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.
NJSPL: The Potential of Participatory Budgeting Within New Jersey
Budget Cuts and Who Absorbs Them When budgets are cut, the first programs to go are those without dedicated funding or legal mandate. Many of those programs serve low-income, disabled, and vulnerable populations. New Jersey is in a period of fiscal austerity. The...