Rubin on Legislative Resolutions

Professor Julia Sass Rubin gives her take on resolutions. She described many resolutions as akin to a lawmaker showing up at a local event — good politics. “They are definitely a way for the Legislature to score points with constituents without needing the other...

More lanes on the Turnpike won’t solve congestion | Opinion

Gov. Murphy supports a $4.75 billion plan to add more lanes to an 8-mile section of the New Jersey Turnpike. However, Dr. Kelcie Ralph argues that congestion relief does not last because people quickly change their behavior to take advantage of the newly free-flowing...

New Jersey Residents are Wondering: Should you Buy or Sell?

Dean Emeritus James W. Hughes breaks down the good and bad of the current economic conditions in the Garden State in this New Jersey 101.5 interview. “It’s still a cauldron of uncertainty, the indicators are not aligned with one another, in looking forward our crystal...

Gavin Rozzi Revolutionizes OPRA Requests in NJ with Website

Bloustein Adjunct Professor and RUCI Lab Research Computing Specialist Gavin Rozzi Revolutionizes OPRA Requests in New Jersey with a Website called OPRA Machine. “I tried to get basic records — copies of checks and financial records — for investigative pieces. But...

Ocean county no longer among the oldest in NJ

New affordable housing in Ocean county is attracting a younger crowd. More retirees are electing to stay in their homes rather than move to the 55+ communities that drove up the median age in the southern part of the state. Dean Emeritus James W. Hughes discusses the...