Most workforce programs provide a short burst of cash, to tide people over until they can get back to work, or help young people earn a degree so they can land a higher-paying job. They’re designed to help the short-term unemployed, notes Carl Van Horn, the director of the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers. “But that’s not the kind of economy that we experienced in the recession and its aftermath.”
U. expert reacts to proposed overhaul of New Jersey public records law
On March 14, New Jersey lawmakers temporarily halted their plans to limit the scope of the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), which compels local governments to release public records upon request, according to the Associated Press. After a committee session advancing...