June 29, 2015 | In the News
Rutgers Professor Joel Cantor, the state’s foremost authority on health care policy and its effect on New Jersey, is typically measured in his responses. NJ.com, June 25
June 26, 2015 | In the News
The Department of Health has “big decisions to make about the future of hospitals in Newark,” said Joel Cantor, director of the Rutgers Center for State … NJ Spotlight, June 24
June 26, 2015 | In the News
Sarno’s objection to planting grass in the governor’s strip came two days after a researcher from the Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy recommended Ventnor decrease impervious surfaces in the city; and one way to do that is by...
June 26, 2015 | In the News
“The baby boomers couldn’t wait to get out of Jersey City and the millennials can’t wait to get in,” said James Hughes, a Rutgers University economist .. But a report released in the fall, authored by Hughes and another Rutgers economist,...
June 26, 2015 | In the News
“Newark has its assets, and I think it’s really taking advantage of them,” said James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. But, he said, addressing crime in the city of 278,000 people is...
June 24, 2015 | In the News
It’s getting ridiculous, the abuse of confidentiality. Secret settlements are closing off access to information about harms due to vehicle design, and to chemicals and medical practices and, in some cases, allowing the perpetrators to walk away. There seems to...
June 22, 2015 | In the News
… 2015 to date (0.8 percent) matched the U.S. employment rate of growth over the same period,” Rutgers University economist Joseph J. Seneca said. Daily Record, June 22
June 22, 2015 | In the News
James Hughes, dean of the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, said the figures underlying the jobless rate are also good news. North Jersey.com, June 19
June 22, 2015 | In the News
Carl Van Horn, a co-author of the study and the director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, said the large … NJ.com, June 19
June 22, 2015 | In the News
“It’s a tale of two workforces,” said Cliff Zukin, a public-policy professor and study coauthor. He and fellow public-policy professor Carl Van Horn, who directs the Heldrich Center, polled a representative sample of nearly 1,000 workers to try to...
June 22, 2015 | In the News
“It will probably have to be done organically,” said James W. Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers … Asbury Park Press, June 19
June 22, 2015 | In the News
Rutgers University economist Nancy Mantell said the four Atlantic City casino closures last year led to 8,000 lost jobs, of more than 8% of the jobs in … The Bond Buyer, June 19
June 22, 2015 | In the News
Almost daily, headlines point to the plight of refugees trying to escape military conflicts, famine, entrenched poverty and political upheavals around the world. Desperately seeking places to resettle, hundreds of thousands look for hope in new lands. Linda Stamato/NJ...
June 21, 2015 | In the News
… the job market to once again go job hunting, said James Hughes, dean of the Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy, at Rutgers University. The Record, June 20
June 19, 2015 | In the News
Van Horn and co-author Cliff Zukin, a Rutgers professor of public policy and political science, say the split really means involuntary and voluntary. Fortune, June 18
June 17, 2015 | In the News
Local leaders throughout the state would be wise to urge policy makers to avoid a bankruptcy. by Mark Pfeiffer, Assistant Director, Bloustein Local Government Research Center, and Edward J. McManimon, III, NJLM Bond Counsel; Of Counsel, McManimon Scotland & Bauman...
June 15, 2015 | In the News
Jennifer Nersesian oversees Gateway National Recreation Area spanning Sandy Hook, Staten Island and Jamaica Bay. As the National Park Service prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary next year, Nersesian – a 2002 graduate of the Rutgers Edward J. Bloustein School...
June 13, 2015 | In the News
The pressure is on to do something about corporate tax credits — $5.4 billion and counting, most of which have been doled out in the Christie years — including calls on the governor to freeze them. Their impact is anyone’s guess, because the program has not been...
June 11, 2015 | In the News
Economists said the New Jersey GDP figures for 2014 reflected disappointing job and wage growth, as well as the major blows to key industries and the lingering effects of superstorm Sandy. “Not good, obviously,” said James Hughes, dean of the Bloustein...
