New Jersey Representative Josh Gottheimer is backing a plan from one of his top private equity donors to expand a Federal Reserve bailout program.
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Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Cory’s Meltdown
Presidential candidate and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has become the Democrats’ leading drum-beater for nuclear power.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
New Jersey Moves to Rein In Wasteful Tax Breaks for Businesses
Inspired by a recent Kansas-Missouri pact, Garden State lawmakers may warm to reforms that scale back competition with New York and Pennsylvania over jobs.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Gateway To Nowhere on the Hudson
Donald Trump could well kill more funds for the construction of critical rail infrastructure projects—which doesn’t bode well for the Northeast.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The 53rd Republican Senator?
New Jersey Democratic Senator Robert Menendez’s legal troubles could give Chris Christie the chance to appoint a Republican to the Senate—quite possibly himself.
Posted inEducation in America
New Jersey Teacher Tenure Lawsuit Dismissed
Education reformers targeting teacher job protections have been struggling in court.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Anti-Trump Suburbanites Force New Jersey Republican to Think Again on Health-Care Bill
Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen’s defection signals the power of the anti-Trump grassroots movement—and the vulnerability of many suburban Republicans.
Posted inEducation in America
New Jersey Supreme Court Blocks Chris Christie’s Efforts to Bypass Teacher Union Contracts, Alter School Funding
The legal ruling marks a new setback to the Republican governor’s education agenda.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Atlantic City: The Fall of the Boardwalk Empire
Gambling as an engine of economic development turned out to be a bad wager, and the famed New Jersey city is paying the price.
