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Business Report: Health insurance premiums, higher minimum wage
Teachers and school employees are the latest workers facing sharply higher health insurance premiums. The state’s School Employees’ Health Benefits Commission voted to increase rates by about 15% for next year. Last week, a separate commission approved double-digit...
Planning and Public Policy: Civic Engagement to Expand Representation
Nina Gohel, a public policy/political science dual major, was part of the inaugural Rutgers Summer Service Internship (RSSI) Initiative launched this year.
NJ Leads in Work From Home Status, Hughes Explains Why
More than a fifth of New Jersey workers ages 16 and older work remotely. A confluence of factors is likely responsible for the broad uptake of telecommuting in New Jersey — even after pandemic shutdowns forced immediate changes to work in 2020 — though long commute...
Jonathan Bonilla named ANHD/Morgan Stanley Community Development Graduate Fellow
He will be working at Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDco), a community development organization founded on the simple idea that all people deserve healthy, vibrant communities
NJSPL Report – Discipline Inequity and Segregation in New Jersey’s High Schools
Today’s NJSPL Report examines suspension rates among NJ high schools serving high proportions of students of color, low-income students, English learners, and students with disabilities.
2022 Catlin Lecture: What Do You Value: Changemaking in an Ever Changing World
With 15 years of experience in social policy research, advocacy, and implementation, Brandon McKoy MCRP ’13 will delve into how he determined what drives his values and priorities, hoping to model how people can develop a career full of purpose and impact.
Clint Andrews et al. publish AI in Planning: Opportunities and Challenges and How to Prepare
Prof. Clint Andrews co-authored new white paper with the “AI in Planning” Foresight Community which discusses the potential impacts form AI on the planning profession, ethics, and more.
Van Horn Quoted in Regard to Union Rail Strike
On September 15, 2022, freight railway companies and their workers reached a tentative agreement after President Joe Biden intervened in marathon negotiations to avert a strike that could have paralyzed the economy. “Sometimes there’s a narrative that, ‘Oh, I’m going...
Multiple News Orgs Cite Marc Pfeiffer’s BLGRC Report on Jersey City
This report covers the period October 2020 through June of 2022. The CAO has found that the district has met a sufficient number of Accountability Scorecard metrics to meet the requirements of the Transition Plan to move toward full local control. While the district...
Report: Transition Plan for the Return of Local Control to Jersey City Public Schools Final Report
Marc Pfeiffer of the Bloustein Local Government Research Center produced the final ‘Transition Plan for the Return of Local Control to Jersey City Public Schools” progress report submitted to the New Jersey Board of Education.
Dr. Yen-Tyng Chen Reacts to Texas Ruling to Omit PrEP from ACA Coverage
On Sept. 7, District Judge Reed O’Connor made two rulings in Texas that may significantly change the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The first decision by the district judge found that the task force that helps decide federal health insurance mandates is unconstitutional....
Ellen Kurtzman joins Bloustein School as Professor, Executive Director of MHA program
Meet Dr. Ellen T. Kurtzman! Dr. Kurtzman is a health services researcher with a background in public policy, public health, and nursing.