September 23, 2022 | In the News
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows 22% of New Jerseyans worked from home in 2021, a more than fourfold increase over 2019. New Jersey has a greater share of people working from home than most other states. Rutgers University Professor Carl Van Horn, director of...
September 22, 2022 | News
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September 21, 2022 | News, Undergraduate Planning & Public Policy Student Spotlights
Nina Gohel Political Science/Planning and Public PolicyClass of 2023 Nina Gohel was part of the inaugural Rutgers Summer Service Internship (RSSI) Initiative launched this year by Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway. This special internship provides select students...
September 20, 2022 | In the News
More than a fifth of New Jersey workers ages 16 and older work remotely. A confluence of factors is likely responsible for the broad uptake of telecommuting in New Jersey — even after pandemic shutdowns forced immediate changes to work in 2020 — though long commute...
September 19, 2022 | News
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September 19, 2022 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been in development since the 1950s. However, due to the availability of big data and increased computing power, the AI market has grown substantially over the last decade and is expected to grow more than 20 percent annually over the...
September 16, 2022 | In the News
On September 15, 2022, freight railway companies and their workers reached a tentative agreement after President Joe Biden intervened in marathon negotiations to avert a strike that could have paralyzed the economy. “Sometimes there’s a narrative that, ‘Oh, I’m going...
September 16, 2022 | In the News
This report covers the period October 2020 through June of 2022. The CAO has found that the district has met a sufficient number of Accountability Scorecard metrics to meet the requirements of the Transition Plan to move toward full local control. While the district...
September 16, 2022 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
The New Jersey State Board of Education gave final approval to return the Jersey City Public School system to full local control on September 15, 2022. Marc Pfeiffer of the Bloustein Local Government Research Center analyzed and evaluated the documentation provided by...
September 16, 2022 | In the News
On Sept. 7, District Judge Reed O’Connor made two rulings in Texas that may significantly change the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The first decision by the district judge found that the task force that helps decide federal health insurance mandates is unconstitutional....
September 15, 2022 | In the News
Lance Gregory, Environmental Health Division Director with the Virginia Department of Health, discusses Septic Smart Week and the demand for the agency’s Septic and Well Assistance Program. This week is also Falls Prevention Awareness Week. “Well, the aim of the...
September 15, 2022 | News
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September 14, 2022 | In the News
Prof. Michael L. Lahr was quoted in this video segment hosted by Jaclyn Lee via WPVI-TV in Philadelphia, PA. Following this week’s Wall Street drop, and steady inflation numbers, Ms. Lee asked local residents how the rising food prices are impacting them....
September 13, 2022 | News
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September 13, 2022 | In the News
The Heldrich Center for Workforce Development has provided assistance in finding employment to more than 6,000 state residents by providing job training, networking and guidance in creating a resume. “Older Americans are more likely to find themselves among the...
September 12, 2022 | In the News
A recent study by the New Jersey State Policy Lab, “Does the Decision to Allow Local Cannabis-Related Businesses Impact Home Sale Prices?” by Michael S. Hayes, Associate Professor, Rutgers University-Camden and Prakash Kandel, Ph.D. Student, Rutgers...
September 12, 2022 | In the News
Richard Keevey takes the reader on a historical journey starting at the end of the Revolutionary War to the ratification of the Constitution in 1788, reflecting on the political processes and debates of this “revolutionary plan.” PA Times...
September 12, 2022 | In the News
New Jersey 101.5 wants to know “Summer is fading fast: Will NJ consumers keep spending?” Inflation and interest rates continue to rise and there is concern that NJ will head into a recession if the spending doesn’t keep pace. But Hughes suggests,...
September 12, 2022 | News
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