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NJSPL: The Potential of Participatory Budgeting Within New Jersey

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Budget Cuts and Who Absorbs Them When budgets are cut, the first programs to go are those without dedicated funding or legal mandate. Many of those programs serve low-income, disabled, and vulnerable populations. New Jersey is in a period of fiscal austerity. The...

They tore down New Brunswick’s Memorial Homes. The community survived.

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As crowds cheered when the four Memorial Homes buildings collapsed into dust on Aug. 18, 2001, Linda Fogle Davis remembers crying. "They were laughing. I was crying," Davis said. "I was hurt. That was my home being demolished." Twenty-five years later, former...

Prof. Andrews and PhD Candidate Lina Moe: Make Room for Robots

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Make Room for Robots Read Article Summary As robots become increasingly common in cities, from sidewalk delivery bots and security robots to drones and autonomous vehicles, policymakers face new questions about safety, privacy, accessibility, and the use of shared...

New Jersey State Policy Lab Holds 5th Annual Internship Presentations

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On Wednesday, August 5th, the New Jersey State Policy Lab hosted the end-of-summer presentations for the 2026 intern cohort at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. These presentations are the culmination of the work accomplished through the 10-week...

Soumitra Bhuyan Receives Excellence in Teaching Award from Academy of Management

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Soumitra S. Bhuyan, Ph.D., M.P.H., Executive Director of the Health Administration Programs, Founding Director of the Rutgers Doctor of Health Administration Program, and Associate Professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, has received...

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