June 24, 2019 | In the News
Lawmakers in Trenton were scheduled to act on several hundred legislative items Thursday, but two controversial healthcare bills not on that agenda attracted outsized attention from hospital leaders and patient advocates. The measures have no apparent policy basis in...
June 23, 2019 | In the News
By Marjorie Kaplan, Lisa Auermuller and Jeanne Herb As we approach the seventh anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, we are asked – as we have been every autumn since 2012 — “Are we better prepared for the next Sandy?” Our answer: In some places and with respect to...
June 21, 2019 | In the News
Overall, the legislation doesn’t do much to fix many of the largest problems with social media. Holding big companies liable for individual posts or making them stick to a nonpartisan standard does little to solve issues around privacy or targeted marketing using your...
June 20, 2019 | In the News
Dozens of charter schools in New Jersey have closed over the past few years with millions of dollars of federal taxpayer money unaccounted for, a report alleges. Julia Sass Rubin, an associate professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy...
June 20, 2019 | In the News
Dozens of charter schools in New Jersey have closed over the past few years with millions of dollars of federal taxpayer money unaccounted for, a report alleges. Julia Sass Rubin, an associate professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy...
June 19, 2019 | In the News
In 1987, a Big Open with bison was proposed for a large area including much of the refuge. That year, Frank and Deborah Popper proposed an even larger buffalo commons. Vehemently opposed by the livestock industry, subsequent discussion produced no bison on the ground....
June 18, 2019 | In the News
Second, placing economists in a separate unit where they are managed by other economists frees them to conduct more objective analysis. That’s what Rutgers political scientist Stuart Shapiro found when he interviewed 16 economists and 16 environmental assessors in...
June 18, 2019 | In the News
Second, placing economists in a separate unit where they are managed by other economists frees them to conduct more objective analysis. That’s what Rutgers political scientist Stuart Shapiro found when he interviewed 16 economists and 16 environmental assessors in...
June 12, 2019 | In the News
What is that? That is the question residents and visitors have when they cross the intersection of South Bridge Avenue and Drs. James Parker Boulevard in Red Bank. In the center of the asymmetrical four-way intersection, a large yellow sun on a turquoise background...
