The American dream has become too expensive: Most millennials want to own a home one day, but they sure can’t afford one now. During the pandemic, housing prices have climbed, with the nationwide increase moderating to 2.6% year over year in...
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NJ Money Worries: What You Should Expect to Happen in 2023
With the start of the New Year right around the corner, a lot of New Jersey residents are wondering what’s in store for them economically in 2023. According to Rutgers University economist and Dean Emeritus James W. Hughes, the New Jersey economy will do OK at the...
Road-weary N.J. drivers have the 3rd longest commutes in the U.S.
New Jersey drivers know all too well the frustration of an unending stretch of stationary red taillights on what should be a 65 mph highway. From the Parkway to the Turnpike and all major highways in between, long commute times are a part of life in the most densely...
Education advocates to Gov. Murphy: Update N.J. Board of Education
All 13 members of the New Jersey Board of Education will be sitting in expired seats by the end of the school year unless the state Legislature approves three new members Gov. Phil Murphy nominated in September. Julia Sass Rubin, a professor at the Edward J....
More NJ Workers are Engaging in Career Cushioning
The New Jersey economy remains relatively strong but inflation and supply chain disruption issues have caused problems for many New Jersey businesses, and there is growing concern among workers about possible layoffs. According to Carl Van Horn, the director of the...
A good government wish list for the omnibus
The holiday season is upon us, and Santa — presumably — is now in the stage of checking his list twice. So is Congress, as they attempt to pass a final budget bill before a new Congress takes over in the new year. Much like a Christmas list, the omnibus is...
Inflation in NJ Still High but Slowing – What it Means for You
The Federal Reserve is expected to increase interest rates again Wednesday, which means the cost of borrowing money for home mortgages and credit cards is about to go even higher, but there is good news on the inflation front. According to Rutgers University economist...
Four Ways To Build A Better Automated Enforcement Program
Decades of evidence that technology like speed cameras reliably reduces car crashes on the corridors where they're sited — not to mention their potential to reduce dangerous encounters between BIPOC and human officers — but automated enforcement...
Court decisions allowing public bidders in N.J. to use PO boxes alarm advocates
A little-noticed court decision last month will give companies more leeway as to which addresses they list when bidding for local government public contracts in New Jersey. The Appellate Division decision — which allowed a paving company to list its owners ’post...
Cybercriminals Step Up Attacks on Health Care Payment Processors
The Federal Bureau of Investigation in September warned that it has received multiple reports of cybercriminals increasingly targeting health care payment processors to redirect payments to themselves. Typically, this involves a cybercriminal obtaining...