The demographic of home buyers is also changing, said Dr. James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers. “Ten thousand baby boomers per day are leaving the labor force, and to a large degree they represent yesterday’s work force,” Hughes said. “Millennials are in their place. … They are starting to form households, and they have delayed household formation.”
NJSPL: The Potential of Participatory Budgeting Within New Jersey
Budget Cuts and Who Absorbs Them When budgets are cut, the first programs to go are those without dedicated funding or legal mandate. Many of those programs serve low-income, disabled, and vulnerable populations. New Jersey is in a period of fiscal austerity. The...