Welcome to the GSI Briefing podcast – hosted by Regina Egea, President of the Garden State Initiative. In this episode of the GSI Briefing, we are taking a look across the Delaware River to Pennsylvania who recently enacted a plan to dramatically cut its business taxes. Pennsylvania currently levies the 2nd highest corporate tax rate… Read More »Pennsylvania’s Plans to Grow Prosperity are a Lesson for New Jersey

Welcome to the GSI Briefing podcast – hosted by Regina Egea, President of the Garden State Initiative. In this episode of the GSI Briefing, we’re presenting a panel discussion from GSI’s recent Economic Policy Forum that asked several policy experts to wonder aloud about what they see in New Jersey’s future for our economy and… Read More »New Jersey’s Crystal Ball: Where our State is Headed

Welcome to the GSI Briefing podcast – hosted by Regina Egea, President of the Garden State Initiative. In this special edition of the GSI Briefing, we’re presenting a panel discussion on New Jersey’s best opportunities to grow jobs. It was part of GSI’s recent Economic Policy Forum. The discussion was moderated by Dipal Patel, the… Read More »Where the Jobs Are: NJ’s Employment Outlook

Welcome to the GSI Briefing podcast – hosted by Regina Egea, President of the Garden State Initiative. This episode features Dan Clifton’s presentation from GSI’s 2022 Economic Policy Forum, which was held on June 8th, 2022. Mr. Clifton spoke on how the impact of domestic policy decisions and consequences of geopolitical events have combined to create a… Read More »Economic Volatility is Creating Political Volatility – The 2022 Outlook

Welcome to the GSI Briefing podcast – hosted by Regina Egea, President of the Garden State Initiative. This episode features Regina’s conversation with Col. Jeff Contor (Ret.) Col. Jeff Cantor is the founder and CEO of the New Jersey State Veterans Chamber of Commerce which launched in November 2018. He is a co-author of a… Read More »Veterans Are Being Left Out in New Jersey

Welcome to the GSI Briefing podcast – hosted by Regina Egea, President of the Garden State Initiative. This episode features two leading voices on the subject of New Jersey’s Inheritance Tax. First up, is Seton Hall Professor Dr. Danielle Zanzalari followed by Sharif Muhammad, the founder and CEO of Unlimited Financial Group. Dr. Zanzalari has… Read More »You Can’t Escape Death and New Jersey’s Taxes

The Garden State Initiative presents The GSI Briefing Podcast, hosted by Regina Egea. Episode #9: This month, Regina is joined by former State Senator Diane Allen & former Assemblyman and Deputy Speaker John Burzichelli to discuss Governor Murphy’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget proposal which was introduced earlier this month. This record-high $49 billion budget is… Read More »NJ’s Budget – The Inside Story You Need to Know

The Garden State Initiative presents The GSI Briefing Podcast, hosted by Regina Egea. In this episode, Regina Egea speaks with Paterson New Jersey Mayor André Sayegh about his efforts to reduce gun violence in his city. Following their conversation, this episode features highlights of Mayor Sayegh’s dialogue with former Los Angeles and New York Police… Read More »Keeping New Jersey Safe: Combating Illegal Gun Violence

The Garden State Initiative presents The GSI Briefing Podcast, hosted by Regina Egea. The Garden State Initiative has issued a new report based on recently released data on our New Jersey’s unique and troubled pension system. The report showcases how the aging demographics in our state’s Public Pension system, retirees versus payroll workers, is negatively… Read More »NJ Pension Fund Crossing the Tipping Point: Looming Impact of More Retirees than Employees

The Garden State Initiative presents The GSI Briefing Podcast, hosted by Regina Egea. Episode #6: Regina is joined by Dan Geltrude to discuss several important financial topics outlined in the GSI report entitled: Retirees and New Jersey: How We Can Be Perfect Together. The report highlights factors and policy recommendations including healthcare, income taxes, property… Read More »How New Jersey Can Stop the Exodus of Retirees from Our State?