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Hospital emergency department sign

With ACA subsidies set to expire, the entire health care economy could free-fall

US tariffs are having an uneven effect on holiday prices and purchases

Dean Smith, Joanne Farrugia, co-owners of Princeton toy store

Ciattarelli’s income tax proposal would be expensive for New Jerseyans

The New Jersey State House in Trenton, New Jersey, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021.

What would Jack Ciattarelli's policies mean for New Jerseyans struggling with high costs?

Republican Jack Ciattarelli responds to questions during the first general election gubernatorial debate with Democratic opponent Mikie Sherrill, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

Ciattarelli says utility price increases have helped his campaign

Jack Ciattarelli

IRS Direct File

Trump administration kills popular free tax return program, raising costs for taxpayers

Francisco Santana shops at the Walmart Supercenter in North Bergen, New Jersey, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023.

New Jersey families say an increased sales tax would make life worse

Saltwater Culture

Ciattarelli supports Trump tariffs despite their unpopularity

Democratic nominee for governor Mikie Sherrill unveils her electric rate freeze plan at an Aug. 20 press conference in Kenilworth, New Jersey.

Sherrill campaign pledges to stop rising electric bills in New Jersey

U.S. Customs and Border Protection technician Czar Zeman examines overseas parcels after they were scanned at the agency's overseas mail inspection facility at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport Feb. 23, 2024, in Chicago.

Trump tariffs: End of de minimis exemption to cause changes for online shoppers

Jack Ciattarelli

Jack Ciattarelli falsely frames Trump’s budget law as a tax cut for New Jerseyans

Person driving a car.

Tariffs to cause price increases for new cars and auto repairs, experts say

School supplies at Staples

Trump tariffs may be starting to have impact on back-to-school shopping, data shows

SEPTA trains

PA budget gridlock poses looming threat to NJ commuters

West Fraser Timber, Cochrane, Alberta

Trump tariffs could cause construction costs to rise in New Jersey, across US

Tomatoes at food pantry

Trump administration cuts to school nutrition program will hurt New Jersey kids, farmers