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Navigating New Jersey’s Economic Outlook
In our first episode of EJB Talks for 2025, Stuart Shapiro and Will Irving discuss Will’s current role with the Rutgers Economic Advisory Service (R/ECON) as well as the latest economic forecast for New Jersey, which predicts a sharper economic slowdown compared to the national trend.
Dr. Quincy Reflects on Dr. King’s Impact in NJ
I stand with Dr. King’s dream and a testament to the greatness of the people of our state – our citizens who strive for the fruits of our interconnected Garden State.
N.J. nonprofits brace for potential federal funding cuts under Trump
“If I were leading a nonprofit that was dependent on those kinds of grants, I’d be very worried,” said Joel Cantor, director of the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy.
School Dropoff Is Everything That Sucks About Car Culture
Dr. Kelcie Ralph at Rutgers University found that even when controlling for income, wealth, residential location, family composition, and race, “young adults who were carless as children completed less education, worked for pay less often, experienced more unemployment, and earned less than their matched peers with consistent car access.”
Climate change risk hits NJ homeowners’ insurance
“There is a message that comes through, which is that insurers are leaving a lot of the riskier markets because they perceive it to be risky. There’s also a sort of a standard pattern of first they raise premiums and then eventually they exit that market,” Clinton Andrews,
A plan is moving forward in N.J. to let homeowners save tens of thousands of dollars on their mortgages
“It’s sort of a painless way of saving,” Hughes said. “Very few of us have the discipline to religiously put away a portion of our salary to build up equity.”
Nashia Basit (MPP/MCRP ’24) Named 2025 NLC-NJ Fellow
The Bloustein School’s Nashia Basit (MPP/MCRP ’24) was one of nine graduate students selected as a 2025 New Leaders Council New Jersey (NLC-NJ) fellow.
Salzman Presents on Why Legal Immigration Numbers Matter
The debate over high-skill guestworker supply is ongoing, with over 700,000 high-skill workers entering the U.S. annually through various programs, not just the H-1B visa. U.S. colleges, especially master’s programs, play a significant role in this supply chain, often targeting foreign students due to the financial benefits.
Andrews Explains How Climate Risks Impact Insurance in NJ
“There is a message that comes through, which is that insurers are leaving a lot of the riskier markets because they perceive it to be risky. There’s also a sort of a standard pattern of first they raise premiums and then eventually they exit that market,” Clinton Andrews,
Op-Ed: The future of New Jersey news is digital — and that’s OK
Earlier this month, I completed a report titled “The Future of New Jersey Journalism: Evolution, Not Extinction,” and it was recently released by the Center for Urban Policy Research at Rutgers’ Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. In it, I discussed the current environment facing New Jersey journalism, and recommendations on how it can thrive. I also analyzed the current debate about advertising legal notices in newspapers.
The Future of NJ Journalism: Evolution, Not Extinction
A new two-part study written by Marc H. Pfeiffer examines the evolving landscape of state and local journalism in New Jersey during a critical transition from print to digital news delivery and challenges those changes mean for the publication of “official notices.”
NJ watchdog chief owns house in Maryland, teaches in D.C., votes in Tinton Falls
By declaring the Maryland home as her primary residence, Williams Brewer might be in violation of the New Jersey First Act, Pfeiffer said. The law, enacted in 2011, requires public employees, including those at authorities, boards, bodies and commissions, to establish residency in New Jersey within one year of their hire date.