Temperature – Like most locations globally, New Jersey has seen increases in annual and seasonal temperatures in recent decades. New Jersey’s annual temperatures have risen by approximately 4 °F since 1900, roughly twice the global (over land and ocean surface) average and about 1.1 times the global over land average. This warming trend is expected to continue with further climate change, leading to increased heat-stress-related health conditions, especially among vulnerable populations;...| Center for Urban Policy Research - CUPR
New York City’s electrical grid was pushed to the brink during last week’s heatwave as isolated power outages affected thousands of residents, highlighting what experts said is the new normal during hot summer days.| Center for Urban Policy Research - CUPR
The tax cap in New Jersey has kept annual increases relatively low, but also so low that they have not reflected the natural growth of communities and costs, said Pfeiffer, of the Bloustein School at Rutgers University.| Center for Urban Policy Research – CUPR
An Asian-owned company based in Nashville will be permitted to retain the $1.73 billion contract it won last year to run the E-ZPass electronic toll-collection system on the New Jersey Turnpike and other state roads.| Center for Urban Policy Research - CUPR
Like roads and utilities, the collection and analysis of data have become vital tools that enable municipalities to tailor services to their residents. But what does this mean for you and your community? This guide will help you understand how to use information to serve your community better.| Center for Urban Policy Research – CUPR
Like roads and utilities, the collection and analysis of data have become vital tools that enable municipalities to tailor services to their residents. But what does this mean for you and your community? This guide will help you understand how to use information to serve your community better.| Center for Urban Policy Research – CUPR
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Local and national experts representing a wide range of stakeholders gathered on the Rutgers University-New Brunswick campus for the conference, “Sustaining Innovation in New Jersey Climate Policy – Past, Present and Future,” on March 21.| Center for Urban Policy Research - CUPR
Companies winning contracts with state agencies are required to provide disclosure forms showing ownership structures for those with a 10% stake or higher, said Marc Pfeiffer, a senior policy fellow and faculty researcher at Rutgers University’s Center for Urban Policy Research.| Center for Urban Policy Research – CUPR
Pfeiffer also pointed out this is something that every state has to deal with and should be “very cautious in the assumptions they make about new revenues and cautious with the assumptions they make on what they do with federally funded programs.”| Center for Urban Policy Research – CUPR
Marc H. Pfeiffer retired in 2012 from a 37-year career in New Jersey local government administration, having served as a municipal administrator in several municipalities, and 26 years of service in the State’s local government oversight agency, the Division of Local Government Services. At DLGS he served as Deputy Director for 14 years, and periodically as Acting Director.| Center for Urban Policy Research - CUPR
This two-part study examines the evolving landscape of state and local journalism in New Jersey during a critical transition from print to digital news delivery and challenges those changes mean for the publication of “official notices.”| Center for Urban Policy Research - CUPR
