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NJSPL Co-Principal Investigator Gregory Porumbescu will be a co-editor on a special issue of Public Performance and Management Review, which will be focusing on the potential generative artificial intelligence to transform administrative decision-making and impact the way the public engages with government agencies.

Policy Fellow Linda Stamato makes that case that celebrating and uplifting local libraries is more important now than ever before with the sharp rise in banning books across the country.

Research Affiliates Dr. Robert Noland and Dr. Wenwen Zhang and Research Associate Hannah Younes published a new paper based on ongoing work with the NJSPL surveying New Jerseyans' opinions and personal experiences on commuting during and after the pandemic.

Policy Fellow Linda Stamato argues for the establishment of a public bank in New Jersey, emphasizing the potential benefits it could bring to the state's economy and communities.

Debra Lancaster, Executive Director for the Center for Women and Work and NJSPL Research Affiliate, was interviewed on NJ Spotlight News regarding her recently published report examining childcare access in New Jersey.

NJ 101.5FM featured Debra Lancaster, executive director for the Center for Women and Work and NJSPL Research Affiliate, as she discussed a recent report published by the NJSPL and CWW on the childcare industry in New Jersey.

The Record referenced a recent report published by the New Jersey State Policy Lab and the Center for Women Work examining the state of the childcare industry in an article announcing that New Jersey has now invested $50 million to support the state's childcare centers.

NJBIZ featured the latest report from the New Jersey State Policy Lab and the Center for Women and Work, in which they examined the state of childcare infrastructure in New Jersey.

Yahoo! News referenced a recent report published by the New Jersey State Policy Lab and the Center for Women Work examining the state of the childcare industry in an article announcing that New Jersey has now invested $50 million to support the state's childcare centers.

The New Jersey Business Magazine featured a new report from the New Jersey State Policy Lab and the Center for Women and Work, which delves into the current state of the childcare industry in New Jersey.

The New Jersey State Policy Lab, with the Rutgers Center for Women and Work, published a comprehensive report detailing the current state of the childcare market in New Jersey, along with key findings and policy recommendations to better bolster the industry.

Linda Stamato, NJSPL Policy Fellow and co-founder of the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, argues that the best way to combat the "war" on higher education is by understanding the roots of the criticism, going all the way back to the Powell memo written in 1971.

Sanford Jaffe, co-founder of the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution and NJSPL Policy Fellow, authored a new opinion piece in NJ.com explaining the importance of a lawyer's obligation to tell the truth and obey court rules to promote justice and uphold the law.

Linda Stamato, NJSPL Policy Fellow and co-founder of the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, discusses in her latest op-ed the importance of supporting libraries and pushing back against the ongoing onslaught of book bans across the nation.

Dr. Charles Menifield, NJSPL Co-Principal Investigator and dean emeritus of Rutgers-Newark, was quoted in an article on Patch discussing the results of a recent survey which polled NJ residents on their opinions on various kinds of cannabis use.

How do the East Palestine derailment & the Silicon Valley Bank failure connect? These two events may not seem to have much in common at a glance, but Stuart Shapiro, interim dean of the Bloustein School and Principal Investigator of the NJSPL, examines the federal regulations for both that came into play in an op-ed from The Hill.

New Jersey State Policy Lab Research Affiliates Dr. Vandeen Campbell and Dr. Charles Payne were interviewed and discussed a recent report published through the Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies regarding persistent segregation in public schools.

Linda Stamato, NJSPL Policy Fellow and co-founder of the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, wrote a new op-ed discussing the United States Supreme Court's upcoming decision to whether or not President Biden’s action to cancel any amount of student debt passes constitutional muster.

The interim dean of Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and Principal Investigator of the NJSPL, Stuart Shapiro discusses his recent book in which he examines the impact of the Trump administration’s attempt to “deconstruct the administrative state" in an op-ed on The Hill.

Dr. Robyn Ince, Executive Director of the Newark City of Learning Collaborative and Research Affiliate of the NJSPL, was interviewed on WBGO 88.3FM regarding the recent case study her team published, in which they interviewed various individuals from Newark to better understand their awareness regarding certain college financial aid programs.

Inside Higher Ed featured an article about a recent report from the New Jersey State Policy Lab in collaboration with the Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies and the Newark City of Learning Collaborative, which interviewed families about their perception and understanding of Community College Opportunity Grant (CCOG) and Garden State Guarantee (GSG) financial aid programs.

In a recent opinion piece on NJ.com, Linda Stamato, co-founder of the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, makes a case for why social media platforms should be regulated by the government to combat the spread of misinformation and hate speech.

Dr. Elisabeth Kim, who co-authored a recent report with Dr. Vandeen Campbell regarding math course enrollment in NJ high schools, was interviewed by NJ101.5 on the results of their research.

