February 22, 2016 | In the News
New Jersey’s union membership rate dipped below 16 percent in 2015, its lowest level in at least 15 years, according to a study released Monday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The figures are a sign that nonunion jobs are replacing union jobs that have...
February 19, 2016 | In the News
The West Orange Pedestrian Safety Advisory Board and the Pleasant Valley Civic Association, as well as and township stakeholders have announced that the American Planning Association-New Jersey Chapter recognized the 2015 West Orange Walking and Cycling Graduate...
February 17, 2016 | In the News
And the reasons people are leaving are not limited to New Jersey’s tax structure, said Joseph Seneca, university professor emeritus at Rutgers’s Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. People retire and find jobs elsewhere, among other reasons, he...
February 16, 2016 | In the News
Job seekers who have been out of work for more than six months have no shortage of advice. How to write a resume. How to dress for a job interview. How to create a LinkedIn page. But the nation hasn’t gotten a grip yet on how to help long-term unemployed workers...
February 16, 2016 | In the News
In recent years the fund has supported $1.2 billion in annual construction, maintenance and operating costs at NJ Transit and the state Department of Transportation. The money will run out on June 30, according to the nonpartisan Office of Legislative Services....
February 16, 2016 | In the News
U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez met with out-of-work New Jerseyans, workforce professionals, and other government officials at Rutgers University on Tuesday for a roundtable discussion on the state’s high long-term unemployment rate. Taking part in the...
February 16, 2016 | In the News
Then there’s the dynamic of a caucus where many people who may go into their precincts with a preconceived notion of who they will be voting for, but then leave it having voted for another — swayed by their neighbor or boss that their initial choice wasn’t the right...
February 12, 2016 | In the News
The center included 14 buildings, 50 stores and 600,000-square feet of retail space and was anchored by Bamberger’s, the center’s biggest retailer when it opened. “Back then suburbanization was in full tilt and malls were automobile-centric with a...
February 11, 2016 | In the News
The report follows earlier studies of the flows of residents in and out of New Jersey, and what they mean for the state economy. Business groups cite them as evidence that the state is over-regulating and over-taxing businesses and residents. Rutgers University...
February 11, 2016 | In the News
The role of home health aides can vary, but expanding the types of services they can legally perform could reduce some of the caregiving burden on family members who may be taking care of a loved one and potentially the use of institutionalized care. Expanding duties...
February 10, 2016 | In the News
Rutgers political scientist Cliff Zukin estimates that landline-only phone surveys miss about 60 percent of eligible voters. Good pollsters try to … Boston Herald, Feb. 10
February 9, 2016 | In the News
Rutgers political scientist Cliff Zukin estimates that landline-only phone surveys miss about 60% of eligible voters. Good pollsters try to compensate by sampling cellphone users, too. (Pew will sample 75% cellphones in 2016.) But that’s more complicated for...
February 9, 2016 | In the News
“I think for New Jersey it’s been an improvement, but a little more guarded (than the nation),” said John McWeeney, president and chief executive officer of the New Jersey Bankers Association. The trade group teamed up with the Edward J. Bloustein...
February 9, 2016 | In the News
“Health problems and consumption of health-care services increase dramatically with age, and since we are living longer in retirement, the more imperative it is to have easy access to health-care services and facilities. That factor weighs heavily on retirement...
February 9, 2016 | In the News
Bankers in New Jersey are fairly optimistic about the current state of the economy, but most have far more faith in the nation’s economy than they do in conditions throughout their home state. The latest annual survey from the New Jersey Bankers Association found that...
