“What Trump and Congress did at that point was dramatically increase the standard deduction but decrease the amount you could deduct for state and local taxes,” said Marc Pfeiffer, a senior policy fellow at Rutgers University’s Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, who studies local government in New Jersey.
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Why are New Jersey housing costs continuing to rise — and who should pay for affordable housing?
Hughes said if federal immigrant deportations continue, home construction costs could soon rise even higher in the Garden State.
“The builders are heavily dependent on immigrant labor, particularly roofing, so they’re facing significant labor shortages,” he said.
He said tariffs could also cause housing price increases, depending on how they ultimately wind up.
“We import a lot of lumber, we import a lot of drywall, a lot of washing machines, appliances and the like,” Hughes said.
Norcross machine Democrats file suit against Cherry Hill progressives over their election loss
“The voters overwhelmingly chose the progressives,” said Julia Sass Rubin,
“That means the … CDCC-endorsed candidates lost. That’s how democratic elections work. There is no consolation prize.”
Stamato Commentary: Preparing for a New Age: Artificial Intelligence, the American Workforce and the G.I. Bill
“Modern manufacturing requires high technology, requiring different skills from those needed in the 20th century. We can innovate in pharmaceuticals, clean-energy technology, robotics and semiconductors, but those innovations will require “infrastructure” to support its development, education and workforce training, and, frankly, cooperative alliances with global partners.”
A Progressive Perspective: New Jersey primary results reflect triumph of political party organizations
Professor Julia Sass Rubin, the acknowledged guru on the effects of the party line on New Jersey politics, thought the elimination of the county line would reduce the influence of party leaders and politics in New Jersey.
Who were the real losers in the 2025 NJ primary? County machines and bosses | Opinion
“If they can demonstrate that they still wield a lot of power, that will potentially ricochet to fewer candidates running in the future, and we’ll be back to largely where we were before,” Sass Rubin said.
NJ, NY lawmakers slam Senate tax bill and its strict SALT deduction cap
“What Trump and Congress did at that point was dramatically increase the standard deduction but decreased the amount you could deduct for state and local taxes,” said Marc Pfeiffer, a senior policy fellow at Rutgers University’s Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, who studies local government in New Jersey.
Atlantic Yards’ broken promises loom over another major Brooklyn development plan two decades later
A new megadevelopment proposed for the Brooklyn Marine Terminal and surrounding blocks could reshape the future of Red Hook and the Columbia Street Waterfront. But for many residents, the project and the process for winning its approval recall an earlier plan gone wrong.
NJ primary 2025: Results highlight weaker party machines
Julia Sass Rubin noted that for decades, the county line had been the key tool enabling political machines to dominate elections, but this year’s results—where party-endorsed candidates lost in multiple counties and Assembly races—demonstrated that voter choice was no longer being structurally constrained.
Pfeiffer participates in Rowan’s “Future of Journalism” Conference
Marc Pfeiffer, Senior Policy Fellow and Assistant Director of the Bloustein Local Government Research Center, recently participated in Rowan University’s conference on “The Future of Journalism: New Models, Digital Transformations and the Public Interest” on Wednesday, May 21.