EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The New Jersey Legislature and Governor Christie are simultaneously examining the effectiveness and affordability of the state’s public higher education system. This report is the first in a Common Sense Institute of New Jersey (CSI-NJ) series that will analyze how New Jersey’s...

Steven Malanga Exposes the “Shakedown” of New Jersey Taxpayers Book signing Co-hosted by The Common Sense Institute of New Jersey, and The Foundation for Free Enterprise Wednesday, December 1, 2010 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Stony Hill Inn 231 Polifly Road Hackensack, NJ 07601 $60...

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO DEDICATE ASSESSMENTS ON WAGES BY THE STATE TO THE PAYMENT OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS Shall the amendment to Article VIII, Section II of the State Constitution, agreed to by the Legislature, which: prohibits collection by the State of assessments based solely on employee wages and...

The Common Sense Institute of New Jersey has acquired the annual budget for all 21 of New Jersey’s counties. While counties are required to make the budgets available to the public, they are not ordinarily available online, and there is not a single site that brings together all of the budgets. New...

In October 2010, Governor Christie halted construction of a trans-Hudson rail tunnel into New York City. The project would have been by New Jersey, the Federal government and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. New York State would have made no direct contribution, despite the fact that New...

On October 7, a special committee of the General Assembly met to hear testimony on how to best address the economic downturn facing New Jersey. Jerry Cantrell, President of the Common Sense Institute of New Jersey, noted that the engine of job growth in New Jersey has been new businesses and the entrepreneurs...

The U.S. Census Bureau released its one-year American Community Survey data for 2009 this week, and the report highlights the blight of state taxpayers. Last year, property taxes increased and remained highest in the nation, despite median household income falling for the year. New Jersey homeowners...