How Well Does NJ Know its Next Governor?

Unlike the discourse that takes place during election campaigns, inauguration speeches often stress common values and the need to work together and look beyond differences for the greater good of the citizenry. Although we are likely to hear some of these themes on Tuesday when Chris Christie becomes New Jersey’s 55th Governor, the Hall Institute's Richard Lee believes Christie’s speech may need to serve another purpose. Read

Hall Institute Debuts
Online TV Program

The Hall Institute’s new interactive public affairs program on New Jersey public policy issues premiered this week.

Viewers were able to participate in a live chat and pose questions to the program’s host, Hall Institute Executive Director Michael P. Riccards, and his guest, Michael Presutti, who discussed his proposal to combine an occupational training program with an urban renewal effort designed to rehabilitate criminal offenders and the physical communities where they often live.

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A Challenge for the New Administration — Mayors are expressing alarm about the cost of binding arbitration and its impact on municipal budgets. Rutgers University Professor Linda Stamato outlines the problem and offers some suggestions for addressing the issue in State mandates and municipal burdens: Another challenge for Christie.

The State's Greatest Modern Governor — Hall Institute Executive Director Michael P. Riccards, who considers Richard J. Hughes the state's greatest modern governor, reviews a new book about the man who served two terms as governor and then became the state' chief justice. Read more in The New Jersey Truman.

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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 goal is to foster constructive debate and discussion and build a stronger, better New Jersey.

Since our inception in 2005, the Hall Institute has been at the forefront of public policy in our state. We conduct research and present public forums on timely topical issues, such as public pensions, health care reform and higher education funding. The institute has had a strong presence in New Jersey’s last three statewide elections by sponsoring online “virtual debates” that provide citizens with substantive information on where the candidates stand on the major issues confronting our state.

The Hall Institute website features more than 400 papers and provides a platform for individuals and organizations to express opinions and offer ideas and suggestions.

We also produce our own public affairs television program and use podcasts, blogs and social networking to share our work and seek feedback. In addition to our other activities, the institute 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 our website. A third volume, Creating A Common Future: New Jersey and Public Policy, was published online.

Located in Trenton at 224 West State Street, the institute was established by George E. Hall, a successful business executive and a leading philanthropist who lives in Middletown, N.J.

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