March 25, 2026 | In the News
For all its bluster about canceling a record number of regulations across the federal government, the Trump administration has only erased a handful of big-ticket rules more than a year into his second term, according to a review by Bloomberg Law. The White House has...
March 20, 2026 | In the News
“This is the train to Trump Station. Next stop: Trump Station.” Long Island Rail Road commuters may one day hear that announcement under a proposal to rename Penn Station that is gaining momentum from Republican lawmakers and facing little resistance from...
March 18, 2026 | In the News
Sen. Cindy Friedman heard enough of the arguments over what will really help the state’s housing affordability crisis Tuesday and pressed the opposing sides to get to the bottom of it themselves. After hearing testimony for and against a ballot initiative (H 5008)...
March 18, 2026 | In the News
Service sector employment in North Jersey and the larger New York City metro area fell for the seventh month in a row, and the state workforce has shed nearly 4,000 jobs so far this year, according to data released March 17 by the New York Federal Reserve. The numbers...
March 17, 2026 | Graduate Public Informatics Student Spotlights
Ayse Sert Oti Master of Public Informatics, Class of 2026 Registered Nurse, Biostatistician, Data analyst, Public Health Researcher, Machine Learning Engineer, AI prompt developer, Health Informatics Researcher, Medical Anthropologist Healthcare, Culture & Data...
March 13, 2026 | In the News
Another police chief retirement, another huge end-of-career payout. When Bayonne Chief Robert Geisler stepped down in October after more than 30 years on the force, he left a job in which he’d risen through the ranks to become the highest paid chief in New Jersey law...
March 12, 2026 | Graduate Public Informatics Student Spotlights
Haroon Ashfaq Master of Public Informatics, Class of 2025 GTM Engineer & AI Automation at Base Operations, Washington, DC Data, Technology & Social Impact Haroon’s journey into Public Informatics was driven by his interest in using data for meaningful societal...
March 12, 2026 | In the News
It’s become a “tradition” of sorts in New Jersey, much to the chagrin of people who support building out the state’s clean energy infrastructure. On Tuesday, Gov. Mikie Sherrill proposed a record $60.7 billion plan that includes more than $1 billion in state subsidies...
March 10, 2026 | In the News
Jeffrey Grayson was born and raised in Montclair. For the past 67 years, he has witnessed firsthand the changes in his community, the shift in demographics, the rise in housing prices and taxes, and an influx of new residents from New York City. According to Grayson,...
March 10, 2026 | In the News
Read the Guide Marc Pfeiffer, associate director at the Center for Urban Policy Research at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, has updated his online guide to property taxes across the state of New Jersey. The guide, titled “New Jersey...
March 9, 2026 | In the News
THE STATE OF JERSEY POLITICS: A group of local Democrats gathered at the Westwood Community Center on Sunday for a forum on big changes in Jersey’s always-active political world. The event — organized by local Dem leader Ruth Dugan — featured talk of the Roxbury ICE...
March 9, 2026 | In the News
A weak U.S. jobs report caps a bad week for both the national and New Jersey economies as state gas prices spiked nearly 10% over the week amid the Iran conflict. In addition, the Garden State contended with the nation’s second-highest unemployment rate behind...
March 6, 2026 | In the News
New Jersey is already ranked as one of the most expensive states in the nation. Now, Gov. Mikie Sherrill says the state is facing a looming $3 billion budget deficit, which could make it even harder for the growing number of families living paycheck to paycheck. The...
