Dean Shapiro’s latest article in The Hill reflects on an unusual action taken by the Biden Administration to cede some decision-making authority to the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service.
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NJSPL – Citizens’ Trust in the New Jersey Government: What Can Data Tell Us?
Utilizing survey responses from a recent poll conducted with the Eagleton Institute, Seulki Lee (Global Affairs PhD ’23) & Abigail Alcala (MPP ’24) analyzed the demographics of respondents who were asked the question, “How much trust do you have in the New Jersey government to improve the quality of life for its citizens?”
Gavin Rozzi Revolutionizes OPRA Requests in NJ with Website
Bloustein Adjunct Professor and RUCI Lab Research Computing Specialist Gavin Rozzi Revolutionizes OPRA Requests in New Jersey with a Website called OPRA Machine. “I tried to get basic records — copies of checks and financial records — for investigative pieces. But...
Ocean county no longer among the oldest in NJ
New affordable housing in Ocean county is attracting a younger crowd. More retirees are electing to stay in their homes rather than move to the 55+ communities that drove up the median age in the southern part of the state. Dean Emeritus James W. Hughes discusses the...
How strong is the US economy? Depends on which party you ask
The jobless rate is at a record low of 3.6%, but consumer prices are up 9.1% as of June 2022. Are we officially in a recession? That depends on who you ask. “It suggests, overall, the economy is weakening, it’s certainly losing steam, where there are storm clouds not...
NJ Government Records has Nearly Two-year backlog
Bloustein Professor and Local Govt. Research Center Assistant Director Marc Pfeiffer weighs in on the nearly two year backlog at https://nj.gov/grc/. “The law was written with an appreciation for the technology at the time, for the procedures at the time,” Pfeiffer...
NJDOL Commissioner speaks on policy, politics, and positive change post-pandemic
Career paths, New Jersey Department of Labor’s pandemic response, and how the crisis has the potential to make a positive change, increasing faith in a more competent government
One thing we agree on – How the American public views the economic crisis
Survey results showed that the public shares widespread agreement regarding the state of the economy and what the response to joblessness should be.
Healing the wounded economy: Large majorities of Americans support government action to create jobs; help workers, businesses
Americans are eager for the government to ease the pain of the recession brought about by the pandemic.
Want more efficiency in N.J. government? Merge school districts, share municipal services, group says
New Jersey lawmakers say they will introduce legislation that would merge some school districts, encourage municipalities to share services, and change the state’s pension and benefit structure in a bid to stave off billions of dollars in deficits and make governing...