New Analysis: Tiny Number of Wealthy Contributors Match Millions of Small...
For Immediate Release Monday, November 12, 2012Peter SkopecTRENTON– A new analysis of data through Election Day from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and other sources by New Jersey PIRG...
View ArticleNew Survey Shows Free Checking Widely Available At Small Banks
For Immediate Release Thursday, November 15, 2012Peter SkopecTRENTON– A survey of hundreds of banks and credit unions in 24 states and the District of Columbia found that free checking remains...
View ArticleSurvey Finds Dangerous Toys on Store Shelves
For Immediate Release Tuesday, November 20, 2012Peter SkopecTRENTON, Nov. 20 – Dangerous or toxic toys can still be found on America’s store shelves, according to New Jersey Public Interest Research...
View Article“IT’S TIME TO LISTEN TO MAIN STREET, NOT WALL STREET”
For Immediate Release Thursday, December 6, 2012Peter SkopecTRENTON– With Congress scrambling to agree on ways to reduce the deficit, NJPIRG and the NJ Main Street Alliance joined with New Jersey...
View ArticleReport Exposes How Taxpayers Bear Cost of Corporate Settlements
For Immediate Release Thursday, January 3, 2013A report released today spotlights a common practice where corporations that commit wrongdoing and agree to financial settlements with the federal...
View ArticleNew Report Shows Impact of Big Money in the 2012 Election
For Immediate Release Thursday, January 17, 2013Peter SkopecTRENTON— It took just 32 billionaires and corporations, giving an average of $9.9 million apiece to Super PACs, to match every single dollar...
View ArticleFDA Protects Public by Releasing Two Long-Delayed Food Safety Rules
For Immediate Release Friday, January 18, 2013TRENTON - Statement of Jennifer Kim, NJPIRG State Director, on the FDA’s proposed new rules for food safety:“After a one-year delay, the FDA finally...
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Offshore Tax Dodging Saps $2.8 Billion from New Jersey’s Budget
For Immediate Release Wednesday, February 6, 2013Peter SkopecJERSEY CITY– NJPIRG, New Jersey Citizen Action, and the New Jersey Main Street Alliance came together at a Jersey City small business today...
View ArticleSenate Budget Debate Shows Bipartisan Support for Closing Offshore Tax Loopholes
For Immediate Release Monday, March 25, 2013Peter Skopec“A bipartisan group of senators agree that closing offshore tax loopholes, which allow large profitable companies to dodge billions in taxes,...
View ArticleNew Jersey Receives a "C" in Annual Report on Transparency of Government...
For Immediate Release Tuesday, March 26, 2013TRENTON– New Jersey received a “C” when it comes to government spending transparency, according to “Following the Money 2013: How the States Rank on...
View ArticleReduction in Driving Likely to Continue
As the average number of miles driven by Americans heads into its eighth year of decline, a new report from the NJPIRG Law & Policy Center finds that the slowdown in driving is likely to continue....
View ArticleNew Report Shows New Jerseyans Are Driving Less
NEWARK – New Jerseyans have cut their annual per-person driving miles by 2.1 percent since 2005, while the nation’s long term driving boom appears to have ended, according to a new report from the...
View ArticleNew Report Identifies Banks Consumers Complain About Most
Thousands of Americans are using the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s public Consumer Complaints Database to settle disputes with their banks, according to a new report from the NJPIRG Law and...
View ArticleNew Study Finds Technology Enabling Americans to Drive Less
In a first-of-its-kind study, NJPIRG Law & Policy Center compiled nation-wide evidence on transportation apps and vehicle sharing programs, such as Zipcar, and found that these advanced new tools...
View ArticleNJPIRG Law & Policy Center Helps Rutgers Students Navigate New Health...
With the main parts of the Affordable Care Act now going into effect, NJPIRG Law & Policy Center (LPC) has launched a statewide education campaign reaching out to students with facts about the...
View ArticleNew Report Identifies Most Troublesome Private Lenders to Students
Thousands of American students are using the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) public Consumer Complaints Database to settle disputes about private student loans, according to a new report...
View ArticleReport: In New Jersey, Experian Gets Big Complaints
A new report by NJPIRG Law & Policy Center found that the most complained-about credit reporting agency in New Jersey is Experian, and that New Jersey ranks 14th nationally in credit report...
View ArticleSurvey Finds Dangerous Toys on Store Shelves
Dangerous or toxic toys can still be found on America’s store shelves, according to the New Jersey Public Interest Research Group’s 28th annual Trouble in Toyland report. The survey of hazardous toys...
View ArticleReport Shows Newark/NYC Region Driving Less, Using Transit and Alternatives More
A first-of-its-kind report by the NJPIRG Law & Policy Center shows reduced driving miles and rates of car commuting in New Jersey’s urbanized areas—including the Newark/NYC and Philadelphia...
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