Paul V. Tyahla Executive Director Summer is the peak moving season in the United States, and families across the nation are spending this month cleaning up, packing up, and setting up in their new homes. People move for reasons as varied as job opportunities, housing availability, love interests and...

Paul V. Tyahla Executive Director New Jersey has an unfortunate tradition of failing to address long-term public policy issues before they become full blown crises. Our public employee pension and benefit obligations and property taxes are prime examples. Federal health care reform will provide another...

by Mark ‘Jay’ Williams When the Star-Ledger reported that MTV party girl Snooki was paid $32,000 to speak at Rutgers University, many students and their parents were outraged that their hard-earned money would end up funding the “Jersey Shore” star’s spray tans. Regrettably, the mainstream...

This year’s Academy Awards drew of 37.6 million viewers. Whether or not Americans came away feeling their favorite movie won, or that their favorite celebrity looked fabulous, it is doubtful anyone turned off their television and thought, “New Jersey’s workers should help pay these people’s tax...

Last Friday, more than 3,000 government workers stood on the steps of the State House to demand perpetuation of the status quo, or some close approximation. This Friday, police and fire union members plan to do the same. Billed as rallies to demonstrate solidarity with their public worker brethren in...

Mark ‘Jay’ Williams Economics Fellow, Common Sense Institute of New Jersey In July, the New Jersey Privatization Task Force, charged by Governor Christie, identified a set of privatization tools and strategies that would save the state an estimated $210 million annually. The task force did identify...

by Mark ‘Jay’ Williams In at least 17 states, legislatures have initiated a type of mission creep that New Jersey should consider – allowing community colleges to offer applied (or occupational) bachelor’s degrees. In the last ten years, our community colleges have played a growing and...