Research for “Leading Practices for Proactive and Equitable Property Acquisitions to Enhance Climate Resilience” was conducted to better understand how flood buyback and managed retreat programs are organized and administered nationwide.
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Multiple News Orgs Cite Marc Pfeiffer’s BLGRC Report on Jersey City
This report covers the period October 2020 through June of 2022. The CAO has found that the district has met a sufficient number of Accountability Scorecard metrics to meet the requirements of the Transition Plan to move toward full local control. While the district...
Report: Transition Plan for the Return of Local Control to Jersey City Public Schools Final Report
Marc Pfeiffer of the Bloustein Local Government Research Center produced the final ‘Transition Plan for the Return of Local Control to Jersey City Public Schools” progress report submitted to the New Jersey Board of Education.
New Report: Public Health Observations and Attitudes in New Jersey
New Jersey ranks 31st in the nation in state funding for public health and 51st in grant funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Poll: Those without health insurance less vaccinated
A new survey released June 14 finds much lower COVID-19 vaccination rates among those without health insurance, even though the vaccines are free. The report by the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University found that 55.6% of...
New report seeks to address needs of populations vulnerable to changing coastal climate conditions
Virtual Summer Climate Academy, “Engaging Vulnerable Populations in Resilience Planning” on June 22 will highlight some of the outcomes of the report.
Bloustein studio report busts the millennial migration myth
One in Five U.S. Workers Laid Off in Last Five Years, Report Says
One in five U.S. workers, nearly 30 million people, say they were laid off from their jobs in the last five years, according to a new survey that highlights lasting scars from the spike in U.S. long-term unemployment following the last recession. While the extent of...
New Jersey not on target to reach greenhouse gas goal by 2050
But it stops short of making specific recommendations while examining a range of policies that other states are trying in an effort to reduce their carbon footprints, as well as many strategies frequently debated among New Jersey policymakers. “The good news in New...
Franklin Township: State Resolution Opposes Northeast Supply Enhancement Project
According to a release from Williams researchers at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy estimate "the design and construction of the Northeast Supply Enhancement project will generate approximately $327 million in additional economic activity...