Baraka releases sweeping economic platform as governor’s race heats up
Newark Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Ras Baraka unveiled extensive economic proposals Wednesday aimed at creating a “reimagined opportunity economy.”
The progressive mayor’s economic agenda is his latest gubernatorial platform tenet to be released: He’s already announced landmark housing, tax, and healthcare proposals. The Democrat’s economic plan includes nearly two dozen proposals, including free community college, an expansion of the state’s child tax credit, a minimum wage hike, an expansion of NJ Transit, and efforts to keep college students and graduates in the Garden State.