Friday Facts and Figures is a weekly newsletter with data points, analysis, and commentary on the biggest policy debates in New Jersey and beyond.

Friday Facts and Figures: May 26, 2023

Senate President open to keeping the corporate business tax surcharge. New property tax credit proposal would leave many seniors behind.

Friday Facts and Figures: May 19, 2023

Tax collections take a big hit. Mayor Fulop comes out against corporate tax cut. New bill would fund more community crisis response teams.

Friday Facts and Figures: May 5, 2023

New Jersey is a national model for creating affordable housing. Mayor Baraka comes out against corporate tax cut. Mayor Fulop endorses higher minimum wage.

Friday Facts and Figures: April 21, 2023

New Jersey has some of the worst air quality in the nation. NJ Transit faces a budget shortfall. Murphy administration slow to adopt clean car rules.

Friday Facts and Figures: April 14, 2023

Rutgers faculty and graduate student workers go on strike. New Jersey gets two credit rating upgrades. New worker protections against mass layoffs take effect.

Friday Facts and Figures: April 7, 2023

No evidence that offshore wind is connected to whale deaths. New Jersey's finances are improving thanks to progressive taxation. NJPP is hiring!

Friday Facts and Figures: March 31, 2023

New Jersey is projected to collect less revenue than initially forecasted. Tax cuts, not spending, are responsible for the federal debt.

Friday Facts and Figures: March 24, 2023

Paterson police disproportionately use force against Black people. North Jersey is the most competitive rental market in the country.

Friday Facts and Figures: March 17, 2023

State releases body cam footage of police killing Najee Seabrooks. Corporate profit margins hit a 70-year high. State revenue lags across the country.

Friday Facts and Figures: March 10, 2023

Paterson police kill violence intervention specialist Najee Seabrooks. Budget hearings start next week. New Jersey risks missing its clean energy goals.

Friday Facts and Figures: March 3, 2023

Governor Murphy's budget expands pre-K and doubles the Child Tax Credit. It also underfunds clean energy, NJ Transit, and gives corporations a big tax cut.

Friday Facts and Figures: February 24, 2023

New bill would expand the New Jersey Child Tax Credit. Private prison company Core Civic sues New Jersey over ICE detention ban.

Friday Facts and Figures: February 17, 2023

Bills increasing penalties advance out of committee. Gov. Murphy sets 2035 as target for New Jersey to reach 100 percent clean energy.

Friday Facts and Figures: February 10, 2023

Nine bills that would roll back bail reform are up for a vote Monday, while police transparency bills stall in the Legislature.

Friday Facts and Figures: February 3, 2023

Senate passes Temp Workers' Bill of Rights. Lawmakers table mandatory minimum sentence bill. Report finds the true cost of the child care crisis.

Friday Facts and Figures: January 27, 2023

For the Many NJ sends open letter in favor of extending Corporate Business Tax surcharge. New bill would require colleges and universities to carry naloxone.

Friday Facts and Figures: January 20, 2023

Lawmakers in seven states introduce new wealth taxes. Federal data once again debunks the millionaire tax flight myth.

Friday Facts and Figures: January 13, 2023

Governor Murphy delivers his annual State of the State address. New NJPP report finds that lawmakers raided $2 billion from the Clean Energy Fund.

Friday Facts and Figures: January 6, 2023

New year, new minimum wage! Property tax rebate program may leave renters behind. State outlines plan for electric truck charging infrastructure.

Friday Facts and Figures: December 23, 2022

Temp Workers' Bill of Rights stalls in the Senate. Lawmakers try to roll back criminal justice reforms. ANCHOR deadline approaches.

Friday Facts and Figures: December 16, 2022

New report highlights how temp agencies pay poverty wages. Many students qualify for free lunches but lack access.

Friday Facts and Figures: December 2, 2022

New regulations would require insurance coverage for abortion care. CDC grant to bolster health departments. Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights advances out of committee.

Friday Facts and Figures: November 18, 2022

Temp Workers' Bill of Rights on up for a vote on Monday. Congress holds hearing on Amazon injuries. Poll shows voters oppose "the line" on primary ballots.

Friday Facts and Figures: November 11, 2022

Language access bill advances out of committee. Comptroller report blasts State Police training bureau. Students protest police in schools.

Friday Facts and Figures: November 4, 2022

The digital economy remains largely untaxed. State prisons are rife with health and safety issues. New Jersey has a child care crisis.