New Jersey State Policy Lab in the News

A new article from the Boston Globe cites research conducted with NJSPL Co-Principal Investigator Greg Porumbescu discussing findings from survey of about 100,000 government workers on tech use. Among the results, less than a quarter indicated they used AI weekly. Greg Porumbescu is also Director of the Public Interest and Technology Management Lab within the […]

Rutgers University was selected as the institution to host New Jersey’s Social Media Research Center, part of Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s ongoing efforts to strengthen online protections for young people and address youth mental health. New Jersey State Policy Lab’s principal investigator, Gregory Porumbescu, was selected to serve on the center’s executive board.

Will Irving’s R/ECON economic forecast research was cited in a recent article from The Shelby Report discussing the closure of 28 grocery stores in New Jersey in the past two years.

NJ Spotlight News correspondent Catherine Carrera interviewed Executive Director Elizabeth Cooner to discuss trends in higher education enrollment and achievement in the Garden State.

The New Jersey Monitor examined the ways some police departments have chosen to utilize various AI programs and referenced recent research into AI policing from the New Jersey State Policy Lab.

The New Jersey Spotlight nightly newsletter cited research from the New Jersey State Policy Lab examining the results of hospital consolidation in the Garden State.

The Daily Record interviewed NJSPL R/ECON Research Affiliate Will Irving on the recent unemployment numbers in July for the Garden State.

The Jersey Vindicator recently published an article discussing the findings from the NJSPL’s latest R/ECON Economic Forecast for Summer 2026 from Research Affiliate Will Payne and Tarun Arasu.

Nortjersey.com published a new article which referenced past research conducted by the New Jersey State Policy Lab which examined population shifts in NJ

A new article from the Asbury Park Press referenced economic research completed by New Jersey State Policy Lab researchers.

A new article from NJ.com discussing criminal sentencing for drug offenses cited a survey from New Jersey State Policy Lab researchers examining New Jerseyans perspectives on various sentencing reforms.

The Rowan Energy Collaborative (ROWEC) and the Steve Sweeney Center for Public Policy will be sponsoring a conference discussing the state of New Jersey’s nuclear generation on June 9th. Their ongoing project on nuclear generation was funded through the New Jersey State Policy Lab.