Friday Facts and Figures

Amazon pulls out of NYC, and they probably pay less in federal taxes than you do.

New study finds millionaires' taxes spur critical public investments. Two members of New Jersey's congressional delegation co-sponsor Green New Deal.

With inequality on the rise, economists look toward wealth taxes to close the gap.

Deal reached on $15 minimum wage. Reforms proposed for state subsidy programs.

Billions in corporate subsidies with no economic growth to show for it.

New year, same federal shutdown, new state minimum wage.

ACA enrollment down from last year. Struggling families get first boost in cash assistance in 31 years.

Open enrollment deadline is a day away. ICE continues to detain children and separate New Jersey families.

New AG directive limits law enforcement's interactions with ICE. New Jersey one step close to legal marijuana.

Tax amnesty in full-swing. Majority of millennials believe tax system is unfair.

Immigration detainers on the rise. Premiums on the decline.

Progressive policy won at the ballot box nationwide.

Many New Jerseyans considered working poor. Cash assistance gets a much needed bump.

Earned sick days are on the way. Most state tax codes exacerbate income inequality.

Small bump to minimum wage. NJ Transit audit tells a tale of neglect.

Amazon raises its minimum wage. State funding for higher education lags.

Free community college coming to New Jersey. Minimum wage for airport workers to be highest in the nation.

Poverty remains high in New Jersey. Don't bank on revenue from legalization.

Millennials not fleeing New Jersey. Premiums to drop in 2019.

New Jersey leads the way protecting the ACA. Expanded driver's licenses in New Jersey?

Gas tax to go up. Combined reporting changes would close loopholes utilized by large corporations.

Trump administration rejects SALT workaround. New Jersey may legalize marijuana by end of September.

The first installment of Friday Facts and Figures, focusing on data points from NJPP reports and policy debates in New Jersey and beyond.