Shortsighted leadership at the federal level, growing disregard for expertise, community division fomented by forces seeking dysfunction and a dangerous strain of individualism along with misguided assertions of freedom have undermined the capacity, indeed the willingness of some in critical positions to safeguard the public’s health and have eroded public trust in government, say Linda Stamato and Sandy Jaffe, directors emeritus of the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at Rutgers University.
U. expert reacts to proposed overhaul of New Jersey public records law
On March 14, New Jersey lawmakers temporarily halted their plans to limit the scope of the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), which compels local governments to release public records upon request, according to the Associated Press. After a committee session advancing...