Hon. James J. Florio, New Jersey's 49th governor and a senior policy fellow at the Bloustein School, is the recipient of New Jersey Future's 2018 Cary Edwards Leadership Award, recognizing his 45 years of public service to the citizens of New Jersey. The Cary Edwards...
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Van Horn Appointed to New Jersey Jobs and Economic Opportunity Council
Carl Van Horn, Distinguished Professor and director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, has been appointed to the newly created New Jersey Jobs and Economic Opportunity Council. Established by Governor Phil Murphy, the council will provide...
Murphy Goes All in on Technology as Means to Rehab NJ Economy
Murphy’s transition effort is being led by executive director Jose Lozano, who served as a member of former Gov. Jon Corzine’s administration. Carl Van Horn, the director of Rutgers University’s John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, is serving as a senior...
Van Horn, Coleman among several Bloustein faculty, staff, alumni chosen for governor-elect Murphy's transition team
Carl Van Horn, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development and Henry Coleman, Professor of Public Policy, are among several faculty, staff, and alumni from the Bloustein School who have been named...
New Jersey budget challenges are significant and immediate
The new governor faces immediate budget problems. After inauguration in January 2018, the Budget for fiscal year 2019 must be submitted in March. And for the first six months of 2018, the governor must manage the budget he will inherit — and end with the year in...
Gov.-elect Phil Murphy just named his transition team
The Star-Ledger reports on Governor-elect Phil Murphy’s transition team, noting that Carl Van Horn (BSPPP/Heldrich) was named Senior Advisor to the Transition for Strategy and Policy and was name to the Stronger and Fairer Economy team; Henry Coleman (BSPPP) was named...
NJ’s fiscal future: A direction for the new governor
The fiscal future of New Jersey is bleak. New Jersey has struggled to balance its budget for two decades. In the early 1990s, the state was AAA by each Rating Agency. Over the last eight years, it was reduced seven times – it is now the second lowest. Some...
'Unpleasant but necessary' actions NJ's next governor may need to tackle
A philanthropic group called The Fund for New Jersey wants candidates running for governor and Legislature, as well as the public at large, to know just what they getting into. The first in its Crossroads NJ reports is an election-year downer on fixing the Garden...
Gov. Edward Rendell–The cost of doing nothing about America's infrastructure is greater than the cost of doing something
In April the Bloustein School hosted former Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell for a discussion on the state of America’s infrastructure at the 2017 Gov. James J. Florio Distinguished Visiting Scholar Lecture. In partnership with the offices of Florio, Perrucci,...
Former Pa. Governor Edward Rendell to discuss state of America's infrastructure at 2017 Florio Distinguished Lecture
Former Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell (2003-11) will present the 2017 Gov. James J. Florio Distinguished Visiting Scholar in Public Policy Lecture on Monday, April 17, 4:00 p.m., at the Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum, Civic Square Building, 33...
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