Government & Public Policy
Amato, veteran Jersey Shore homebuilder, sworn in as NJBA board chair
The New Jersey Builders Association has installed Christopher Amato as its new chair, a key post for the influential trade association and its critical advocacy and education platform.
ULI NNJ Excellence Awards set for April 16, with nomination deadline fast approaching
The Urban Land Institute Northern New Jersey is accepting nominations for its 2026 Excellence Awards, an event that will honor and bring together some of the region’s top developers, owners, designers, public-sector leaders and professional services firms.
Sherrill retains Suárez as Department of Community Affairs commissioner
Jacquelyn Suárez, the head of the state’s Department of Community Affairs, will stay on in the role when Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill takes office in less than three weeks.
State Plan gets first update since 2001 as Murphy team outlines land use, environmental goals
State officials have made a long-awaited update to a planning document that’s meant to guide land use, development and environmental policy across all levels of government in New Jersey.
Looking back: Fulop, outgoing Jersey City mayor, reflects on policies behind historic development boom, affordability push
With his time as mayor winding down, Steve Fulop feels Jersey City is better off after 12 years of pro-growth policies and a historic development boom that spread beyond the downtown and waterfront areas. He also acknowledged that the city and the region still face an affordability crisis and an undersupply of housing, issues that his successor will confront in the years ahead.
