Joe Cutter is the senior news anchor at New Jersey 101.5. I have toiled daily in the newsroom since 1989 as an anchor, correspondent, field reporter and news director. I have also learned not to call State government between noon and 1:30, because they are out to lunch.
Joe Cutter
New Jersey: One of the worst states to start a business?
A new WalletHub report on the best and worst states to start a business ranks New Jersey in average growth of small businesses and office space affordability.
Michele Siekerka of the New Jersey Bbusiness and iIndustry Aassociation says there was more bad news in the WalletHub report, "we were 48th in labor costs, right there. That is a challenge, when you want to grow a small business."
WalletHub compared the 50 states across 25 key business indicators. The data in the report ranged from financing accessability to the availability of human capital and the affordability of office space.
Some other numbers in the report, New Jersey came in 36th in industry variety among the 50 states, "as we say every day to our policy makers, we need to look at these signs, and we need to take these signs, these, "red flags," seriously."
"Mandates....every day we have a new mandate on New Jersey business. These are challenging times to grow a business in the state of New Jersey."
Siekerka also says that the budget that just passed in Trenton is "nothing, nothing" like business-friendly.
A new WalletHub report on the best and worst states to start a business ranks New Jersey 33rd in average growth of small businesses and 44th in office space affordability.
Cape May — Tiny county with major addiction battle
Cape May county is fighting back against its opioid abuse epidemic that places the county third-worst in the state.
North Jersey vs. South Jersey: Where do jobs pay more?
Wages increased in 14 of New Jersey's 15 largest counties between the end of 2016 and the end of 2017, according to the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Report says NJ should spend more public funds fighting deportation
New Jersey Policy Perspective, a liberal Trenton think tank, has issued a report calling for increased legal funding to assist illegal immigrants fighting deportation.
Atlantic City cops invite public to walk with them on the beat
Atlantic City police and members of the Atlantic County law enforcement community join together on Tuesday, June 26 for a walk through town with local residents.
NJ town considers requiring background checks for renting
Brick has been considering an ordinance to require landlords to do criminal background checks before they rent to a prospective tenant.
NJ counties where people spend more of their income on gas
Those higher gas prices are putting a dent in a lot of New Jersey wallets this year. And some may even change vacation and travel plans.
Republicans and Democrats agree on why NJ sucks
A new Fairleigh Dickinson University Poll that asked New Jersey and how they rate our state versus the rest of the country finds positive and negative indicators.
Cop will be running torch through your town for special cause
The annual Torch Run for Special Olympics is set to go again Friday across the Garden State.
A dire warning about the $15 minimum wage in NJ
A report from the Employment Policies Institute suggests New Jersey could lose roughly 32,000 minimum wage jobs.