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NJ’s fiscal future: A direction for the new governor

The fiscal future of New Jersey is bleak. New Jersey has struggled to balance its budget for two decades. In the early 1990s, the state was AAA by each Rating Agency. Over the last eight years, it was reduced seven times – it is now the second lowest. Some...

Budget basics: How New Jersey spends your money

New Jersey has a strong central government. The governor has potent appointment and financial powers. New Jersey’s local governments like to tout their home-rule powers — and they’re correct in certain circumstances — but when it comes to municipal, county, and school...

City tax levy down 70 percent from 2012

Marc Pfeiffer, assistant director of the Bloustein Local Government Research Center at Rutgers University, said the state should receive plenty of credit for getting Atlantic City’s finances under control. In February, state overseers reached a $72 million tax...

Sweeney seeks N.J. voter help to fund pensions

If voters were to approve the amendment and the state contributed its share to the pension system, he said, "you would quickly be faced with the question of, 'Well, how do I plug the rest of the budget we've now consumed?' " That question is particularly relevant in...

New Jersey Bonds Add to Pension Costs as Bills Rise

“The pension debt service is skewed to the out-years,” said Richard Keevey, a fellow at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, who was budget director for former Governor Jim Florio, a Democrat. “It starts out low and rises sharply.” Bloomberg.com, March...

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A Talk with Dr. Brian Bridges, NJ Secretary of Higher Education

Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

The New Jersey State Policy Lab will be hosting a talk and Q&A with Dr. Brian Bridges, the Secretary of Higher Education for the state of New Jersey. During this […]

2025 Bloustein Alumni Awards Celebration

Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Since 1994, the Bloustein School Alumni Association has aimed to present awards to accomplished alumni each year. Our goal is to pay tribute to alumni and friends to recognize their […]