Marc Pfeiffer, assistant director of the Local Government Research Center at Rutgers University’s Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, said municipal officials need to update their understanding of computer systems as well as their software. “It’s not...
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NJDOL: Financial Assistance Available for Employees, Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
New Jersey Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo MS '99 (Public Policy) on the new one-stop jobs portal to match job-seekers with immediate openings at businesses serving on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic: “We all have a role to play in making sure...
In Troubling Times, We Still Need to Consider Major Fiscal Issues
Richard Keevey, former New Jersey budget director and a Bloustein School practitioner in residence, reminds us that while health concerns dominate the news, it’s also important to review the major finance issues the state will soon be facing, including revenue...
COVID-19 Pandemic Pushes NJ to Step Up Reliance on Telemedicine
NJSpotlight reports Gov. Murphy signed a bill lifting restrictions on telehealth services, quoting assistant professor Soumitra Bhuyan. NJSpotlight.com, March 25, 2020
Economic cost of the ‘cure’ is not worse than the disease — here’s why
Stuart Shapiro's column in The Hill discusses the three reasons why the economic risks of the COVID-19 pandemic are nowhere near as prominent in policymaker’s minds as the risk of mortality from the virus. The Hill, March 24, 2020
Economic cost of the 'cure' is not worse than the disease — here's why
Stuart Shapiro's column in The Hill discusses the three reasons why the economic risks of the COVID-19 pandemic are nowhere near as prominent in policymaker’s minds as the risk of mortality from the virus. The Hill, March 24, 2020
Morristown rallies to help hospital workers on COVID-19 front lines
When local residents realized that Morristown Medical Center may come under siege from the spreading coronavirus, they organized to let hospital workers know that the community has their backs. One grassroots effort is preparing to provide snack packages and crocs...
Generation next: Crisis shows public policy grad student how people matter more than numbers
“It’s like the classroom coming to life.” Ryan Jeter, a Bloustein School MPP candidate with background work experience in public health — has seen all of the classroom lectures on how government and business can impact the world play out in real-time during the past...
Asian countries say they slowed the COVID-19 outbreak. Are we doing something wrong?
The mainstay of COVID-19 prevention in the United States has been social distancing to flatten-the-curve. However, casual contact is unavoidable, especially among those who live or work in multi-unit buildings. Despite the geographic proximity to China, other Asian...
Coronavirus is leading us to the future of health care. It’s called ‘telemedicine’
Since the COVID-19 outbreak started in Wuhan province, millions of Chinese coronavirus patients were triaged and treated by telemedicine clinic providers. Health authorities in major cities developed online apps, powered by artificial intelligence, for self-screening...