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Report Release: Resilience Through Functionality: Outcome-Driven Quantification Approach with Stakeholders-Based Calibration

Report Release: Resilience Through Functionality: Outcome-Driven Quantification Approach with Stakeholders-Based Calibration

Megan McCue2024-04-04T08:45:03-04:00

By Michel C. Boufadel, Ph.D., P.E., Firas Gerges, Ph.D., Hani Nassif, Ph.D., P.E. In the face of escalating challenges posed by climate change and rapid urbanization, community resilience is of paramount importance. Quantifying resilience is a crucial step in identifying vulnerabilities and enhancing the capacity of communities to withstand [...]

Report Release: Resilience Through Functionality: Outcome-Driven Quantification Approach with Stakeholders-Based CalibrationMegan McCue2024-04-04T08:45:03-04:00

April 1, 2024 – New Jersey State Policy Updates

April 1, 2024 – New Jersey State Policy Updates

Megan McCue2024-04-02T12:10:35-04:00

Environment State Regulators Commit $3.7 Million to Research Effects of Offshore Wind Development - State regulators from the NJ Department of Environmental Protection and the Board of Public Utilities announced on March 25 the commitment of $3.7 million for research on the effects of offshore wind development on marine life. Offshore wind development forms a significant [...]

April 1, 2024 – New Jersey State Policy UpdatesMegan McCue2024-04-02T12:10:35-04:00

https://www.africa.com/the-newark-women-moving-forward-financial-initiative-offers-free-education-and-solutions-for-personal-business-finances-home-ownership-and-estate-planning/

The Newark Women Moving Forward Financial Initiative Offers Free Education and Solutions for Personal, Business Finances, Home Ownership, and Estate Planning

Megan McCue2024-04-01T10:17:05-04:00

Africa.com highlights a new program the City of Newark has just announced, Women Moving Forward Financial Initiative, which intends to offer comprehensive financial education and tools to better empower women. In the announcement Mayor Baraka cites a recent NJSPL report on rising inflation in New Jersey.

The Newark Women Moving Forward Financial Initiative Offers Free Education and Solutions for Personal, Business Finances, Home Ownership, and Estate PlanningMegan McCue2024-04-01T10:17:05-04:00

Implementing Advanced Primary Care in New Jersey

Implementing Advanced Primary Care in New Jersey

Megan McCue2024-04-01T09:01:55-04:00

By Taylor Hughes At its simplest, primary care is delivered for basic or everyday healthcare needs. You may have visited a primary care provider at a doctor’s office the last time you had an ear infection or for an annual checkup or needed a vaccination. Having a usual source of primary care is vital [...]

Implementing Advanced Primary Care in New JerseyMegan McCue2024-04-01T09:01:55-04:00

Delivering the Benefits of Offshore Wind to Communities: How New Jersey is Making Progress

Delivering the Benefits of Offshore Wind to Communities: How New Jersey is Making Progress

Megan McCue2024-03-28T09:23:24-04:00

By Jessica Parineet. In support of the state’s goals, Governor Murphy’s administration has set an ambitious target of 11,000 megawatts (MW) of installed offshore wind capacity in New Jersey by 2040 [...]

Delivering the Benefits of Offshore Wind to Communities: How New Jersey is Making ProgressMegan McCue2024-03-28T09:23:24-04:00

March 25, 2024 – New Jersey State Policy Updates

March 25, 2024 – New Jersey State Policy Updates

Megan McCue2024-03-26T09:30:40-04:00

Economics Legislature Passes Law Codifying Certification Process for LGBTQ-Owned Businesses - S1313/A3330, which would codify an existing certification process for LGBTQ-owned businesses, passed both houses on March 18, despite debate between Republican lawmakers on the Assembly floor. Gov. Murphy issued an executive order in May 2022 establishing a process for businesses to certify that they are [...]

March 25, 2024 – New Jersey State Policy UpdatesMegan McCue2024-03-26T09:30:40-04:00

Performance Assessments Across New Jersey: What Educator Preparation Programs Are Using Now

Performance Assessments Across New Jersey: What Educator Preparation Programs Are Using Now

Megan McCue2024-03-25T09:47:15-04:00

By Emily Hodge, Rachel Garver, and Drew Gitomer. In the wake of New Jersey’s 2022 legislative removal of the edTPA as a required performance-based assessment for teacher candidates, educator preparation programs (EPPs) have had newfound freedom [...]

Performance Assessments Across New Jersey: What Educator Preparation Programs Are Using NowMegan McCue2024-03-25T09:47:15-04:00

How New Jersey’s 2025 Tax Revenue Projections Might Affect the Budget Surplus

How New Jersey’s 2025 Tax Revenue Projections Might Affect the Budget Surplus

Megan McCue2024-03-26T09:31:17-04:00

By Will Irving. Is the Budget Surplus Safe? Governor Murphy’s recently released FY 2025 budget proposal calls for total appropriations of $55.9 billion, up $1.5 billion (2.7%) from the original FY 2024 appropriation [...]

How New Jersey’s 2025 Tax Revenue Projections Might Affect the Budget SurplusMegan McCue2024-03-26T09:31:17-04:00

March 18, 2024 – New Jersey State Policy Updates

March 18, 2024 – New Jersey State Policy Updates

Megan McCue2024-03-19T13:54:26-04:00

Economics Legislation for Heat-Related Workplace Protections Faces Opposition - Lawmakers introduced in February A3521/S2422, a bill which would immediately require employers to offer protections to workers who face extreme heat, including providing cold water, paid rest breaks with access to shade or climate-controlled spaces, and an emergency response to heat-related employee illnesses, as well as limiting [...]

March 18, 2024 – New Jersey State Policy UpdatesMegan McCue2024-03-19T13:54:26-04:00

https://thehill-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/thehill.com/opinion/4534986-theres-a-hidden-way-politics-shapes-regulation-the-supreme-court-should-take-note/amp/

There’s a hidden way politics shapes regulation. The Supreme Court should take note.

Megan McCue2024-03-18T12:07:39-04:00

The Supreme Court appears poised to overturn the "Chevron deference," which established a two-step process for judicial evaluation of the legality of agency regulations. Bearing this in mind, NJSPL Principal Investigator Dean Stuart Shapiro weighs in on the perception by some that regulations issued by the executive branch are not influenced by political influence.

There’s a hidden way politics shapes regulation. The Supreme Court should take note.Megan McCue2024-03-18T12:07:39-04:00

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