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NJ Rep. Pascrell sees primary challenge from Khairullah, spotlighting their stances on Gaza war
The system groups candidates running on tickets into single lines or columns, meaning that the many candidates endorsed by county political organizations appear together with ticket-leaders like President Joe Biden. Candidates running alone or on smaller slates usually appear further off to the right or down the ballot, outside of the large groupings that signal to voters that they’re the legitimate party candidates. Research by Rutgers University professor Julia Sass Rubin shows the preferential ballot placement gives candidates an advantage that is difficult to beat.
Meadowlands towns say American Dream owes them at least $13M
“What their revenue flow is going to be, what their cash flow is going to be, all of those things have been severely compromised by changes in the economy of the last five years,” said Marc Pfeiffer.
Marc Pfeiffer: Outstanding IT Client Service Award
Marc Pfeiffer received the Outstanding IT Client Service Award from Government Technology in a special ceremony held on Tuesday, May 21st at the NJ Digital Government Summit.
The Faces Behind Gray Divorce
According to a study conducted by Jocelyn Crowley of Rutgers University, participants identified positive aspects of their lives post-gray divorce, including higher levels of overall happiness, liberation from their ex-spouses, and enhanced independence and freedom.
UBS latest bank to announce NJ job cuts as finance sector shrinks
James Hughes, an economist at Rutgers University, told NorthJersey.com that white-collar jobs in banking and finance have become saturated after a two-year hiring spree that followed the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joel Cantor Op-Ed: Why Our Healthcare Costs are so High
So, what is the big health care spending driver? The late Princeton University professor and renowned health policy scholar Uwe Reinhardt put it succinctly: “It’s the prices, stupid.”
Bicycle Lanes Have a Calming Effect on Traffic – Study
Computer vision techniques were used to detect and classify the speed and trajectory of over 9,000 motor-vehicles at an intersection that was part of a pilot demonstration in which a bicycle lane was temporarily implemented.
Analyzing Short-Term Involuntary Commitment Policy in New Jersey
Larissa Garcia, Maia Hill, Stephen Keffer, Awn Rizvi, Raisa Rubin-Stankiewicz, Vee Yeo Read Report At the request of New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP), Rutgers graduate student researchers from the School produced a report to analyze P.L. 2023, c.139 which doubles...
New Jersey’s Career and Technical Education System: A Comparative Analysis Across States
Bauyrzhan Amanov, Belen Conde, Yanzhen Guan, Jessica Parineet, Cecilia Salazar Read Report New Jersey’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) system delivers valuable career-focused education and work-based learning to over 45,000 full-time secondary students. CTE...
MHA program earns CAHME Reaccreditation
The school participated in a 2-year evaluation process to show that the MHA is of the highest quality and meets certain standards.
COVID was final blow to some NJ suburban office parks. Here’s what they’re morphing into
“Our suburban office inventory is overbuilt and under-demolished,” said economist James Hughes
New Jersey aiming for record $7.2 billion pension fund contribution. It’s still not enough.
As long as the state keeps paying 100% of the ARC annually, “they are moving in the right direction,” said Keevey, a former state budget director and state comptroller.