Category: News & Media
- Blog Posts, Economy
Governor Sherrill is Targeting Junk Fees, but Where Do Government Fees Stand?
by Megan Whitman NJPI Junior Policy Fellow Governor Sherrill recently signed an Executive Order targeting “junk fees,” fees that […]
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NORTHJERSEY.COM: NY moves ahead on education. NJ should not be left behind | Opinion
By Wells Winegar, Executive Director of the New Jersey Policy Institute, and Ashley Smith, Managing Director of Jersey 1st...
PRESS RELEASE
STATEMENT FROM JERSEY1ST, NEW JERSEY POLICY INSTITUTE, AND AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY–NEW JERSEY ON NEW WORKER CLASSIFICATION RULE
For Immediate Release: May 6, 2026 TRENTON, N.J. – In response to Governor Sherrill’s adoption of new worker classification regulations...
- Education, In the News, News & Media
NJ ED REPORT: As Other States Move Forward, Will New Jersey Leave Education Dollars Behind?
Wells Winegar is Executive Director of the New Jersey Policy Institute, As Governor Mikie Sherrill begins her term in
- Economy, Press Releases
New Jersey Policy Institute Releases First “Pork Roll Report” as Governor Proposes FY2027 Budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2026 Trenton, NJ — As Governor Mikie Sherrill today proposed a $60.7 billion budget for
- Blog Posts, Education
$45 Million, No Answers: NJEA Leadership Still Owes Teachers the Truth
by Andy Mulvihill, NJPI Board Chairman How would you feel if you joined a union and paid $1,400 in dues
- Blog Posts, Economy, Education
Beyond the Fiscal Time Bomb: 5 Ways New Jersey Can Cut the Bloat and Empower Families This Year
by Erica Jedynak, NJPI Board Member New Jersey is currently sitting on a fiscal time bomb. Despite record-shattering $58 billion
- Economy, In the News
NJBIZ: OPINION: Sherrill’s pause on independent contractor rules should stand
by Rosemary Becchi February 22, 2026 In one of her first executive orders, Gov. Mikie Sherrill took
- Blog Posts, Education
As Other States Move Forward, Will New Jersey Leave Education Dollars Behind?
By Wells Winegar, Executive Director, New Jersey Policy Institute As Governor Mikie Sherrill begins her term in office,
- Energy, In the News
BERGEN RECORD: NJ climate superfund is a blank check with no accountability | Opinion
New Jersey’s Climate Superfund Is a Blank Check With No Accountability by Rosemary Becchi New Jersey lawmakers are considering
- Blog Posts, Education
A New Governor Takes Office. Will She Deliver on Education?
by Aiden DeMarsey, NJPI Jr. Fellow Governor Mikie Sherrill, sworn into office last week, enters her term with a
- Blog Posts, Energy
Day One, Energy First: Governor Mikie Sherrill’s Opening Strategy on Affordability
By Sean Barry, NJPI Jr. Fellow When Governor Mikie Sherrill was sworn in as New Jersey’s 57th governor, she did
- Blog Posts, Economy
New Jersey at a Crossroads: Looking back on Governor Murphy and Ahead to Mikie Sherrill
by Megan Whitman, NJPI Jr. Economy Fellow As Governor Phil Murphy officially left office this week after eight years, New
