Sheila Reynerston Archives - New Jersey Globe

NJPP: State should adopt consensus forecasting, multi-year budgeting

April 15, 2021 12:42 pm

A progressive group called on New Jersey to do away with competing revenue forecasts drafted by the Office of Legislative Services and the State Treasury Thursday, cautioning the practice leads to politicized budget negotiations and encourages reliance one one-shot revenue...

Staffing, funding down at agencies handling COVID-19 response

April 20, 2020 11:58 am

The New Jersey departments responding to the COVID-19 crisis have faced significant staff and spending cuts since 2008, according to a new report released by New Jersey Policy Perspective. The progressive group found the Departments of Health, Human Services, Labor...

NJPP calls for tax hikes amid COVID crisis

March 31, 2020 12:27 pm

A progressive think tank renewed its call for a slew of tax increases in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis upending New Jersey’s economy. NJ Policy Perspective called on lawmakers and Gov. Phil Murphy to create new tax brackets for...

Progressive coalition seeks $3 billion in tax hikes

February 18, 2020 5:46 pm

A cadre of progressive groups launched a new coalition aiming to overhaul the state’s tax code in order to fund progressive policy priorities. For the Many, which includes groups like NJ Working Families, NJ Policy Perspective and state branch of...