Tax Day 2009— The income tax deadline has come and gone, but New Jerseyans still have plenty to say about taxes. Michael P. Riccards opines on this volatile topic in Taxes - New Jersey Style.

School Regionalization— Since 1969, state-initiated studies have promoted the consolidation of school districts into K-12 units. In No Surprise: The State Wants Only K-12 Districts, Frank Belluscio of the New Jersey School Boards Association explains why it hasn’t happened so far and why it is not likely to happen now.

Lincoln Lecture— Hall Institute Executive Director Michael P. Riccards will be a special guest speaker at Legacy of Lincoln: Celebrating Lincoln's Bicentennial, the annual law day luncheon presented by the Mercer Vicinage Superior Court and the Superior Court Advisory Committee on Minority Concerns in partnership with the Mercer County Bar Association. The event takes place Friday, May 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Trenton Lafayette Yard Marriott.

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The Hall Institute is a non-partisan, not-for-profit foundation established to explore social, economic, educational and cultural issues. Our weekly email newsletter is sent to organizations and individuals with an interest in the material posted on our website at www.hallnj.org.

Since its inception in 2005, the institute has emerged as a leading voice for public policy in New Jersey. More than 400 papers, on topics ranging from health care to education to property taxes, have been posted on our website.

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.

In addition to our other activities, the institute also has published two books -- The State of the Garden State and Reaction and Reform in New Jersey. Both are compilations of the major papers posted on its website. A third volume, Creating A Common Future: New Jersey and Public Policy, is posted on the Hall Institute website.

Located in Trenton directly across from the New Jersey State House, the institute was established by George E. Hall, a successful business executive and a leading philanthropist who lives in Middletown, N.J.