Rutgers Day— Rutgers Day is designed to showcase New Jersey’s state university to the people of the Garden State, and the timing of the event could not be more fortuitous, given the current economic crisis. The Hall Institute's Richard Lee explains why in As Dollars Dwindle, Opportunity Knocks for NJ and Higher Ed.

Affordable Health Care— In a speech delivered at Hillsdale College, John C. Goodman, president of the National Center for Policy Analysis, argued that liberating the medical market by freeing doctors and patients is the only way to bring health care costs under control without sacrificing quality. To learn more, read A Prescription for American Health Care.

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.