Friday Facts and Figures

Lawmakers rally around affordability. The Excluded New Jerseyans Fund was cut by $34 million.

Updates on the lame duck session. The NJPP team reacts to the State of the State. The Legislature grows slightly more diverse.

New year rings in a new minimum wage. Comptroller report reveals lack of accountability in corporate tax break programs.

Lawmakers are fast-tracking a big tax break for casinos. The state moratorium on utility shut-offs expires at the end of the month.

Expanded unemployment benefits to expire this month. Child care centers require special attention for lead remediation.

Child care tax credit bill passes through Legislature. New Jersey set to break record for most overdose deaths in a year.

House passes historic Build Back Better legislation. American Rescue Plan (ARP) presents an opportunity to invest in programs that will increase public health and safety.

NJPP has a new interim director, infrastructure week is finally here, and far too many New Jerseyans remain uninsured.

After a long week where votes slowly trickled in, Governor Phil Murphy was declared the winner of New Jersey’s 2021 gubernatorial election.

New Jersey is the best-run state in the nation. Open enrollment begins November 1. Election Day is November 2.

Most counties have fewer early voting sites than the state budgeted for. Child Tax Credit payments are helping families in poverty make ends meet.

New Jersey is one step closer to a more inclusive pandemic recovery. New NJPP report makes a strong case for reimagining public safety.

Bergen County ends its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Scaling back the Build Back Better bill would hurt children and the economy.

NJPP President Brandon McKoy stepping down. Senior Policy Analyst Sheila Reynertson discusses the state's finances with NJ Spotlight News.

New homelessness figures point to big racial disparities in housing. Build Back Better bill endorsed by Nobel Prize-winning economists.

Marijuana cases automatically expunged. Poverty remains far too high. The Build Back Better agenda will create millions of jobs.

New Jersey is one step closer to expanding housing rights for people with criminal records. President Joe Biden visits Somerset County.

Hurricane Ida was one of the deadliest storms in state history. New Jersey is on pace for record-breaking overdose deaths in 2021.

New Jersey is the latest state to ban jails from contracting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Gas Tax to drop by 8.3 cents.

This week marks the 25th anniversary of welfare "reform." President Biden enacts the largest-ever increase in food assistance benefits.

New Census data shows that New Jersey is growing bigger and more diverse. Credit rating agency upgrades New Jersey's credit outlook.

Students will be required to wear masks this fall. Governor Murphy signs landmark eviction and tenant protection bill into law.

Murphy administration holds hearing on how to spend American Rescue Plan funds. Unemployment benefits do not disincentivize work.

Atlantic City votes to shut down its lifesaving syringe exchange program. New Jersey is the best performing state in the bond market.

Expanded Child Tax Credit payments are here! A new report finds the true poverty rate for New Jersey. NJPP has a new job opening.