A national survey by the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers finds that a majority of Americans believe the economy is improving, but they’re worried about future job prospects. Carl Van Horn is the Center’s director. He says even though unemployment...
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Rutgers poll: Most see improved economy, but say rich benefit at workers expense
A national survey by the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University finds that a majority of Americans believe the economy is improving, but they’re worried about future job prospects. Even though the unemployment rate is low, 57 percent of those...
Why Monmouth County is losing population as Ocean climbs
When Superstorm Sandy struck the Garden State in 2012, both Monmouth and Ocean Counties sustained heavy damage. Since then, the population of Monmouth has been trending downward, while the Ocean County population has continued to climb. So what’s going on here?...
Top C.E.O.s Denounce Trump Immigration Policy as Threat to U.S. Economy
The policy foundation’s analysis, published last month, was meant to examine the “Trump effect” on immigration for skilled foreign workers, said Stuart Anderson, executive director of the foundation and a former immigration official. The Trump administration, experts...
Study Finds Billions of Dollars in Home Value Lost to Rising Sea Levels
People in the tri-state area share these experiences. Clint Andrews, professor of urban planning, director of the Rutgers Center for Green Building, and associate dean for faculty at Rutgers University’s Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, studies how...
Transportation community mourns Louis J. Gambaccini, a SEPTA legend and founder of NJ Transit
Louis J. Gambaccini, a former general manager of SEPTA and the first chairman of New Jersey Transit’s board, died at his home in Skillman, N.J., on Aug. 19. He was 87 years old. In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Gambaccini shaped transportation networks...
NJ job market surges in July; here are 3 places hiring
The state gained 13,000 jobs last month. (The U.S. added 157,000 jobs last month. New Jersey's fair share would have been about 4,700). It added 7,500 jobs in June, more than what was first reported. And its unemployment rate ticked from 4.3 percent to 4.2 percent,...
Panel urges changes to pensions, schools
A bipartisan task force formed by New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney recommended Thursday that the state overhaul its pensions and school systems, among other changes, to address a cost "crisis." The Democratic lawmaker and the New Jersey Economic and Fiscal...
Senate president’s group proposes ambitious economic, fiscal reforms
Another recommendation: merge school districts. Dr. Ray Caprio, a professor at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy spoke about why three years after his study, it hasn’t been done. “In my mind, a lack of accountability. Nobody’s pressing for that kind...
Want more efficiency in N.J. government? Merge school districts, share municipal services, group says
New Jersey lawmakers say they will introduce legislation that would merge some school districts, encourage municipalities to share services, and change the state’s pension and benefit structure in a bid to stave off billions of dollars in deficits and make governing...