Is New Jersey's rate of out-migration cause for concern?

The United Van Lines National Movers Study has been cited in numerous news articles with headlines like “More residents move out of New Jersey than any other state.” Senate President Steve Sweeney even used the report as a way to track outward migration saying it...

Is New Jersey’s rate of out-migration cause for concern?

The United Van Lines National Movers Study has been cited in numerous news articles with headlines like “More residents move out of New Jersey than any other state.” Senate President Steve Sweeney even used the report as a way to track outward migration saying it...

Billy Terry named director of National Transit Institute

Billy Terry has been named director of the National Transit Institute (NTI) which operates as the training arm and a national education resource for the transit industry.  NTI was established in 1992 at Rutgers University under the Intermodal Surface Transportation...

What will happen to New Jersey's economy in 2019?

As we begin 2019, the global economy seems uncertain. But experts believe the outlook is more positive than negative, including in New Jersey. “Our growth rate for employment, at least through October, was very consistent to that of the nation, was very consistent to...

What will happen to New Jersey’s economy in 2019?

As we begin 2019, the global economy seems uncertain. But experts believe the outlook is more positive than negative, including in New Jersey. “Our growth rate for employment, at least through October, was very consistent to that of the nation, was very consistent to...

Court strikes down state requiring PARCC test for graduation

A state court has schooled the New Jersey Department of Education on the law and requiring students to pass the PARCC test for graduation. It’s the kind of outcome protesting parents have wanted for months. “I think it’s a very good ruling. It’s a very thoughtful...

NJ Transit hits federal deadline for positive train control

“There’s got to be a way that operating expenses are paid for — and not out of the capital moneys of NJ Transit — and that there’s enough capital money available to do the things that NJ Transit needs,” said founding director of the Alan Voorhees Transportation Center...

Red Bank: Students rethink Monmouth St.

Assignment: come up with new design concepts to enliven the stretch of Monmouth Street between the train station and borough hall in Red Bank. The response: lots of new apartments, rooftop bars, hidden parking decks, pockets of greenery and even an amphitheater across...

Opinion: Making the business case for a $15 minimum wage

In today’s world, the primary beneficiaries of minimum wage increases are not teenagers. Instead they are adults and parents who are trying to meet their monthly rent, food and health care expenditures. Research on the minimum wage finds job losses associated with...

NJ mayors square off over proposal for power plant

It’s mayor against mayor in part of Bergen County, where there’s a proposal to build a power plant. Just off busy Route 1 & 9 down an industrial part of the Meadowlands is a concrete recycling plant that could soon be transformed into a power plant burning natural...

Historic tax credits work as intended

Consider these stats from the National Park Service, which handles the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program in cooperation with the State Historic Preservation Offices. They’re from a new report — by the park service and Rutgers...