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 Report: Analyzing the Use and Equity of ARPA Funds
Report Release: Analyzing the Use and Equity of ARPA Funds in NJ Local Governments and Beyond New Jersey State Policy Lab The American Rescue Plan Act’s Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARPA-SLFRF) represent a historic $350 billion investment to...