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

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Friday Facts and Figures: October 28, 2022

October 28, 2022 • General
Early voting starts this weekend. New Jersey to upgrade child care centers. Workers to see a slight bump in their take-home pay.
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Friday Facts and Figures: October 21, 2022

October 21, 2022 • General
Lawmakers unexpectedly pull Temp Workers' Bill of Rights. Advocates call on the Murphy administration to protect Clean Energy Fund.
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Friday Facts and Figures: October 14, 2022

October 14, 2022 • General
Lawmakers take steps toward ending period poverty. Less than one percent of New Jerseyans hold over $746 billion in wealth.
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Friday Facts and Figures: October 7, 2022

October 7, 2022 • General
Lawmakers clean up Child Tax Credit law so families get relief sooner. President Biden to pardon federal cannabis possession charges.
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Friday Facts and Figures: September 16, 2022

September 16, 2022 • General
New court challenge to the Affordable Care Act threatens access to preventive care. Uber pays up for misclassifying workers and not paying taxes.
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Friday Facts and Figures: September 9, 2022

September 9, 2022 • General
With a new school year underway, New Jersey struggles with a teacher shortage and fewer mental health staff for Black and Hispanic/Latinx students.
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Friday Facts and Figures: September 2, 2022

September 2, 2022 • General
One year after Hurricane Ida, New Jersey has yet to release new flood zone rules. Superior Court judge strikes down big tax break for casinos.
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Friday Facts and Figures: August 26, 2022

August 26, 2022 • General
President Biden announces student loan forgiveness plan. New Jersey's 10-day sales tax holiday starts tomorrow.
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Friday Facts and Figures: August 19, 2022

August 19, 2022 • General
President Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act. Murphy administration green lights a highway widening that conflicts with New Jersey's climate goals.
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Friday Facts and Figures: August 12, 2022

August 12, 2022 • General
House Democrats poised to pass the Inflation Reduction Act. Three Amazon workers have died at warehouses in New Jersey over the last month.
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Friday Facts and Figures: August 5, 2022

August 6, 2022 • General
New Jersey's process for spending American Rescue Plan funds lacks transparency. Temp Workers' Bill of Rights gets another final vote.
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Friday Facts and Figures: July 29, 2022

July 30, 2022 • General
New Jersey is adding jobs faster than almost any other state. Only a small fraction of rental assistance applicants receive benefits.
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Friday Facts and Figures: July 22, 2022

July 22, 2022 • General
Easy Enrollment program will help uninsured residents enroll in coverage. New Jersey's private sector employment surpasses pre-pandemic levels.
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Friday Facts and Figures: July 15, 2022

July 15, 2022 • General
Nobody knows what lawmakers requested funding for in the state budget. The states that ban abortion do the least for children and families.
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Friday Facts and Figures: July 8, 2022

July 8, 2022 • General
Labor and environmental advocates kill Amazon hub at Newark Airport. Federal health care subsidies are about to expire.
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Friday Facts and Figures: July 1, 2022

July 1, 2022 • General
The NJPP team breaks down the new state budget. New Jersey is the latest state to approve a Child Tax Credit.
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Friday Facts and Figures: June 25, 2022

June 25, 2022 • General
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. Lawmakers agree to sales tax holiday. Immigrants' rights groups rally at the State House.
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Friday Facts and Figures: June 17, 2022

June 17, 2022 • General
New property tax relief proposal includes more renters. Jersey City raises its minimum wage. Easy enrollment bill goes to the governor.
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Friday Facts and Figures: June 10, 2022

June 10, 2022 • General
New report calls for multi-year budgeting and consensus revenue forecasting. New Jersey is one step closer to covering all kids.
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Friday Facts and Figures: June 3, 2022

June 3, 2022 • General
The number of teacher candidates in New Jersey continues to decline. It’s a bird … it’s a plane … it’s For The Many NJ!
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Friday Facts and Figures: May 27, 2022

May 27, 2022 • General
Remembering the 21 lives lost at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on May 24, 2022.
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Friday Facts and Figures: May 20, 2022

May 21, 2022 • General

New Jersey has a multi-billion-dollar surplus, and lawmakers are already fast-tracking a bill to give a big chunk of it to profitable businesses.
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Friday Facts and Figures: May 13, 2022

May 13, 2022 • General

Governor Murphy announces support for expanding abortion access. Corporate lobbyists push for a big tax break. Unions are having a moment.
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Friday Facts and Figures: May 6, 2022

May 6, 2022 • General
Abortion rights are under attack. New report ties the racial wealth gap to disparities in home ownership. Inflation is good for business.
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Friday Facts and Figures: April 29, 2022

April 29, 2022 • General

New report highlights high injury rate at Amazon warehouses. New bill would expand the state's premier anti-poverty program.