Last December, a Rutgers economist said the state’s “jobs recovery is a non-event.” Nancy Mantell also cited statistics showing New Jersey near the bottom of the national list of jobs regained since the depth of that recession.
NJSPL: The Potential of Participatory Budgeting Within New Jersey
Budget Cuts and Who Absorbs Them When budgets are cut, the first programs to go are those without dedicated funding or legal mandate. Many of those programs serve low-income, disabled, and vulnerable populations. New Jersey is in a period of fiscal austerity. The...