June 18, 2025 | In the News
The developer who recently purchased 14 acres containing a roughly 117,000-square-foot office building in Morris County is eyeing potential housing at the site just off Interstate 287. Whether or not anything comes of the idea remains to be seen. Josh Mann, co-founder...
June 18, 2025 | News, WorktrendsRU Podcast
This week’s guest on the Heldrich Center’s Work Trends RU podcast is Todd Greene, Vice President of the Work, Education, and Labor Division at the Urban Institute and Executive Director of WorkRise. Todd is also Chair of the Heldrich Center’s...
June 18, 2025 | In the News, News
Several party-endorsed Assembly candidates lost. And the gubernatorial candidate endorsed by the county party lost in 10 counties The first state election with new ballots saw five party-endorsed Assembly candidates, an unusually large number, losing in last week’s...
June 18, 2025 | In the News
Marc Pfeiffer, Senior Policy Fellow and Assistant Director of the Bloustein Local Government Research Center, recently participated in Rowan University’s conference on “The Future of Journalism: New Models, Digital Transformations and the Public Interest” on...
June 16, 2025 | In the News
The primary election last week did more than winnow the field of candidates for governor. It signaled, for many, the demise of politics as usual in New Jersey, where for generations county political party bosses have wielded nearly absolute control over candidates and...
June 9, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
R/ECON’s next economic forecast is slated for release in mid-summer, followed by another forecast in the fall. As we track the latest state data and national outlook, we (much like everyone else) have been closely following the news on tariffs, the Fed’s potential...
June 5, 2025 | In the News
The legal battle illustrates the fragile relationship between chefs and restaurant owners and the people they serve. In December 2023, Irene Eng sat down for dinner at Hales Blackbrick, a popular spot off Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa specializing in “seasonal New...
June 3, 2025 | News, WorktrendsRU Podcast
In the latest episode of the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development’s new podcast series, “Work Trends RU,” Tammy Murphy, First Lady of New Jersey, discusses her leadership in maternal and infant health in New Jersey, the impacts of the Nurture NJ...
June 1, 2025 | In the News
As rents soar across California and housing affordability slips further out of reach for millions, an intensifying debate over rent control is being fueled by a growing stack of academic research. For decades, real estate interests and conservative economists have...
May 15, 2025 | In the News
The Republican tax plan in the U.S. House would raise the cap for the state and local property tax deduction from the current $10,000 to $30,000 for families making up to $400,000. That’s according to legislation released May 12 by the Republican-led House Ways and...
May 15, 2025 | In the News, News
As talks continue between #NJTransit and its rail engineers’ union to try to avert a walkout by the union at midnight on Thursday, professor Mike Smart weighed in on the looming issues with the WABC7 Eyewitness News Mornings @ 10 team.
May 6, 2025 | News, WorktrendsRU Podcast
Heldrich Center for Workforce Development has launched its new podcast series, “Work Trends RU,” exploring the changing worlds of work, education, social policy, and financial security. The series covers a variety of issues, including the contemporary...
