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Measuring What Matters: Rethinking School Zone Safety Metrics

2024-12-05T11:13:31-05:00

By Hannah Younes, Leigh Ann von Hagen, Sean Meehan, and Robert B. Noland   Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is a national effort that aims to provide safer conditions for school travel and to encourage more walking and cycling. SRTS programs first started in the United States in the 1990s in a few cities and [...]

Measuring What Matters: Rethinking School Zone Safety Metrics2024-12-05T11:13:31-05:00

Gottheimer Introduces Legislation To Help NJ Residents On Utility Bills

2024-12-04T09:58:07-05:00

A New Jersey State Policy Lab R/ECON Economic Advisory report was cited in a new announcement from Congressman Josh Gottheimer announcing a series of bills he has introduced aimed at providing relief to New Jerseyans grappling with rising utility bills.

Gottheimer Introduces Legislation To Help NJ Residents On Utility Bills2024-12-04T09:58:07-05:00

December 2, 2024 – New Jersey State Policy Updates

2024-12-04T09:58:46-05:00

Public Administration State Hiring and Spending Freezes to Address Budget Deficit - Earlier in October and again last week, Governor Phil Murphy issued notices to all state departments, calling for a pause on discretionary pay raises, limits on new hiring, and spending cuts to address New Jersey’s structural budget deficit. These measures come after years of [...]

December 2, 2024 – New Jersey State Policy Updates2024-12-04T09:58:46-05:00

An Objective Strategy: Weighing Trial Objections in Appellate Review of Plain Error Cases

2024-12-02T09:22:27-05:00

By Ryan Brown, Elizabeth Griffiths, and Heather L. Scheuerman   The appellate courts reason that a defendant’s failure to make timely objections during trial supports an inference that errors raised on appeal are inconsequential (State v. Ingram, 2008; State v. Nelson, 2002). In other words, absent timely objections, courts presume that the defense did not [...]

An Objective Strategy: Weighing Trial Objections in Appellate Review of Plain Error Cases2024-12-02T09:22:27-05:00

Report Release: Examining Low- and Moderate-Income Community Solar Program and Energy Justice in New Jersey: An AI-Based Crowdsourcing Study

2024-11-27T10:01:38-05:00

Read Report By Sania Murtuza, Tai Vu, Biplav Pokhrel, and Yao Sun, Ph.D.   This research project investigated the effectiveness of low- and moderate-income (LMI) community solar programs in New Jersey, where we focused on their role in promoting energy justice in under-resourced communities. The research team recruited 158 participants from low- and moderate-income [...]

Report Release: Examining Low- and Moderate-Income Community Solar Program and Energy Justice in New Jersey: An AI-Based Crowdsourcing Study2024-11-27T10:01:38-05:00

November 25, 2024 – New Jersey State Policy Updates

2024-12-03T08:54:23-05:00

Transportation New York Congestion Pricing Program Launched Despite Pushback from New Jersey - New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the revival of the congestion pricing program, set to begin in January, which will charge drivers $9 to enter Manhattan during peak hours. Environmental and transit advocates praised the plan for its potential to reduce traffic and [...]

November 25, 2024 – New Jersey State Policy Updates2024-12-03T08:54:23-05:00

Acting Gov. Tahesha Way Encourages Rutgers-Newark Students to Pursue Life of Public Service

2024-12-03T09:04:14-05:00

Lt. Gov. Tahesha Way urged Rutgers-Newark students to pursue careers in public service at an event held at the Rutgers University School of Public Affairs and Administration, which was sponsored by the New Jersey State Policy Lab.

Acting Gov. Tahesha Way Encourages Rutgers-Newark Students to Pursue Life of Public Service2024-12-03T09:04:14-05:00

Identifying and Examining Corporate Home Ownership Throughout New Jersey

2024-11-25T09:46:48-05:00

By Eric Seymour   Corporate housing investors have been the subject of much reporting and even recent legislation aimed at curbing corporations from crowding out homebuyers. In October, U.S. Representatives Ro Khanna, Katie Porter, and Mark Takano reintroduced the Stop Wall Street Landlords Act, which, among other things, would end the ability of large institutional [...]

Identifying and Examining Corporate Home Ownership Throughout New Jersey2024-11-25T09:46:48-05:00

NJ Communities Spotlight: Maternal Mortality in New Jersey and State Initiatives

2024-11-22T08:10:04-05:00

By Taylor Hughes   Maternal mortality is a crucial indicator for assessing the quality of healthcare access and delivery for pregnant and postpartum women, and it is receiving much-needed attention in New Jersey. The World Health Organization defines maternal mortality as “the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of [...]

NJ Communities Spotlight: Maternal Mortality in New Jersey and State Initiatives2024-11-22T08:10:04-05:00

In Control of Teacher Candidates: State Deregulation and Professional Autonomy

2024-11-21T10:15:47-05:00

By Rachel Garver, Drew Gitomer, and Emily Hodge   It has almost been one year since educator preparation programs (EPPs) across New Jersey have been released from using edTPA as a state-mandated teacher performance assessment. We interviewed EPPs at the onset of this change to see what performance assessments they planned to use instead, and [...]

In Control of Teacher Candidates: State Deregulation and Professional Autonomy2024-11-21T10:15:47-05:00
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