Bloustein Policy Fellow, and former chair of the Board of Governors of Rutgers University, Linda Stamato argues that the elimination of the state Department of Higher Education and the state Board of Higher Education has led to the current mismanagement of New Jersey...
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Letters: Talks in the Russia-Ukraine War
Linda Stamato and Sanford M. Jaffe discuss the Russia-Ukraine war in a letter to the editor New York Times, June 30, 2022
Where exactly is the state bank we were promised?
Gov. Phil Murphy promised to create a state public bank. In November 2019, he did just that, traveling to Newark to announce its creation in Executive Order 91. Surrounded by community and financial justice advocates, the governor pledged to leverage...
The war we don’t need between New Jersey and New York | Opinion
New Jersey has acted to withdraw from the powerful bi-state Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor, which polices one of the world’s largest natural harbors and the busiest on the East Coast. But New York objects to any unilateral move by New Jersey to...
Will the labor shortage help close the pay gap between men and women?
Linda Stamato, a senior policy fellow at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, says the current labor shortages may provide some of the necessary leverage to eliminate the pay gap between women and men. Opinion, NJ.com,...
Pet projects, public cash: NJ lawmakers direct millions at last minute to favored causes
Editor’s Note: Pet Projects, Public Cash from NJ Spotlight News details how New Jersey lawmakers direct millions to projects, often with little public scrutiny over how that money is spent. Today’s stories focus on how much lawmakers themselves tuck into state budget...
For women to get back in the workforce, New Jersey needs to ‘get with the program’ | Opinion
More than 2 million women have left the workforce since the beginning of the pandemic. A major hurdle to their return is the lack of affordable childcare. It’s a nationwide problem but federal assistance funds have been available since March 2021, including $694...
There’s a way to manage warehouse mania in New Jersey | Opinion
Warehouses are popping up all over the landscape. Linda Stamato and Sandy Jaffe, senior policy fellows at the Bloustein School at Rutgers University, said a bill under consideration by the Legislature recognizes the need to weigh certain factors when considering...
Bringing pork back won’t unclog Congress
The practice of earmarking ended in 2011, an action driven by public outrage, now policy wonks say it should return. That idea should be rejected, says Linda Stamato, director emerita of the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at the Edward J. Bloustein...
Journalism, not-for-profit style: the news we need (by, for and with those who need it)
“ I have complete confidence in the response and dedication of our citizens whenever they are fully informed.” So said President John F. Kennedy in remarks delivered at the American Newspaper Publishers Association gathering in 1961. JFK went on to recall...