NJ.com discussing criminal sentencing for drug offenses cited a survey from New Jersey State Policy Lab researchers examining New Jerseyans perspectives on various sentencing reforms.

Health Bill Advances to Add Vitamin B9 to Corn Masa Products – On June 15, Bill A5119 unanimously passed the bipartisan Assembly Agriculture Committee with amendments. The “Fortifying Corn Masa Act” would require manufacturers to add folic acid, otherwise known as folate or vitamin B9, to corn masa flour to increase the beneficial nutrients. Folate, which […]

Health Bill Introduced to Strengthen Pediatric Psychiatric Care – New Jersey Assembly Bill A5236, sponsored by Andrea Katz (D-8), Linda S. Carter (D-22), and James J. Kennedy (D-22), aims to strengthen pediatric psychiatric care and behavioral health care to children and their families who are served by the New Jersey Pediatric Psychiatry Collaborative (NJPCC). Introduced on […]

Education Senate Advances Therapy Dog Pilot Program Bill – On May 28th, the New Jersey Senate unanimously passed Bill S-3453, sponsored by Senators James Beach and Anthony M. Bucco, which aims to establish a three-year pilot program within the Department of Education to evaluate the academic and health benefits of therapy dogs in public elementary […]

The Rowan Energy Collaborative (ROWEC) and the Steve Sweeney Center for Public Policy will be sponsoring a conference discussing the state of New Jersey’s nuclear generation on June 9th. Their ongoing project on nuclear generation was funded through the New Jersey State Policy Lab.