February 3, 2026 | njspotlightnews.org The Sherrill administration, as it prepares its first budget, will need to cope — consciously or not — with the long-term underlying issue for New Jersey’s finances: the state’s appetite for government services is likely to remain larger than what it can comfortably afford. Read More:  Click Here NJ SEED: An analysis of NJ’s fiscal house not colored by politics. A worthwhile read.

February 4, 2026 | njspotlightnews.org Just weeks after President Donald Trump touted economic growth made during his second term, a lawsuit seeking to unfreeze the funding he halted for a new trans-Hudson rail tunnel highlights that project’s importance to the national economy. Read More:   Click Here NJ SEED: That’s why we have courts – to settle disputes and seek relief.

ICYMI: Governor Sherrill Nominates Kevin Jarvis to Serve as Labor Commissioner January 30, 2026 | nj.gov Governor Mikie Sherrill today (1/30/25) announced Kevin Jarvis as her nominee to be the next Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. As commissioner, Jarvis will lead efforts to expand access to workforce training programs, facilitate higher education and business partnerships and pathways, improve the quality and efficiency of governm

January 26, 2026 | njspotlightnews.org After a solid month of hiring in December, New Jersey’s economy ended last year with a net gain of 9,000 jobs, the latest federal data show. State tax collections were also running slightly ahead of a projected growth rate as the fiscal year reached its Dec. 31 midway, according to the New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Read More: Click Here NJ SEED: Better than expected tax revenues have got to be helpful to Gov. Sherrill as she pr

An Op Ed by Hoboken City Council President Ruben Ramos January 28, 2026 | njspotlightnews.org New Jerseyans are facing an energy crisis. Families are  seeing  their electricity bills skyrocket, sometimes consuming nearly their entire monthly budgets just to keep the lights on or their homes heated. Yet too often, utility companies are allowed to operate without real accountability while customers shoulder the cost of inefficiency, mismanagement and corporate blunders.  Read M