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How New Jersey plans to maintain status as top educator with historic funding increase

Writer: Dylan Bruton 3 min read March 2024 –– While public school funding has increasingly become a point of contention across the United States, Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration recently proposed a historic investment in education –– an indicator in how the Garden State values its future workforce. In FY2025, Gov.

2024-03-19T08:36:47-04:00March 19th, 2024|Economy, Education, Government, North & Central Jersey|

New Business Sentiment Survey shows cautious optimism

Writer: Ryan Gandolfo 3 min read July 2023 — The inaugural Capital Analytics Business Sentiment Survey (CABSS) of 200 public and private sector leaders based in Southern markets revealed a level of resilience in the second quarter and cautious optimism for the remainder of 2023. Covering major industries from professional

Gov. Wolf’s Pennsylvania Budget Prioritizes Education, Income

By: Sara Warden 2 min read February 2020 — Democrat Gov. Tom Wolf focused his 2020-21 budget on education and income, proposing an increase in spending of almost 6% to $34 billion over the fiscal year, including $600 million to cover cost overruns. Republicans criticized the heavy reliance of the budget on

2022-12-28T15:45:32-05:00February 7th, 2020|Accounting, Economy, Education, Government, Insights, Philadelphia|

Philadelphia, South Jersey Prioritize Transit, Affordability, Sustainability in 2020

By: Sara Warden 2 min read December 2019 — Although under slightly different time frames, both South Jersey and Philadelphia’s local and state governments are prioritizing investment in three key axes for the coming years: transit, affordability and sustainability. In 2011, Philadelphia’s City Planning Commission outlined Philadelphia2035, a comprehensive plan for managing

South Florida to Address Heavy-Hitting Priorities Ahead of Election 2020

By: Sara Warden 2 min read January 2019 — With its status as one of the most important swing states in federal elections, Florida’s voting pattern generally serves as a bellweather for the overall outcome. With President Donald Trump running for re-election in November 2020, South Florida’s agenda for the year is