July 4, 2018 | In the News
The state’s average weekly paycheck grew 1.8 percent from 2016 to 2017, while wages grew 3.9 percent nationally, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The slow growth placed the Garden State at 50th among all states and Washington, D.C., beating only...
July 4, 2018 | In the News, News
It’s counter intuitive really in New Jersey to even compose a list of wonks. The state so often – even routinely – prides itself on primitivism, and those sub-human, profane interactions that fall only very loosely within the rubric of politics. And yet – don’t laugh...
July 3, 2018 | In the News
As Housing Secretary Ben Carson moves to make life more difficult for America’s struggling poor from his well-furnished, secure office in Washington, D.C., a national exhibit, “Evicted,” has opened in the National Building Museum across town. The...
July 3, 2018 | In the News
Kessler Foundation has issued five Impact Reports highlighting successful outcomes of major grants supported under its Signature Employment Grant(SEG) program. Since 2004, Kessler Foundation has provided more than $41.5 million to support initiatives that create or...
July 3, 2018 | In the News
The role of nuclear power in decarbonizing the electric power system as a way to address global warming divides climate scientists who see urgency in slashing carbon dioxide emissions but worry about nuclear power’s safety challenges. “The future for the [nuclear]...
July 3, 2018 | In the News
Reyes is part of a growing number moving from cities back to the suburbs, helping to stop a migration that has been draining New Jersey since the beginning of the decade. It has sparked the housing market, along with conflicts that come with economic growth. But it...
July 2, 2018 | In the News
As Housing Secretary Ben Carson moves to make life more difficult for America’s struggling poor from his well-furnished, secure office in Washington, D.C., a national exhibit, “Evicted,” has opened in the National Building Museum across town. The...
June 23, 2018 | In the News
Social media and our comments section have been ablaze after we took a look at a panel’s proposal to merge the 191 New Jersey municipalities with less than 5,000 people. But to a pair of researchers at Rutgers University, the plan is dead on arrival. Not because...
June 15, 2018 | In the News
Charles Brown, a transportation expert at Rutgers University, says that one reason the programs have struggled to reach minorities is that minority groups have different traditions, languages and cultures but seem to be treated as one large entity by bike-share...
May 30, 2018 | In the News
In a 5 to 4 decision, the Supreme Court’s more conservative justices ruled that companies can use arbitration clauses to block employees from banding together in class action suits. Sanford Jaffe, co-director of the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution and...
May 26, 2018 | In the News
The Fed and United Way findings suggest the U.S. economy isn’t nearly as strong as statistics such as the unemployment rate and the GDP growth rate suggest. Taken alone, these metrics mask the fact that some Americans are doing well and some are not. “We have a ‘Two...
May 22, 2018 | In the News
“There have been a lot of good ideas for this area. People want to be innovative,” Kobble said, adding that for him personally business has been good, particularly in the summer when visitors cross the Northampton Street Bridge from Easton to enjoy a beer at the Sand...
May 19, 2018 | In the News
n addition to savings and profits for National Grid, the pipeline enhancement would generate 3,186 jobs during the one-year construction period in Central Jersey, as well as Pennsylvania and New York, resulting in an $327.2 million increase in economic activity in the...
May 16, 2018 | In the News
Job prospects for the Class of 2018 have improved because a low unemployment rate means fewer people are applying for available openings, said Carl Van Horn, the director of the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University. “Even though there are...
May 16, 2018 | In the News
This is the second dockless program in the state, after Camden announced its $1 per hour program with Beijing-based ofo last month. “We’re so glad to be working with the Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers and ofo to help us showcase Camden as a strong candidate...
