According to the latest Census count, NJ’s population peaked above 9 million for the first time in 2020. Census estimates were off by a whopping 4.3 percent.
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NJ ballot design gives huge advantage to party-backed candidates, paper finds
When Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise ran for a fifth term in 2019, he had every advantage over his sole primary challenger, Patricia Waiters. DeGise, a Democrat, had higher name recognition, tens of thousands more in campaign dollars and endorsements from every...
Analysis finds ‘county line’ gave huge advantage to New Jersey congressional candidates
New Jersey’s dominant primary ballot structure, known as the “county line,” provided a huge advantage to many party-backed candidates in last month’s primary and in some cases resulted in voter confusion and tossed-out votes, according to an analysis by a Rutgers...
Study: NJ’s Primary Ballot Favored Insider Candidates
Insider candidates and the politically connected benefited from the layout of New Jersey’s primary ballot in July, according to a new study released Thursday. New Jersey is the only state in the country that allows each county to design its ballot to give...
Organization lines offer significant advantage in primaries, study shows
“The county line also increases voter confusion, contributing to overvotes and undervotes. The impact of the county line appeared to be greatest in races that did not involve an incumbent,” said Julia Sass Rubin, an associate professor at the Edward J. Bloustein...
Hudson County fastest growing county in state, new U.S. Census data shows
"This is really what we'd call a demographic long wave," James Hughes, dean of the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University told NJ Advance Media. "It's been going on for a long time and it will continue to go on. The result is a sustained...
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Bloustein Research Seminar Series: Community benefits: Developers, negotiations, and accountability
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesPresented by Jovanna Rosen, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Rutgers-University Camden. This venue will enable our faculty to share research, build community, and extend our networks. Pizza will be served. […]
Bloustein Honors Research Program Oral Thesis Defense
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesThe members of the 2023-24 Bloustein Honors Research Program cohort will be presenting their individual research projects in two formats.
Rutgers University–New Brunswick and Rutgers Health Commencement 2024
SHI StadiumJoin us for the 258th Anniversary Commencement at Rutgers University–New Brunswick and Rutgers Health on Sunday, May 12, 2024, at SHI Stadium, starting at 10 a.m. President Jonathan Holloway will preside over […]
Bloustein School Convocation
Jersey Mike's Arena 83 Rockefeller Road, Piscataway, NJ, United StatesThe formal BLOUSTEIN SCHOOL CONVOCATION ceremony will recognize each graduate individually with pomp and circumstance. Students will cross the stage and have their names read as they are recognized. Seating is general […]
Implications of Robotics for Public Policy
VirtualThis presentation offers a systematic analysis of the emerging routes by which applications of embodied artificial intelligence—robotics—elicit public policy responses.