A recent blog written by Dr. Michael Lahr, Director of R/ECON and an NJSPL Research Affiliate, was cited in a Daily Mail article discussing how much people should expect to tip restaurant, hotel, and transportation staff depending on the country they are visiting.

As we approach the new year, Congress is attempting to pass a final budget bill before the newly elected officials take over in January. Dr. Stuart Shapiro provides insight on which bill additions will be best for the government in his latest op-ed in The Hill.

A recent NJSPL blog authored by Parth Jain, Abhinay Mannepalli, Raj Parikh, and Jim Samuel, "Smart OCR – Advancing the Use of Artificial Intelligence with Open Data" was shared in The Living Library.

New Jersey State Policy Lab Co-Principal Investigator Gregory Porumbescu, along with Albert Meijer and Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen, co-authored a new book, Government Transparency: State of the Art and New Perspectives, which was published in the Cambridge University Press.

A new report was published in Science of the Total Environment, authored by Firas Gerges, Rayan H. Assad, Hani Nassif, Elie Bou-Zeid, & Michel C. Boufadel, which examined different community resilience approaches to climate change.

In Dr. Stuart Shapiro's latest op ed, he explains the shift the Biden Administration will need to take now that the midterm elections have been decided and it will be more difficult to pass significant legislation through Congress with a GOP-controlled House of Representatives.

Dr. Robert Noland, Director of the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers, was quoted in an article discussing the merits of incorporating a dedicated bus lane for the New Jersey Turnpike.

Dr. Stuart Shapiro breaks down a recent bill Senator Joe Manchin has introduced regarding the permitting process for energy projects, and presents his perspective on how utilizing procedural requirements can both help and hinder the government.

In this opinion piece, Linda Stamato defends the Founding Fathers' original intention to keep the United States from establishing a national religion, and why we should not allow one religion over others to influence politics and public policy today.

Associate Professor Michael S. Hayes was interviewed about his recent report analyzing the impact cannabis-related businesses have had so far on home sale prices in New Jersey.

In this opinion piece, Professor Sarah Small and Executive Director Elizabeth Cooner address the childcare shortage in New Jersey following the pandemic.

Principal Investigator Stuart Shapiro was a guest expert on the latest FedScoop podcast from Gov Actually (Episode 57) titled “The Supreme Court’s Impact on Federal Regulations,” on July 21, 2022.

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."

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.

"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."

New Research from Professors Robert B. Noland, Evan Iacobucci, and Wenwen Zhang evaluate the support for street space that was reallocated during the pandemic.

In this opinion piece, Policy Fellow Linda Stamato goes in search of New Jersey's promised state bank which has yet to materialize.

Part of the Elements in Public Policy series, the authors argue that to understand why transparency “works” in one context, but fails in another, we have to take into account how institutional (macro), organizational (meso) contexts interact with individual behavior (micro).

Debra Lancaster, Executive Director of the Rutgers Center for Women and Work, was quoted in an article by Politico discussing the current state of the childcare industry in New Jersey and the work the NJ State Assembly committees are doing to bolster it.

The theme for the day was Career Progress through Digital Skills: Workforce Development and Digital Literacy.

The New Jersey State Policy Lab was featured in this post written by Katie Crist and includes a quote from Executive Director Elizabeth Cooner.

This opinion piece written by Policy Fellows Linda Stamato and Sandy Jaffe examines mediation opportunities in the NY NJ bi-state Waterfront Commission case.

This article by Hannah Younes, Robert B. Noland, and Wenwen Zhang tracked the trend of online grocery shopping before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The recent report by the Rutgers Center for Women and Work, in partnership with the New Jersey State Policy Lab, found that nearly half of eligible parents in the Garden State did not receive advance payments.

This opinion piece written by Policy Fellows Linda Stamato and Sandy Jaffe explores the critical question: Does removing students from school reduce the incidence of aberrant behavior?

Elizabeth Cooner, Executive Director of the New Jersey State Policy Lab talks about the Lab’s mission of conducting rigorous evidence-based research to help inform New Jersey’s policymakers on solutions to important policy questions that are effective, innovative, and always have a focus on equity.

The City of Newark’s ability to distribute federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) funds during a housing crisis spurred by the coronavirus pandemic was lauded as a “success story” compared to other large New Jersey cities, according to a recent study by the New Jersey State Policy Lab at Rutgers University.

A first-of-its-kind study made public on Monday by the New Jersey State Policy Lab at Rutgers University hopes to answer such questions and provide a starting point for cannabis research.

New Jersey Policy Lab was featured as a “promising example” of the State of New Jersey using program evaluations to improve results, according to a recent Results for America report cited by the Office of the Governor.