July 9, 2015 | In the News
by Richard F. Keevey New Jersey’s bonded debt is the fourth-highest per capita in the U.S., but most of it was issued for important infrastructure purposes. NJ Spotlight, July 9
July 6, 2015 | In the News
by Rasika Athawale, research manager at the Center of Energy, Economic & Environmental Policy (CEEEP) Technological advances and public-policy shifts notwithstanding, storage costs and other factors mean the future isn’t here just yet. NJ Spotlight, July...
July 6, 2015 | In the News
As housing sales have picked up this spring, housing prices have remained low. CoreLogic, the national real estate firm, reported in April that Connecticut was one of only four states that experienced a year-over-year price depreciation and one of five with the...
July 6, 2015 | In the News
The final hearse left Mother Emanuel, Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, on Calhoun Street, on Tuesday, following the funeral of the Rev. Daniel L Simmons Sr., the last of the nine people who were murdered two weeks ago as they held a Bible study together and...
July 6, 2015 | In the News
Cliff Zukin is a Rutgers University professor of public policy and political science at the Edward J. Bloustein School for Planning and Public Policy and at the Eagleton Institute of Politics. He spoke to the Trib about the inherent difficulties of modern election...
July 2, 2015 | In the News
“If courts do not defer to agencies, then it will be easier for those looking to overturn agency regulations to find a receptive ear in court,” says Stuart Shapiro, the director of the Public Policy Program at Rutgers University, writing for The Hill...
June 29, 2015 | In the News
Rutgers Professor Joel Cantor, the state’s foremost authority on health care policy and its effect on New Jersey, is typically measured in his responses. NJ.com, June 25
June 26, 2015 | In the News
The Department of Health has “big decisions to make about the future of hospitals in Newark,” said Joel Cantor, director of the Rutgers Center for State … NJ Spotlight, June 24
June 26, 2015 | In the News
Sarno’s objection to planting grass in the governor’s strip came two days after a researcher from the Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy recommended Ventnor decrease impervious surfaces in the city; and one way to do that is by...
June 26, 2015 | In the News
“The baby boomers couldn’t wait to get out of Jersey City and the millennials can’t wait to get in,” said James Hughes, a Rutgers University economist .. But a report released in the fall, authored by Hughes and another Rutgers economist,...
June 26, 2015 | In the News
“Newark has its assets, and I think it’s really taking advantage of them,” said James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. But, he said, addressing crime in the city of 278,000 people is...
June 24, 2015 | In the News
It’s getting ridiculous, the abuse of confidentiality. Secret settlements are closing off access to information about harms due to vehicle design, and to chemicals and medical practices and, in some cases, allowing the perpetrators to walk away. There seems to...
June 22, 2015 | In the News
… 2015 to date (0.8 percent) matched the U.S. employment rate of growth over the same period,” Rutgers University economist Joseph J. Seneca said. Daily Record, June 22
June 22, 2015 | In the News
James Hughes, dean of the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, said the figures underlying the jobless rate are also good news. North Jersey.com, June 19
June 22, 2015 | In the News
Carl Van Horn, a co-author of the study and the director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, said the large … NJ.com, June 19
June 22, 2015 | In the News
“It’s a tale of two workforces,” said Cliff Zukin, a public-policy professor and study coauthor. He and fellow public-policy professor Carl Van Horn, who directs the Heldrich Center, polled a representative sample of nearly 1,000 workers to try to...
June 22, 2015 | In the News
“It will probably have to be done organically,” said James W. Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers … Asbury Park Press, June 19
June 22, 2015 | In the News
Rutgers University economist Nancy Mantell said the four Atlantic City casino closures last year led to 8,000 lost jobs, of more than 8% of the jobs in … The Bond Buyer, June 19
June 22, 2015 | In the News
Almost daily, headlines point to the plight of refugees trying to escape military conflicts, famine, entrenched poverty and political upheavals around the world. Desperately seeking places to resettle, hundreds of thousands look for hope in new lands. Linda Stamato/NJ...
