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NJ lawmakers should say more about their finances and who's pressuring them, Murphy says
"Too often, we see a different Trenton — one where an embedded culture resists change and looks out for those who hold power rather than looking out for the people we are supposed to serve," Murphy said Wednesday during a lecture at the Edward J. Bloustein School at...
NJ lawmakers should say more about their finances and who’s pressuring them, Murphy says
"Too often, we see a different Trenton — one where an embedded culture resists change and looks out for those who hold power rather than looking out for the people we are supposed to serve," Murphy said Wednesday during a lecture at the Edward J. Bloustein School at...
Murphy says ethics reforms can attack political cynicism
Gov. Phil Murphy wants the Legislature to approve a package of ethics and government reforms that span from lobbying to financial disclosure to the transparency of the legislative process. Murphy detailed the proposals in a speech at Rutgers University’s Bloustein...
Gov. Murphy Unveils Ethics Reforms During Visit to Rutgers
Gov. Phil Murphy said he and his staff have been practically building a shrine around a fine bottle of bourbon he received as a gift. Here's the sobering truth, though: Murphy and his fellow executive branch employees are exempt by state law from taking one...
Toxic sites in NJ are stuck in limbo as clean-up cash dwindles from feds
Clean-up work at Superfund sites hinges on whether the site’s original polluters have been found and mandated to pay, as well as money available in the EPA budget, the EPA said. An agency spokesperson noted that since 1996, there have only been two years when the...
Residents shouldn't overpay to make NJ clean energy leader
The worthwhile transition to clean energy “will be expensive and regressive,” said Frank A. Felder, the director of the Center for Energy, Economic and Environmental Policy at Rutgers University. His op-ed for NJ Spotlight said residents will pay more directly and...
Residents shouldn’t overpay to make NJ clean energy leader
The worthwhile transition to clean energy “will be expensive and regressive,” said Frank A. Felder, the director of the Center for Energy, Economic and Environmental Policy at Rutgers University. His op-ed for NJ Spotlight said residents will pay more directly and...
Panelists emphasize community support, advocacy, to end hair discrimination
The Bloustein School hosted the CROWN Conference January 29.
CEO of Atlantic Health System to examine health care through lens of affordability, Feb. 27
Brian Gragnolati to speak Feb. 27
Bloustein PhDs publish article in Journal of Education Policy
Ryan M. Good, PhD '06, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies and Co-Director of the Washington Community Scholars’ Center at Eastern Mennonite University in Washington, DC and Katharine Nelson, PhD candidate at the Bloustein School, recently co-authored an article,...
NJ Clean Energy Plan Proposes Bold Actions
“For a start, the state should conduct a complete, and the word complete cannot be emphasized enough, energy rate impact of its Energy Master Plan (EMP) that includes all of the additional costs (e.g., transmission, tax incentives, state expenditures, etc.) that the...
Midwest Is Most Robot-Dense Region
A recent report sponsored by the Century Foundation claims that industrial robots have not yet brought the dire nationwide effects that some people have warned about. “How Robots Are Beginning to Affect Workers and Their Wages” shows that the impact of automation...