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As Governor Sherrill prepares to deliver her first budget address, the NJPP research team laid out the benchmarks for how they'll evaluate the FY 2027 budget.
Read the full report:
www.njpp.org/publications...
🚨 NEW 🚨
As Governor Sherrill prepares to deliver her first budget address, the NJPP research team laid out the benchmarks for how they'll evaluate the FY 2027 budget.
Read the full report:
www.njpp.org/publications...
Instead of focusing on expenditures, lawmakers should look at the revenue side of the ledger to balance New Jersey's budget and help fix the structural deficit.
"There are more revenues that can and should be raised,” said NJPP's @ptrchn1.bsky.social.
newjerseymonitor.com/2026/02/26/g...
Governor Sherrill's remarks this afternoon echo NJPP's longstanding concerns about potential cuts due to the state's structural deficit.
"NJPP urges the Governor to use all the tools available to close this deficit, including increasing the state’s revenues."
www.njpp.org/media/statem...
Expanding the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit would improve affordability, fight poverty, and stimulate local economies in New Jersey.
Read more from NJPP's @ptrchn1.bsky.social:
www.njpp.org/publications...
The Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit are effective programs proven to lift families out of poverty and help them make ends meet.
New Jersey can build on this success and expand these programs to help make the state more affordable.
www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/02/op-e...
The next step is to make sure the study is done the right way -- which means using modern methods and valid data to inform the setting of the weights and base costs. Here's the latest example: www.njpp.org/publications...
19.02.2026 22:06 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Over the years @schoolfinance101.bsky.social & I wrote many reports for @njpolicy.bsky.social calling for NJ to commission an external cost study to recalibrate the school funding formula (SFRA). I'm happy to report Gov Sherrill's Action Team agrees: www.nj.gov/governor/lib...
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Through H.R. 1 ("One Big Beautiful Bill Act"), federal lawmakers are dismantling health coverage supports with actions that will devastate New Jersey families.
With federal support disappearing, New Jersey lawmakers must maintain access to affordable, quality care.
www.njpp.org/publications...
PJM must do better to lower rates for families who have seen their bills spike — and it can.
“We know that if PJM makes certain improvements ... customers can save hundreds of dollars over the next few years,” said NJPP's @alexfromnj.bsky.social.
www.roi-nj.com/2026/02/17/i...
Improve family affordability with one weird trick
18.02.2026 16:52 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
🚨 New from @ptrchn1.bsky.social 🚨
Thousands more New Jersey families could afford child care, groceries, and rent if state lawmakers expand two proven tax credits: the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Read more: www.njpp.org/publications...
GREAT news! Energy bill increases will be curbed -- at least for now.
PJM has agreed to cap energy prices til 2030. This is because of all the work state advocates + governors have done to force PJM to improve!
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
Today we joined @njlcv.bsky.social at the unveiling of their common agenda!
I spoke about the need to reform PJM and to hold data center companies accountable for their role in higher electric bills.
Together we can make New Jersey affordable for all!
“Congress is abandoning working families who were on the front lines during the pandemic,” said NJPP's @bholom11.bsky.social. “State leaders have the tools to counter these federal cuts. The question now is whether they'll act before families are pushed into crisis.”
www.njpp.org/publications...
Without state action, thousands more New Jerseyans will lose coverage.
The report calls on state leaders to expand subsidies, fix enrollment systems, create a public option, and ensure equal access across counties.
www.njpp.org/publications...
The report also finds that federal lawmakers are eliminating coverage options for immigrants, who are nearly 9 times more likely to be uninsured than native-born citizens because they have so few affordable coverage options — especially those living on low incomes.
www.njpp.org/publications...
The report finds that expired enhanced federal subsidies eliminated $500 million that helped residents afford marketplace coverage through GetCovered NJ.
And, Medicaid work requirements starting in 2027 will kick eligible people off coverage through paperwork barriers.
www.njpp.org/publications...
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More than 727,000 New Jerseyans currently lack health insurance, and that number will grow dramatically as Congress eliminates $500 million in marketplace subsidies and imposes new Medicaid work requirements.
Read more from @bholom11.bsky.social: www.njpp.org/publications...
A small glimmer of hope: the recently signed federal budget bills include full funding for LIHEAP!
LIHEAP helps over 240,000 New Jersey households pay their energy bills, including seniors, people with disabilities, and low income families.
www.utilitydive.com/news/federal...
It’s transit equity week, so of course the Trump administration is blocking one of the most important transit projects in the country.
“It’s madness here to see the federal government attack jobs, attack the economy, attack affordability.” -Gov Sherrill
As state policymakers convene for leg season, they'll face cutting funding for vital public services or preserving & raising revenue to meet constituents’ needs. @wesleytharpe.bsky.social highlights states that have raised revenues & how they can be a roadmap for others: www.cbpp.org/research/sta...
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New Jersey has the power to protect immigrant communities.
"We fight for policies that protect immigrant communities and fix our broken criminal justice system because everyone deserves safety, dignity, and the chance to build a life here," said @nicolenjpp.bsky.social.
www.njpp.org/media/statem...
ICYMI: The outgoing governor's decision to pocket veto two bills leaves critical gaps in protections for New Jersey's immigrant communities.
"Fear of litigation should not prevent New Jersey from enacting the strongest possible safeguards,” said @nicolenjpp.bsky.social.
www.njpp.org/media/statem...
🚨 BREAKING: Earlier this morning, @govmurphy.bsky.social signed the Safe Communities Act while allowing TWO OUT OF THREE crucial bills in the immigrant protections package to die on his desk.
Shame, shame, shame.
🔗 Read our full statement at bit.ly/statement12026
Governor-Elect @mikiesherrill.bsky.social is inheriting a budget that looks good on the surface, but is actually a fiscal minefield.
NJPP Senior Policy Analyst @ptrchn1.bsky.social sat down with @njspotlightnews.org to break down his latest report:
youtu.be/gf5RnmknDhU?...
“The choices the Sherrill administration and legislature make in the coming months will determine whether New Jersey can maintain essential services and invest in its future, or whether we'll see harmful cuts that set the state back," said author @ptrchn1.bsky.social.
www.njpp.org/publications...
The report recommends putting sustainable revenue raisers in place and reducing expensive tax credit programs, so that the state doesn't need to dip into its cash reserves to maintain current programs.
Read the full report: www.njpp.org/publications...
Each of the five budget time bombs the report identifies will limit the state’s options for addressing residents’ needs.
These risks come on top of economic uncertainty, including a potential recession, which would reduce revenues and increase state costs.
www.njpp.org/publications...
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Without sustainable and equitable revenue sources, incoming governor Mikie Sherrill is inheriting a state budget full of fiscal threats — to the tune of $3 billion.
Read the full report from @ptrchn1.bsky.social: www.njpp.org/publications...
The World Cup is a great opportunity to evaluate and improve our transit system, especially around MetLife.
As I told a reporter once, “It is considered a rite of passage in New Jersey to sit in traffic for two hours after an event at MetLife.”
Source: www.nytimes.com/2024/02/09/n... #NJSOTS