While school construction may increase New Jersey’s debt load, this infrastructure-rebuilding program generates jobs and taxes and bolsters the economy. A study conducted by the Rutgers Center for Urban Policy Research and the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development showed that $1 billion spent on school construction results in thousands of full-time jobs and many millions of dollars in state and local taxes.
NJSPL: The Healthcare Affordability Crisis in NJ and Nationally
The Healthcare Affordability Crisis in NJ and Nationally In 1992, political strategist James Carville famously said, “It’s the economy, stupid!” in reference to the messaging needed to get Bill Clinton elected. Carville’s admonition applied just as much to this year’s...