It's Always the Economy

Forget about Chris Christie’s record on corruption, the controversy over the contract awarded to former Attorney General John Ashcroft, and the debate over Governor’s emails. When voters go to the polls to choose a Governor in November, there is likely to be a familiar issue on their minds -- the economy. Read what this may mean in November in It’s Always the Economy, Stupid by the Hall Institute's Richard Lee.

A Renewable Energy
For Valentine's Day

With Valentine's Day approaching, one of the state's leading advocates of wind, solar, and other renewable energies reminds us that love is a renewable energy.

Love also continues to be good for business and more recession-proof, even in the current economic climate, according to Assemblyman John F. McKeon, chairman of the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee.

The National Picture — While the nation tries to set the economy back on track, Hall Institute Executive Director Michael P. Riccards recalls the days of FDR and wonders, if it only exacerbated the economic environment of the '30s, what is the legacy of the New Deal? Read

Energy Conference— A panel of experts in green infrastructure technology will discuss the technical points of delivering green energy to the market at a conference sponsored by the Hall Institute on February 25 at the New Jersey State Museum Annex. Read More

Land of Lincoln— In case you missed Michael Riccards' op-ed on the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, it was published this week in several New Jersey newspapers. Read

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In 2006 and 2008, the institute presented online Virtual Debates among the candidates in New Jersey's U.S. Senate race. We also sponsored NJ2008, a special section on New Jersey's role in the 2008 presidential campaign.

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