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New Jersey Poverty and Economic Reporting Project. News and views on the state of the state's economy. About the New Jersey Poverty and Economic Reporting Project. Monthly Archives: September 2013. Poverty at record rates in NJ, report says. September 9, 2013. Cross-posted from Channel Surfing. Legal Services of New Jersey issued its annual poverty report, which found that more people in the state had trouble making ends meet in 2011 than at any time since the late 1950s. 8216;s top findings were:. Recor...
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A tale of 2 Park Avenues | New Jersey Poverty & Economic Reporting Project
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New Jersey Poverty and Economic Reporting Project. News and views on the state of the state's economy. About the New Jersey Poverty and Economic Reporting Project. May 31, 2013. A tale of 2 Park Avenues. I just came across this video, from PBS, which ran in November. It is work passing along here:. Watch Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream. On PBS. See more from Why Poverty? Next post →. Follow Blog via Email. Join 11 other followers. How Soon Will Christie Walk Away from New Jersey? You are...
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NJ Spotlight: Small-Business Group Asserts Minimum Wage Hike Would Jeopardize Jobs | New Jersey Poverty & Economic Reporting Project
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New Jersey Poverty and Economic Reporting Project. News and views on the state of the state's economy. About the New Jersey Poverty and Economic Reporting Project. June 28, 2013. NJ Spotlight: Small-Business Group Asserts Minimum Wage Hike Would Jeopardize Jobs. From my story today on NJ Spotlight. Tens of thousands of jobs would be lost in New Jersey if the state’s minimum wage increases, according to a study by a small-business coalition. Supporters of the wage hike, however, say the study is misleadin...
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Minimum wage campaign kicks off | New Jersey Poverty & Economic Reporting Project
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New Jersey Poverty and Economic Reporting Project. News and views on the state of the state's economy. About the New Jersey Poverty and Economic Reporting Project. June 19, 2013. Minimum wage campaign kicks off. An NJcom story on today’s official kick-off of Raise the Wage’s official campaign. To pass a state referendum that would increase the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.25 and index it for inflation shows the shortcomings of this kind of approach. While Raise the Wage. Here is the lede:. You l...
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Hank Kalet | New Jersey Poverty & Economic Reporting Project
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New Jersey Poverty and Economic Reporting Project. News and views on the state of the state's economy. About the New Jersey Poverty and Economic Reporting Project. Author Archives: Hank Kalet. Star-Ledger: Poverty up 20 percent among N.J. children. May 22, 2013. From a story in today’s Star-Ledger. The full report can be found here. January 2, 2013. ProPublica has a piece up today. That updates its fine reporting on the foreclosure crisis and the federal and state governments’ lagging response. The large...
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New Jersey Poverty & Economic Reporting Project | News and views on the state of the state's economy. | Page 2
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New Jersey Poverty and Economic Reporting Project. News and views on the state of the state's economy. About the New Jersey Poverty and Economic Reporting Project. Children hammered by recession, report shows. May 24, 2013. On a report issued by the Advocates for Children of New Jersey showing that the most recent recession has hit the state’s children hardest. An annual survey of the wellbeing of children in New Jersey found rising poverty and an increasing inability of families to make ends meet. The r...
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hankkalet | New Jersey Poverty & Economic Reporting Project
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New Jersey Poverty and Economic Reporting Project. News and views on the state of the state's economy. About the New Jersey Poverty and Economic Reporting Project. Poverty at record rates in NJ, report says. September 9, 2013. Cross-posted from Channel Surfing. Legal Services of New Jersey issued its annual poverty report, which found that more people in the state had trouble making ends meet in 2011 than at any time since the late 1950s. 8216;s top findings were:. 3 Record Child Poverty. Record number o...
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Large numbers of seniors falling behind | New Jersey Poverty & Economic Reporting Project
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New Jersey Poverty and Economic Reporting Project. News and views on the state of the state's economy. About the New Jersey Poverty and Economic Reporting Project. May 24, 2013. Large numbers of seniors falling behind. New Jersey seniors are facing a shortage of affordable rental units, which is contributing to their growing inability to cover basic costs, according to a report issued last week by the New Jersey Foundation for Aging. The New Jersey Elder Economic Security Index: Addressing Basic Needs.
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