March 14, 2024
Deciding if plastic bag bans are effective, we can look at the upside and downside in New Jersey and several recent studies.
September 4, 2022
Created to reduce our use of plastic, the New Jersey plastic bag ban has had unintended environmental consequences.
December 10, 2021
One of the little noticed transformative impacts on our lives was the arrival of toll-by-plate, aka, E-ZPass or AET (All Electronic Tolling).
January 21, 2021
July 16, 2020
The cost of opening schools safely becomes more of a concern when we look at the impact of the coronavirus on state finance.
May 19, 2020
If you care about the emissions created by an electric vehicle, the next step is to think of your zip code and the grid mix in your state.
March 11, 2020
Looking for the global side of toilet paper shortages, we can go to Australia or New Jersey, and to toilet paper imports, exports, and tariffs.
October 27, 2019
Since one state's gasoline prices could be double what people pay in another state, we can ask if the price affects how much we purchase.
April 11, 2019
Reflected by duffle bags filled with cash, marijuana's financial services problems demonstrate why we need banks and other financial intermediaries.
June 22, 2018
The Supreme Court decision on South Dakota's internet taxes will affect local and online businesses, consumers, and state budgets.