Josh Gottheimer launches gubernatorial bid with promise of tax cuts
A new New Jersey Monitor article cited NJSPL research on federal taxes NJ residents pay while discussing Rep. Josh Gottheimer's recently launched gubernatorial campaign.
New Jersey’s Acting Governor Tahesha Way to Speak at Event on the Future of Public Administration in Aftermath of Presidential Election
The New Jersey State Policy Lab is sponsoring a speaking event with the Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration which will feature Acting Governor Tahesha Way at the Rutgers-Newark campus.
EPA in Elon Musk’s crosshairs
NJSPL Principal Investigator Dean Stuart Shapiro was quoted in a POLITICO article discussing the ramifications of Trump’s announcement that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new government efficiency commission aimed at overhauling the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other federal offices.
COMMENTARY: Reviving cities and towns across America
NJSPL Policy Fellow Linda Stamato authored a new op-ed in New Jersey Hills discussing immigration, community, and the importance of revitalizing cities and towns across America.
Op-Ed: Immigrants can revive cities and towns across America
In a new op-ed from NJ Spotlight News, NJSPL Policy Fellow Linda Stamato discusses the immigration populations that exist in New Jersey and the importance of embracing community when working to revitalize cities and towns across the nation.
Sparta Township Council Introduces Cannabis Ordinances in 3-1 Vote
The Sparta Township council has voted to introduce three ordinances aimed at bringing in cannabis businesses, and Mayor Neill Clark cited a previous reported published by the New Jersey State Policy Lab which studied the impact cannabis legalization has had on home value in New Jersey.
Rutgers—Newark professors publish report on re-engaging youth in college after COVID-19
The Daily Targum published a new article discussing a published with the Newark City of Learning Collaborative and the New Jersey State Policy Lab researching opportunities to reenroll disengaged youth in higher education programs in Newark.
COMMENTARY: Celebrating books not banning them
NJSPL Policy Fellow Linda Stamato published a new op-ed in New Jersey Hills Media Group encouraging readers to uplift books and not allow them to be banned in local libraries and schools.
Rutgers Report Examines High School Grads Who Face Barriers to Higher Education
Rutgers-Newark published a new article discussing a New Jersey State Policy Lab report authored by Robyn Ince, Bernie Lombardi, and Betsy Kim in which they examined opportunities to reengage youth in Newark who have been disconnected from postsecondary education since the COVID-19 pandemic.
NJ Asks Caldwell School To Share Secrets Of Post-COVID Success
The Caldwell School District shared that one of their schools was selected to take part in the NJ Promising Practices Project, an education research initiative in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Education, the New Jersey State Policy Lab, and the Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies.