Paul Siracusa is a co-author of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy's "Promises Made, Promises Broken" student report on gambling in New Jersey. NJ.com, January 9
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Linda Stamato is a co-director of the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at the Edward J. Bloustein School for Planning and Public Policy and a Faculty Fellow at Rutgers University. NJ.com, January 5
Do public double dippers help or hurt taxpayers?
That’s the dilemma before New Jersey taxpayers, said Marc Pfeiffer, assistant director at the Rutgers University Bloustein Local Government Research Center: “(Taxpayers) may be getting a bargain, but the price of that bargain is that you might have individuals who...
EJB policy grad students participate in "bottom up" health care reform simulation
Second year MPP students Becky Kelleman and Sayan Kundu recently participated in NASPAA’s 2015 Inaugural Student Simulation Competition, held at the end of February. The teams were asked to provide a locally led “bottom up” approach to health care reform. Nationally,...
Nations Reach Deal with Iran as Islamic Republic Continues Mideast Power Play
Dr. Hooshang Amirahmadi—a professor of planning and public policy at New Jersey-based Rutgers University and a candidate in Iran’s 2013 presidential race—argued that while the Houthis are Shi’a Muslims, as is the Iranian regime, the Houthis should not be equated with...
Faculty members analyze PARCC standardized test
The PARCC test is detrimental to student learning because educators feel forced to teach lessons with the purpose of ensuring students pass, said Julia Sass Rubin, an associate professor in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Rutgers...
Would Patients Save Cash if Out-of-Network Provider Charges Were Slashed?
Joel Cantor, director of the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy, said that a state-mandated fee schedule would be the most efficient system, but that it would be difficult to develop the schedule. NJ Spotlight, March 27
EPA mercury regs head to high court
Detractors of the rule say a Supreme Court ruling in favor of industry could also leave the Obama administration in a sort of tail-spin, in the position of having to re-issue a rule – a process that could take significant amounts of time. But other legal minds say...
Rutgers to host statewide conference on health impact assessment in New Jersey, May 7
The New Jersey Health Impact Collaborative (NJHIC), a collaboration of Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS), is hosting a statewide conference on Health Impact Assessment (HIA)...
As students opt out of state tests, authorities threaten to withhold funds
In New Jersey, education officials have long warned about potential federal cuts if too many students refuse to take state tests. David Saenz, a spokesman for the state Department of Education, said the most recent federal communication about testing did not state...