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Camden’s Financial Health Earns S&P Bond Rating Upgrade
“For our residents, this means our focus on improving our parks, roads, attracting new businesses, building new housing inventory and being fiscally prudent has proven to be the right course of action,” said Carstarphen, pledging to build on this progress. “The city...
Here’s What Could Change Your U.S. Property Tax Bill in 2022, and Beyond
By the end of the year, median prices in the U.S. are expected to be up 12%, according to a report last week from Realtor.com. Eventually that will lead to higher property appraisals and therefore an increase in property tax bills. But that change may not be...
New Jersey Policy Lab: Evidence-based policymaking on the federal level
Evidence-based policymaking uses the best available research and data to target resources to programs and policies that are proven to work, guiding decision-making using results-driven solutions and rigorous data analysis.
Organic waste management in New Jersey: Reducing food waste and improving food equity
New Jersey has recently passed several pieces of legislation to both reduce organic waste and improve anti-hunger programs.
PhD alums Lowe, Solitare to lead TSU’s new Center of Excellence for Housing and Community Development Research
The new center will advance transdisciplinary academic and empirical research and debate on affordable housing and community development policy.
Which sector is leading New Jersey’s pandemic recovery?
For the past ten months, New Jersey’s employment numbers have been growing steadily.
Bloustein inducts eight into 2021 Pi Alpha Alpha honor society
Admission into the society is an extraordinary accomplishment in recognition of a student’s years of educational attainment and service.
Opinion: Rutgers is wrong about religion-based vaccine exemptions
Rutgers administration has been asked to remove the religion-based exemption from its vaccination requirements but has declined. T. Patrick Hill, an assistant professor at the Bloustein School, says allowing a religious exemption for a public health issue is...
Conflict, collaboration and consensus: How democracy happens
Linda Stamato and Sandy Jaffe reflect on the current state of democracy and why conflict is necessary, and how their work in conflict resolution fits into policy and planning.
Equity in government budgeting
In this project, the New Jersey Policy Lab is looking at how city and state governments in the United States are using their budgets to advance equity for all residents.
New Heldrich brief: Postsecondary fall enrollment net migration trends remain unchanged during COVID-19
Newly released preliminary data from the National Center for Education Statistics provides a preview of how the COVID-19 pandemic may have affected the national enrollment and net migration patterns of high school students attending college full time for the first...
Final Port Authority Centennial Symposium to be held December 7
This event will bring together public, private, non-profit sector leaders and academics to consider the issues and opportunities that will shape the future of the New Jersey-New York metropolitan region.