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Did the Supreme Court just tell the Senate to abolish the filibuster?

2022-07-05T16:08:33-04:00

Stuart Shaprio offers his take on the filibuster in this opinion piece for The Hill: "Getting rid of the filibuster will not lead to an avalanche of legislation. It will just lead to more than we get now."

Did the Supreme Court just tell the Senate to abolish the filibuster?2022-07-05T16:08:33-04:00

Charles Payne co-authors Dignity-Affirming Education: Cultivating the Somebodiness of Students and Educators

2022-07-05T15:45:09-04:00

The word “dignity” is not typically used in education, yet it is at the core of strong pedagogy. This book names the concept and shows readers what education looks like when it is centered on students’ dignity.

Charles Payne co-authors Dignity-Affirming Education: Cultivating the Somebodiness of Students and Educators2022-07-05T15:45:09-04:00

Community Intrinsic Resilience Index (CIRI), a Simple GIS Tool for Decision Making

2022-10-21T16:39:21-04:00

by Michel Boufadel, Firas Gerges, and Hani Nassif Resilience is the capacity to endure and recover following a disaster. Enhancing the resilience of communities has been recognized as a major policy decision that brings together various sectors of society. The recent passage of New Jersey Law S2607 requires municipalities to incorporate climate-related hazard vulnerability assessments [...]

Community Intrinsic Resilience Index (CIRI), a Simple GIS Tool for Decision Making2022-10-21T16:39:21-04:00

Policy Fellows Stamato and Jaffe Suggest Negotiation for Aiding Talks in the Russia-Ukraine War

2022-07-06T13:52:57-04:00

"Negotiation may be more promising if the focus shifts from a final resolution of the protracted conflict to an interim plan with these initial objectives: (a) to cease the fighting and (b) to consider occupied territory “neutral,” and under a protectorate, until a complete resolution can be determined."

Policy Fellows Stamato and Jaffe Suggest Negotiation for Aiding Talks in the Russia-Ukraine War2022-07-06T13:52:57-04:00

Mapping New Jersey’s overdose hotspots: Insights from state administrative data

2022-10-21T16:38:30-04:00

by Gavin Rozzi Efforts to collect statewide data on the opiate crisis in New Jersey have been underway since 2014 when former Attorney General John J. Hoffman issued a directive requiring local law enforcement to report all deployments of Narcan™ (Naloxone), the lifesaving overdose reversal drug.[1] Since then, officials at the New Jersey State Police, [...]

Mapping New Jersey’s overdose hotspots: Insights from state administrative data2022-10-21T16:38:30-04:00

Prevalence of Child Poverty in New Jersey

2022-10-21T16:37:54-04:00

by Maia de la Calle, Rutgers Economic Advisory Service (R/ECON™) Over the past two decades, children in New Jersey have been more afflicted by poverty than have adults. Growing up in poverty translates to higher exposure to economic deprivation, chronic exposure to stressors, inadequate nutrition, and limited educational opportunities, amongst other hardships. Research points to [...]

Prevalence of Child Poverty in New Jersey2022-10-21T16:37:54-04:00

One Million Acres or Bust: A Quarter Century of Open Space, Farmland and Historic Preservation

2022-10-21T16:37:35-04:00

By Thomas G. Dallessio Twenty-four years ago, the Governor’s Council on New Jersey Outdoors released a report that determined, “…the open space needs of our present and future generations greatly outweigh the resources we have been able to provide.”[1] The report added, “The public said that we are protecting too little open space, too slowly, [...]

One Million Acres or Bust: A Quarter Century of Open Space, Farmland and Historic Preservation2022-10-21T16:37:35-04:00

State CIOs Prioritize Digital Equity After Pandemic

2022-10-21T16:36:54-04:00

by Jessica Cruz Angela Siefer, founder and executive director of the Ohio-based National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA), has done digital equity work dating back to the ’90s. Up until 2019, Siefer was encountering many public officials who did not understand what digital equity was or why it mattered despite the increased digitalization of the government [...]

State CIOs Prioritize Digital Equity After Pandemic2022-10-21T16:36:54-04:00
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