December 11, 2025 | In the News
As economic forecasters await updated federal employment numbers, they’re seeing red flags in other data that suggest New Jersey could be headed towards a possible recession next year. Since January, almost 100 NJ companies have filed Worker Adjustment and Retraining...
December 9, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
A Central Role for Counter-Mapping with Marginalized Populations to Promote Resilience through Community-Driven Urban Design Read Article Abstract Counter-mapping of community assets and hazards deemed relevant to the effects of climate change and environmental...
December 9, 2025 | In the News
By Marc Pfeiffer Dear Gov.-Elect Sherrill: Congratulations! You are now in the public management business. Having spent many years working in New Jersey’s public management arena, I would like to share some key concepts for you, incoming chief of operations Kelly...
December 8, 2025 | In the News
By Linda Stamato All three of New Jersey’s Republican congressmen – Reps. Jeff Van Drew, Chris Smith, and Tom Kean Jr. – supported the bill to open the government with no evident hesitation. It was signed into law by President Donald Trump soon afterwards. When they...
December 8, 2025 | In the News
By Marc Pfeiffer for NJ Advance Media New Jersey faces a decision it hasn’t confronted in 15 years: how to support the public interest information needs of 9 million residents. New Jersey state government news receives historically limited coverage by New York and...
December 5, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
The Healthcare Affordability Crisis in NJ and Nationally In 1992, political strategist James Carville famously said, “It’s the economy, stupid!” in reference to the messaging needed to get Bill Clinton elected. Carville’s admonition applied just as much to this year’s...
December 3, 2025 | In the News
New Jersey’s school segregation is among the worst in America, in large part because the state is divided into so many districts – roughly 600, as compared to 180 in a more populated state like Georgia. Those partitions magnify residential segregation because students...
December 3, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Trauma-Informed Care Introduction Prison and jail populations have dense and patterned concentrations of childhood and adult trauma (Wolff, 2022). The maturing effects of childhood trauma have been extensively studied for decades,...
December 2, 2025 | In the News
Enrollees must show they have worked or volunteered a minimum of 80 hours a month New restrictions to the country’s biggest anti-hunger program went into effect on Monday, making food access more difficult for roughly 850,000 people in New Jersey. Finalized on Monday,...
December 1, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
Report Release: Equity Initiatives in the United States Read Report The New Jersey State government proactively advances equity through its Office of Equity in the Office of the Governor, and through budget initiatives such as the “Cover all Kids” program ensuring...
December 1, 2025 | In the News
By Marc Pfeiffer (Published December 1, 2025 at ICMA.org) Practical technology guidance to improve digital services, manage IT infrastructure, comply with regulations, and adopt emerging technologies responsibly This column was written to address questions that...
December 1, 2025 | In the News
After HNTB Corp. earned the highest score on a bid to perform engineering services on a complex and lucrative contract for the long-awaited Route 17 widening project in several Bergen County towns, the state Department of Transportation announced the firm won the...
November 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
Overview The Nurture thru Nature (NtN) program introduces elementary school students to the wonders of nature and natural science. NtN is a partnership between Rutgers University, Johnson & Johnson Worldwide, New Brunswick Public Schools and the New Brunswick...
November 17, 2025 | In the News
After years of recession fears, it appears New Jersey may finally be experiencing an economic slowdown. The Garden State is in a recession, according to Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi. New Jersey and 21 other states, plus Washington, D.C., are...
November 17, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
New Jersey’s Rising Seas and Changing Coastal Storms: Report of the 2025 Science and Technical Advisory Panel Read Report Abstract The 2025 STAP Report represents the findings of the third New Jersey Science and Technical Advisory Panel on Sea-Level Rise and...
