Last week, the New Jersey General Assembly recognized Eagleton's Center for American Women and Politics' 50th anniversary and its dedication to the cause of women’s political advancement.

The General Assembly resolution, which passed unanimously, celebrates “the significant work the center has done in research, education, and training, and increasing the political engagement of women in politics.”

In remarks before the vote, Assemblymember Pamela R. Lampitt noted gains for women’s representation in New Jersey and told the assembled legislators, “Debbie and her staff work miracles, but despite these gains, more work remains to close the gap to ensure that our government is truly representative of the people and by the people. And it is with the help and hard work of [CAWP] that we continue on the progress made and encourage the next generation of female leaders to run for office.”

Read the full text of the Assembly resolution and view the video of the vote on Twitter or Facebook.

Almost six in 10 New Jersey residents say the Garden State is an “excellent” (14 percent) or “good” (44 percent) place to live, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. Twenty-eight percent rate it as “only fair” and another 13 percent as “poor.”

“New Jerseyans’ views on the Garden State as a place to live have remained stable the past several years but over the decades have gradually become less positive,” said Ashley Koning, an assistant research professor and director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling (ECPIP) at Rutgers University–New Brunswick. “Three-quarters of residents said the state was an excellent or good place to live back in the mid 1990s to early 2000s. Even more – eight in 10 residents – said the same throughout the mid to late 1980s.”

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Fifty-two percent of New Jerseyans say the Garden State is off on the wrong track compared to 38 percent who say it is headed in the right direction, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. The latest numbers continue a downward trend first seen in October 2021 after a much brighter outlook in June 2021.

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The Eagleton Institute of Politics seeks a collaborative problem-solver to join our team as Senior Manager for Infrastructure and Operations. This position will combine management of our technical and physical infrastructure as well as administrative operations—including routine needs, renovation projects, and technology upgrade projects. This critical team member will have the opportunity to work with colleagues across the Institute and all centers.

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Cuomo’s baaaack, and he can win: Here’s why
The New York Daily News published an op-ed written by Eagleton Professor and Senior Scholar at the Eagleton Center on the American Governor Saladin Ambar.

American democracy’s success was once measured by how its leaders accepted defeat. George Washington set the standard, walking away before power was taken from him. The model of self-government was built on virtue, the notion there were things far more important than political leadership. Certainly, being forced to leave office under personal scandal required some space for introspection — to model for the nation by healing oneself before deigning to reenter public service after defeat or removal.

But here we are. Donald Trump insists he never lost the 2020 election. And Andrew Cuomo, all of seven months after resigning New York’s governorship over a torrent of sexual harassment allegations, is said to be reconsidering a return to politics. He has a glitzy new campaign-style commercial out touting his achievements. He has a few well-targeted talks under his belt, the latest Thursday’s speech to a council of Hispanic ministers in the Bronx. And he has a new pitch to voters, saying, as he did at a similar talk in Brooklyn, that he has been a victim of cancel culture — a supposed hit job by Attorney General Tish James and progressive allies.

Are the walls closing in on former NJ Oath Keeper over US Capitol assault?
"Rutgers Eagleton Institute of Politics director, John Farmer Jr., who was lead counsel in the 9/11 Commission, says parallel investigations can get tricky. 'In the Iran-Contra investigation, the ultimate criminal cases were compromised when the congressional committee conferred immunity in order to obtain testimony,' he points out. 'So, if some of the witnesses who have taken the Fifth are granted immunity, that could potentially complicate or compromise the DOJ’s work.'” 
- NJ Spotlight News

Stars and Shadows: The Politics of Interracial Friendship from Jefferson to Obama
Political scientist Ambar (American Cicero) takes an informative look at interracial friendships among “political and cultural elites” in America. Contending that such relationships have the power to “shap[e] democratic discourse and possibilities along racial lines,” he examines 10 pairings across 200 years of American history...

Ambar’s lucid history lessons and spirit of optimism make this an enlightening study of how racial progress is made. (June) - Publishers Weekly

Metrofocus
PBS's Metrofocus interviewed Kimberly Peeler-Allen, CAWP visiting practitioner, about policies proposed in New York to help working mothers reenter the workforce after the pandemic.

Is NJ headed in the right direction when it comes to affordability and taxes?
"For New Jerseyans it's about taxes... The number one problem to New Jerseyans is taxes, and that bleeds through when they're asked about the direction of the state," said ECPIP Director Ashley Koning. - NJ Spotlight News

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