Opinion: Why is homelessness not up for debate between Murphy and Ciattarelli?
NJ Spotlight News published an op-ed written by Eagleton Professor Saladin Ambar, who is also a senior scholar at the Eagleton Center on the American Governor.
"Of course, we’ve seen such policy prescriptions fail before, but perhaps the biggest lesson concerning the plight of homeless people in America is that apathy surrounding the issue feeds on a sense of helplessness. Part of the job of elected officials — and those in the private sector who care — is to shine a spotlight on the problem and offer solutions." How Phil Murphy is taking full advantage of the power of incumbency in N.J. governor’s race
“'He has a very prominent platform, not only statewide but nationwide,' Koning said of Murphy... Murphy’s job approval rating got an immediate boost from it, rising to 77% in a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll from June 2020, which topped Christie’s post-Sandy numbers just before his landslide re-election." - NJ.com Monmouth County, N.J. Officials Give CBS2 Tutorial On How Early In-Person Voting Will Work
“'We have every reason to believe that easing access to the ballot will enhance voter turnout rates in all age groups,' said Elizabeth Matto, an associate research professor at Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics." - CBS New York Girl Scouts Against the World
"Peer support makes an enormous difference in promoting girls’ ambition, CAWP Associate Director Jean Sinzdak said. In Girl Scouts, just at the age that girls’ confidence begins to fall off a cliff, 'they continue to get that focus on leadership' she said. 'It’s a place where they can unapologetically be girls and be leaders.'” - The Nation |
