The John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development has extensive experience from our work during and after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the Great Recession, and Superstorm Sandy. We have a deep understanding of the programs and strategies that can help people, businesses, and communities cope with and then recover from economic disasters. For the past several […]
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It isn’t clear how long it will take for unemployed workers to begin to receive financial relief, said Carl Van Horn, founding director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University. “These are jobs (available) right away,” he said. “A lot of folks don’t have a couple of weeks of savings and […]
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Marc Pfeiffer, assistant director of the Local Government Research Center at Rutgers University’s Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, said municipal officials need to update their understanding of computer systems as well as their software. “It’s not whether a system is ‘closed’ or not,” Pfeiffer said in an email. “A network that is connected […]
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New Jersey Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo MS ’99 (Public Policy) on the new one-stop jobs portal to match job-seekers with immediate openings at businesses serving on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic: “We all have a role to play in making sure workers keep income coming in and businesses have the staffs they need […]
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Richard Keevey, former New Jersey budget director and a Bloustein School practitioner in residence, reminds us that while health concerns dominate the news, it’s also important to review the major finance issues the state will soon be facing, including revenue collections, future tax policy, spending, pensions, cash flow, and unemployment insurance. NJSpotlight.com, March 25, 2020
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NJSpotlight reports Gov. Murphy signed a bill lifting restrictions on telehealth services, quoting assistant professor Soumitra Bhuyan. NJSpotlight.com, March 25, 2020
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Stuart Shapiro’s column in The Hill discusses the three reasons why the economic risks of the COVID-19 pandemic are nowhere near as prominent in policymaker’s minds as the risk of mortality from the virus. The Hill, March 24, 2020
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When local residents realized that Morristown Medical Center may come under siege from the spreading coronavirus, they organized to let hospital workers know that the community has their backs. One grassroots effort is preparing to provide snack packages and crocs (the rubber footwear that staff easily wear out) to two shifts of emergency room employees. […]
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“It’s like the classroom coming to life.” Ryan Jeter, a Bloustein School MPP candidate with background work experience in public health — has seen all of the classroom lectures on how government and business can impact the world play out in real-time during the past month. He was interviewed by ROI-NJ about why it’s important to […]
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The mainstay of COVID-19 prevention in the United States has been social distancing to flatten-the-curve. However, casual contact is unavoidable, especially among those who live or work in multi-unit buildings. Despite the geographic proximity to China, other Asian countries — including Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan – appear to have controlled the community spread of the coronavirus. […]
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