By Marcus Rayner | The Home News Tribune / Courier - News

Several hundred miles from here, Illinois business owners are learning about a place with an abundant supply of workforce talent and a high-quality lifestyle sure to make any entrepreneur envious.  Weary from crippling tax hikes, a labor shortage, and a shrinking consumer base, Illinois business owners can only dream about this land of milk and honey: New Jersey.

By Marcus Rayner | To the Editor, NJ BIZ

New Jersey earned its reputation as the nation's "medicine chest" many years ago. If you live here, chances are good that you know someone who is employed directly by a pharmaceutical company or indirectly through service contracts. 

By Marcus Rayner | The Record

FOR MANY OF US it may be hard to conceptualize, but there was a time in New Jersey's recent history when our state was a beacon for the American Dream instead of a disincentive to it.

By Marcus Rayner | New Jersey Law Journal

The Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act, while a positive step toward deterring bad behavior, does not protect school districts from liability under the N.J. Law Against Discrimination.

By Marcus Rayner | The Home News Tribune / Courier - News

What happens when school districts can't enforce the new Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act?

By James Osborne | The Philadelphia Inquirer

New Jersey legislators are considering bills that would force lawyers and other professionals to wait 30 days before contacting defendants and accident victims whose information was drawn from public-records searches.

By Marcus Rayner | The Times of Trenton

For many of us, it may be difficult to imagine, but there was a time in New Jersey's recent history when our state was a beacon for the American Dream instead of a barrier to it.

By Marcus Rayner | Home News Tribune, to the Editor

New Jersey's medical professionals often wear multiple hats. In addition to practicing medicine in a state with comparatively high medical malpractice premiums and weak evidentiary standards, our shrinking pool of doctors are often small business owners who must navigate New Jersey's challenging business climate. Think of your dentists, general practitioners and gynecologists.

John O'Brien • Legal Newsline

Seventy percent of small business owners surveyed by Monmouth University said state laws make New Jersey a less attractive area to do business than other states, the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance announced Thursday.