“The state can make some tough decisions that are very, very difficult for local officials to make because of local political pressures. For example, you have to cut costs in Atlantic City in order to reflect what the city is today, not what it was 25 years ago, when the casinos were at their peak. You may have to sell assets and that’s a very, very painful decision to make,” said Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University Dean James Hughes.
Four Bloustein Grad Students Named ANHD Community Development Graduate Fellows
Four Bloustein School graduate students were selected as a 2026–2027 ANHD Community Development Graduate Fellows. Thanks to a major new investment from Morgan Stanley, this year ANHD is welcomes 10 Fellows, the largest cohort in the Fellowship’s 15-year history. This...