“We may start seeing signs of a recession, but that doesn’t mean we’re in a recession. The economy is constantly flowing, changing. I don’t see us at the moment being in recession. But there clearly is potential for that,” Pfeiffer said.
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Trump’s H-1B visa crackdown could cut US jobs instead of creating them
One reason it’s not easy to offshore, Salzman said, is that in order to make operations work, employers often need roughly one-third of their workers in the US. That means it places a practical limit on the share of workers that a company could send elsewhere.
Jocelyn Crowley: The reality of a ‘grey divorce’
Divorce in later life – or grey divorce – is on the rise in New Zealand. Divorces among people over 50 sits just shy of 40 percent at last count, up 7 percent in the last decade. This echoes the upwards trending rates around the globe. Most commonly, they are initiated by women.
Jocelyn Crowley, a professor of public policy at Rutgers University in the US has researched and written Gray Divorce, She joins Jim to discuss.
Study ties Portland rent control to higher property taxes, but economist questions findings
Paul, the Rutgers expert, is interested in studies examining the connection between rent control policies and property tax hikes. But he said this one isn’t up to snuff.
‘Was it all smoke and mirrors?’: How adult children are affected by grey divorce
“Women are basically the social directors of family life still in 2025, and when that goes away men become like islands in the sea,” says Crowley.
Does new NJ law allow school districts to bypass voter approval on capital projects?
Pfeiffer said voters go to the polls and reject measures for a number of reasons, depending on other conditions. They may be voting no because they don’t like the way their municipality is run, or because of economic conditions or other factors, without regard to what is going on with its schools and their needs, he said.
NJ job market ‘stalled’ by layoffs, weak hiring
The job market so far this year in New Jersey has been “a mixed bag — overall, relatively weak,” said Will Irving with the Rutgers University New Jersey State Policy Lab. “We are through July down about 7,800 jobs, net, and that reflects losses in both a number of private-sector industries and public sector, state government in particular.”
Local Agencies Look to the Right Video Storage Solution for Their Environments
A number of hardware vendors have introduced Storage as a Service elements, Pfeiffer says, which could potentially help state and local governments simplify video data administration.
“You can buy cameras, pay for them over a number of years and get storage along with it,” he says
City to Plug Budget Hole With $33M in Land Sales, Solomon is a no Vote
“It doesn’t make it a great practice, but it’s often necessary to meet competing demands,” said Pfeiffer, one being “sometimes” an interest from officials in keeping taxes low.