February 23, 2018 | In the News
Joel Cantor, director of the Center for State Health Policy at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., said the demonstration programs have often shifted from their intended purpose because they are designed by lawmakers pushing an agenda rather than as a...
February 22, 2018 | In the News
The last serious pause given to the New Brunswick light rail was the Greater New Brunswick Area Corridor Study, a $200,000 study published in 2001, that hashed out a route that would run between park-and-ride stations at Piscataway and East Brunswick. Under the plan,...
February 20, 2018 | In the News
Ocean County’s older population seems to have protected its mall; both J.C. Penney and Macy’s have closed stores elsewhere. But experts warn that the trend isn’t reversing itself. As many as a quarter of the nation’s 1,200 malls will close in...
February 20, 2018 | In the News
In his last address as governor, Chris Christie acknowledged that his administration had cut the unemployment rate in half. When Christie entered office the state’s unemployment rate was about 10.0 and when he left office, it was about 4.9. But the...
February 14, 2018 | Event Recap
2/13 2018 Walking While Black click to play A discussion on the ProPublica/Florida Times-Union “Walking While Black” investigative series. Reporters Topher Sanders and Ben Conarck discussed the series and answered questions about the innovative project which focused...
February 13, 2018 | In the News
A decision on what role the state will take in the city is still being determined, as the new administration continues to talk to local stakeholders, said Lisa Ryan, spokeswoman for the Community Affairs Department. However, no timetable has been set for Gov. Phil...
February 13, 2018 | In the News
After two or three decades of marriage, family vacations and raising children plus making your house a home, what could go wrong? According to a Rutgers University professor and researcher, marital splits after age 50 happen more than expected. “Gray Divorce: What We...
February 8, 2018 | In the News
Central Jersey business community reacts to Amboy Bank raising their minimum wage for its employees to $15 ahead of Gov. Phil Murphy’s statewide plan to do so, quoting James Hughes. MyCentralJersey.com, February 8, 2018
February 7, 2018 | In the News
“Waterfronts are changing as a result of sea level rise,” said Jeanne Herb, an environmental policy expert at Rutgers University who has researched hazards posed by climate-related flooding to industries in New Jersey. “More often than not, these are facilities are on...
February 7, 2018 | In the News
Millenials who are just getting into the age of considering homeownership have been especially affected. “They are saddled with [student loan] debt,” said James Hughes, dean emeritus of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at...
February 6, 2018 | In the News
Martin Robins, former NJ Transit deputy executive director and director emeritus of Voorhees Transportation Institute at Rutgers University, characterized the Trump administration action as “a foolish, ideologically-driven decision.” “Here’s a...
February 5, 2018 | In the News
State legislative hearings held after the crash revealed NJ Transit had numerous vacancies in its safety and maintenance departments and had lost veteran employees to other commuter railroads. “I think the real story goes back to the inability of NJ Transit to...
February 2, 2018 | In the News
“I have to wonder about the internal pressure brought to bear on OIRA in this case, because historically OIRA’s position has been that analysis is a good thing,” Stuart Shapiro, a career policy analyst at OIRA in the Clinton and Bush presidencies,” told Bloomberg Law....
February 2, 2018 | Internship Spotlight
Zoe Linder-Baptie, a dual MPP/MCRP student concentrating in Environmental Policy and Planning, spent her summer as a Public Policy Associate at the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (GCERC), a federal agency in New Orleans, LA. She found that one of her...
February 1, 2018 | Internship Spotlight
Holly Low, a part time MPP student in her third year at Bloustein, was awarded the second annual Kathleen Crotty Fellowship at New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP). Under the guidance of NJPP policy analysts, Holly completed independent research and wrote a report...
