“[Fighting the challenges] doesn’t seem that it’s a good use of taxpayer dollars, and I suspect that most taxpayers would not want their taxpayer dollars spent that way,” Rubin said. “But I suspect that if more county clerks choose to settle, that it will impact Republicans the same way.
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New Jersey
Will the Nation’s Employment Growth Trajectory Follow NJ’s?
In late July, the outlook for the U.S. economy appeared strong, with some observers suggesting that the Fed had indeed nailed the long-awaited soft-landing even in light of recent cooling in the labor market. Just a week later, however, markets panicked, albeit briefly, as the national jobs report for July showed monthly payroll employment growth slowing to 114,000 jobs, well short of the projected 175,000 job gain.
NJSPL – Reengaging COVID-Disconnected College Students
The New Jersey State Policy Lab, in collaboration with the Newark City of Learning Collaborative (NCLC), has released a new report that examines barriers and opportunities to reengaging COVID-disconnected college students ages 18 to 26 in Newark, NJ.
NJSPL – Is Property Assessed Clean Energy a White Windfall
As part of an ongoing clean energy research project, Dr. Winecoff will be examining California’s Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program, first developed and launched in 2009, to identify policy recommendations that can inform New Jersey stakeholders and policymakers as the Garden State begins to implement their own recently approved PACE program.
NJSPL – Introducing the Promising Practices Project
The Promising Practices Project (PPP) aims to identify and document innovative teaching and learning practices that have successfully accelerated learning in K-12 schools across New Jersey. This project seeks to catalog and disseminate innovative, impactful, and replicable strategies that can enhance student learning statewide.
NJSPL – Examining New Income Distribution Data from the U.S. BEA
The United States Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) recently began publishing state-level data on the distribution of personal income across households. Newly released data offer an opportunity to examine the distribution of income and income inequality in New Jersey compared to the nation and other states over the last decade, with the possibility of eventually incorporating these measures into the R/ECON state economic forecast.
NJSPL – The New Jersey Induced Travel Calculator
The calculator also provides a way to check the quality of existing forecasts of increased travel. Forecasts of travel should be included in environmental assessments of specific projects, and for large projects an environmental impact report is usually required by the National Environmental Policy Act.
NJSPL – Financial Literacy in New Jersey
Financial literacy is integral for empowering entrepreneurs towards obtaining favorable financing, driving innovation, and ultimately achieving stronger business growth.
Political earthquakes rock New Jersey’s Democratic machine
“In New Jersey, there was a machine that was really powerful and if you went up against it, you lost. Through Norcross losing power, the county line lawsuit and Menendez’s indictment … all these events have created this window, and people are stepping into it,” Rutgers political science professor Julia Sass Rubin said.
Can New Jersey’s political machines hold on to power?
New Jersey’s political boss culture dates back more than 100 years. It was able to outlast the good government reforms of the early 20th century. While the current moment feels hopeful, political machines do not give up power easily.
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Laundry Literacy Initiative: Spanish Book Drive for New Brunswick Families
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Bildner Center: The 25th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival, November 7–21
Regal Cinema Commerce Center 2399 US-1, North Brunswick, United StatesThe The 25th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival will feature fourteen thought-provoking and entertaining films, dynamic discussions with filmmakers and special guests, and numerous New Jersey premieres on dance, music, […]
Rutgers Climate Symposium 2024: Signals – Climate Change Communication for Understanding and Action
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