The Real Bosses of New Jersey

How Unelected Officials Run Your Government

They weren’t on the ballot. They may avoid the public eye. But these unelected New Jerseyans are riding on tax breaks and running your government

Impact of Our Reporting

New Jersey Task Force Examines Tax Breaks for George Norcross Projects

by Nancy Solomon, WNYC, and Jeff Pillets

May 2, 2019, 7:58 pm EDT

13 stories published since 2019

New Jersey Puts $578 Million in Controversial Tax Breaks on Hold After Investigation

Nancy Solomon, WNYC

July 13, 2020, 1:15 pm EDT
See How This Political Boss and His Associates Bought Up Valuable Land After A Tax Break Law

by Nancy Solomon, WNYC, Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica, and Al Shaw, ProPublica

December 9, 2019, 5:00 am EST
New Jersey Political Boss Defends Tax Breaks, Denounces “King George” Critics

by Jeff Pillets and Nancy Solomon, WNYC

November 18, 2019, 8:48 pm EST
How a Politically Powerful Family Muscled a Nonprofit Out of Some of a City’s Most Valuable Land

by Jeff Pillets and Nancy Solomon, WNYC

October 3, 2019, 5:00 pm EDT
State Tax Breaks Rewarded Companies Connected to One Powerful Man. The Governor Just Killed Them — for Now.

by Nancy Solomon and Jeff Pillets, WNYC

August 23, 2019, 5:03 pm EDT
Meet the Congressman Defending Questionable Tax Breaks for a Company Connected to His Rich Brother

by Susan Schmidt, special to ProPublica

July 2, 2019, 5:00 am EDT
A Huge Tax Break Went to a Politically Connected Company in New Jersey Despite Red Flags

by Jeff Pillets and Nancy Solomon, WNYC, and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica

June 26, 2019, 5:00 am EDT
More Instances of Fraud and Mismanagement Over New Jersey Tax Incentives Surface in New Report

by Jeff Pillets and Nancy Solomon, WNYC

June 18, 2019, 8:30 am EDT
The Tax Break Application Had a False Answer. Now the State Has Put the Break on Hold.

by Nancy Solomon, WNYC, and Jeff Pillets

June 4, 2019, 1:08 pm EDT
A False Answer, a Big Political Connection and $260 Million in Tax Breaks

by Nancy Solomon, WNYC, and Jeff Pillets

May 23, 2019, 4:00 am EDT
Emails Show How Much Pull Political Bosses Had Over State Tax Breaks

by Nancy Solomon and Jeff Pillets, WNYC

May 21, 2019, 2:32 pm EDT
How Companies and Allies of One Powerful Democrat Got $1.1 Billion in Tax Breaks

by Nancy Solomon, WNYC, and Jeff Pillets

May 1, 2019, 4:00 am EDT