July 7, 2025 | In the News
The American dream was built around a timeline: Get married, buy a home, start a family. But that timeline is breaking down. Today, Americans are waiting longer or opting out entirely: Fewer marriages, fewer babies, delayed moves. And behind it all, a housing market...
July 7, 2025 | In the News
New York City’s electrical grid was pushed to the brink during last week’s heatwave as isolated power outages affected thousands of residents, highlighting what experts said is the new normal during hot summer days. Roughly 3% of Con Edison customers, or around...
July 7, 2025 | In the News
JPMorgan Chase is planning a fourth round of layoffs at its Jersey City offices in 2025, the nation’s largest bank said in public filings. This round will go into effect on Sept. 22 this year and affect 88 employees, bringing the total trimmed head count this year in...
July 7, 2025 | News
Overview of the Some College, No Credential Population and Educational Outcomes in New Jersey, 2023–2024 New Jersey State Policy Lab Supporting New Jersey residents in returning to college after leaving without a credential has been an increasing focus of the state’s...
July 3, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Equal charging for all: Are there income-based disparities in public charging stations? Abstract We compare charging station accessibility for different income groups in the San Francisco Bay Area. Using a microsimulation model, we estimate charging station...
July 1, 2025 | In the News
Nick Cuozzo (MPP ’14) wins Republican Primary for Somerset County Commissioner to take on two-term Democratic incumbent Melonie Marano. “I am looking forward to building on the momentum and great enthusiasm our campaign generated this past year,” Cuozzo said. “I...
June 30, 2025 | In the News
A popular tax break used in high-tax states like New Jersey would be capped at $40,000 — up from the $10,000 limit — under a deal reached over the weekend by Republicans in Washington. The deal is part of President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which includes...
June 30, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Report Release: Analyzing the Use and Equity of ARPA Funds in NJ Local Governments and Beyond New Jersey State Policy Lab The American Rescue Plan Act’s Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARPA-SLFRF) represent a historic $350 billion investment to...
June 27, 2025 | In the News
As home construction costs keep rising, there’s a dispute in the proposed state budget over how to fund affordable housing. New Jersey lawmakers will vote to approve the state’s new fiscal year 2026 spending plan later this evening. The $58 billion budget is about...
June 26, 2025 | News
Dr. Irina Grafova recently returned from the AcademyHealth Research Meeting in Minneapolis, where she had the opportunity to present two posters from the Virtual Schwartz Rounds emotional support program for nurses, run by the New Jersey Nursing Emotional Well-being...
June 24, 2025 | In the News
The George Norcross-backed Camden County Democratic Committee Inc. (CCDC), which lost the election for the county party committee in Cherry Hill to a slate of progressive Democrats, filed suit Monday afternoon to dispute the outcome. The immediate result is that the...
June 24, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Who wants a tree inventory and why? The politics of inventorying urban forestry in Galápagos, Ecuador Abstract Trees make significant contributions to the urban experience by providing ecosystem services and aesthetic value. Considering these contributions, cities are...
June 23, 2025 | In the News
By Linda Stamato The actual and potential benefits of A.I. notwithstanding, we need to be far more prepared than we are now to manage, productively, the impact on society It’s hardly a revelation that AI has grown exponentially. While seizing the imagination—and...
June 23, 2025 | In the News
Things were definitely looking up from a reform perspective in New Jersey politics. Senator Menendez finally got his just reward after decades of unethical behavior and the failure of Democrats to self-police; Andy Kim, a breath of fresh air, replaced Menendez; and...
June 18, 2025 | In the News
Senate Republicans’ version of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” sweeping tax bill would keep a popular property tax deduction limited to $10,000, drawing the ire of lawmakers from high-tax states such as New Jersey and New York and setting...
June 17, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Mapping elite tastes along New York City’s gourmet gentrification frontier, 1990–2015 Abstract Urban researchers have long considered the spread of upscale amenities like restaurants, cafes and bars to be important symbolic indicators of gentrification, and recent...
June 12, 2025 | In the News
Brennan wins one seat in LD-32; race between Bhalla, Ramirez is too close to call New Jersey’s 32nd legislative district, located in the heart of Jersey City and Hoboken, hosted a heated Democratic primary showdown this year between the two great political factions in...
June 12, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Longitudinal Associations From US State/Local Police and Social Service Expenditures to Suicides and Police-Perpetrated Killings Between Black and White Residents Abstract Policy Points Despite documented inequities in suicide trends and police-perpetrated killing for...
June 10, 2025 | In the News
This June’s primary will be the first time most New Jersey voters will be able to use a fair ballot to elect gubernatorial and legislative candidates. Last spring, a federal judge ruled that the old county line primary ballots, which all but two of New Jersey’s...
June 9, 2025 | In the News, News
County bosses were stripped of the power to rig statewide elections. Now there’s no clear favorite in a state where Republicans are rising. The outcome of New Jersey’s June 10 gubernatorial primary is anyone’s guess. With no clear front-runner, the elimination of...
