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: June 26, 2020

June 26, 2020
New Jersey Legislature fast tracks three-month spending bill full of cuts.
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Friday Facts and Figures: June 19, 2020

June 19, 2020
A big U.S. Supreme Court win for immigrant families, but still no pandemic relief.
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Friday Facts and Figures: June 12, 2020

June 12, 2020
Newark proposes cutting police budget. New NJPP proposal would make the income tax fairer.
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Friday Facts and Figures: June 5, 2020

June 5, 2020
New report outlines universal basic income pilot program for Newark. COVID-19 death toll may be higher than official count.
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Friday Facts and Figures: May 29, 2020

May 29, 2020
Amid calls for the state to "reopen," New Jersey experiences a small spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations.
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Friday Facts and Figures: May 22, 2020

May 22, 2020
New Jersey and the rest of the nation must center racial equity in the COVID-19 pandemic response.
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Friday Facts and Figures: May 15, 2020

May 15, 2020
New Jersey is facing an enormous budget shortfall, according to new data from the state Treasury.
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Friday Facts and Figures: May 8, 2020

May 8, 2020
New poll shows New Jersey voters are more worried about catching COVID-19 than the economic fallout from the pandemic.
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Friday Facts and Figures: May 1, 2020

May 1, 2020
Skyrocketing unemployment is unlike anything we've ever seen before.
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Friday Facts and Figures: April 24, 2020

April 24, 2020
Unemployment continues to skyrocket. New Jersey needs much more federal aid.
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Friday Facts and Figures: April 17, 2020

April 17, 2020
New Jersey is looking to borrow billions to cover COVID-19 budget shortfalls. This crisis justifies, if not demands, such a move.
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Friday Facts and Figures: April 10, 2020

April 10, 2020
Senate to vote on COVID-19 response package this Monday, including bill to reduce child poverty.
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Friday Facts and Figures: April 3, 2020

April 3, 2020
Local health departments lack the staff and resources to adequately respond to COVID-19.
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Friday Facts and Figures: March 27, 2020

March 27, 2020
Record-number of workers file for unemployment due to COVID-19. Federal representatives reach compromise on stimulus package.
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Friday Facts and Figures: March 20, 2020

March 20, 2020
Updates on the COVID-19 pandemic, the state's response, and a new feature: #PetsOfNJPP.
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Friday Facts and Figures: March 13, 2020

March 13, 2020
Latest updates on COVID-19 and what the state and federal government should do to mitigate harm.
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Friday Facts and Figures: March 6, 2020

March 6, 2020
Public budget hearings are right around the corner.
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Friday Facts and Figures: February 28, 2020

February 28, 2020
Budget season is back! Catch up on Gov. Murphy's budget address here.
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Friday Facts and Figures: February 21, 2020

February 21, 2020
New coalition calls for a budget and economy for the many, not corporate special interests.
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Friday Facts and Figures: February 14, 2020

February 14, 2020
Companies forfeit more than $10 million worth of corporate tax subsidies.
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Friday Facts and Figures: February 7, 2020

February 7, 2020
The real reason behind Amazon's HQ2 bidding war (spoiler: it's not because they needed the tax breaks).
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Friday Facts and Figures: January 24, 2020

January 24, 2020
This past legislative session was the most productive since 1985.
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Friday Facts and Figures: January 17, 2020

January 17, 2020
Highlights from a big week in Trenton, including the State of the State and a new task force report on corporate subsides.
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Friday Facts and Figures: January 10, 2020

January 10, 2020
New study finds that corporate tax breaks are not worth the investment.
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Friday Facts and Figures: January 3, 2020

January 3, 2020
New year, new laws, new minimum wage!