Governor Christie proposed a 10% income tax cut for all New Jersey income tax payers, and a restoration of the Earned Income Tax Credit, as part of the governor’s State of the State address. The tax cut, which would be phased in over a three-year period, would return nearly $1 billion in income...

Mone brings nearly twenty years of experience as Manhattan Institute President to free-market think tank in his home state The Common Sense Institute of New Jersey (CSI-NJ) welcomed Lawrence J. Mone to its Board of Directors this week. Mone, who has been President of the Manhattan Institute for Policy...

The debt deal recently approved by Congress and the White House includes spending cuts without tax increases. CSI-NJ President Jerry Cantrell spoke with My9’s New Jersey Now to explain why that is proper, and why the so-called “Super Committee” must continue to focus on excessive spending...

Dr. Alaigh brings combination of private sector and government experience to free-market think tank Randolph, New Jersey - Dr. Poonam Alaigh was welcomed to the Board of Directors of the Common Sense Institute of New Jersey this week, where she will provide oversight and leadership for the state’s...

As leaders in Washington and Trenton debate how to reverse our enormous deficits and reduce the state and national debt, the President and many Members of Congress are shying away from needed spending cuts. Meanwhile, some elected officials in New Jersey are calling for yet another income tax hike on...

As New Jerseyans prepare to vote in their local school board elections and on school budgets, CSI-NJ President Jerry Cantrell spoke with My9’s New Jersey Now to discuss their impact. As a former school board president, Cantrell brings real-life experience to the debate over the proper funding and...

On March 22, Judge Peter Doyne, a Special Master for the New Jersey Supreme Court, found that last year’s budget cuts to school district made it impossible for the state to administer a “thorough and efficient system of education”, as mandated by the Constitution. Now, the Supreme Court...