“Elected officials should really watch who are they are appointing to positions, where they can appoint political patronage jobs. They really need to know who they are appointing because when it goes bad it brings down a lot of people,” said Marc Pfeiffer, assistant director at the Bloustein Local Government Research Center at Rutgers University. “It affects confidence in government.”
He says municipalities can’t skimp on internal controls that help prevent corruption and fraud.
The following is from the Safe Routes to School Blog. SRTS is an initiative of the Voorhees Transportation Center. Railway Crossing Safety: What You Need to Know as a Cyclist or Pedestrian There are over 3,400 miles of railroad tracks in New Jersey, and almost 44% of...
Hon. Paul Armstrong, Bloustein School Senior Health Administration Fellow and Judge in Residence, was featured in the Winter 2026 issue of Notre Dame Lawyer (pages 79-80), a magazine for alumni. A 1973 Notre Dame Law School graduate, Armstrong played a pivotal role in...
The Bloustein School invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure-track teaching position in Health Administration, with appointment expected to begin July 2026. This is a multi-year teaching appointment. Applicants should have: academic experience and...
New Jersey State Policy Lab Report Release: Economic Challenges for Older New Jersey Residents Read Report In February 2024, New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well (NJAAW) conducted a Statewide Survey of Older Adults. This survey gathered both quantitative and...
Considering the impact of AI on electricity bills, data centers in the Northeast could be part of the problem. Across the country, from Ohio to New Jersey, electricity prices are spiking [2, 3]. It’s a tangible financial pain, costing $122 more per month for the...