Saladin Ambar speaks with Amy Walter, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Cook Political Report, about potential Republican presidential candidates including: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, the latest 2024 Senate races, police violence, and school curricula.

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Join Saladin Ambar for a conversation with Professor Melissa Aronczyk about her new book, A Strategic Nature: Public Relations and the Politics of American Environmentalism. Professor Aronczyk takes us on a journey into the history of public relations and how it has shaped public opinion about how we think and feel about the environment.

Professor Aronczyk is an Eagleton Faculty Associate and an associate professor of journalism and media studies at Rutgers University's School of Communication and Information.

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Eagleton is currently accepting applications to the Graduate Fellowship Program in Politics and Government. Rutgers graduate students from all three campus locations are eligible to apply.

The Fellowship provides graduate students with the opportunity to connect with peers from other schools and programs across campus and to gain experience in American politics and government through coursework, speaker sessions, networking, and an internship placement.

The program provides graduate students with stipends and tuition remission.

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With racial justice in mind, New Jersey’s recent cannabis legalization and decriminalization laws aimed to redress historical harms associated with the war on drugs by investing in those communities most impacted. However, it is unclear what the government meant by “investing.”

When asked where they would like to see tax revenue generated from cannabis sales spent, half of New Jerseyans agreed that the state should invest in education and public health initiatives. These latest results are from a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll in partnership with researchers Nathan Link of Rutgers University – Camden and Jordan Hyatt of Drexel University.

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Power & Politics
News 12’s Alex Zdan interviewed Eagleton Director John J. Farmer, Jr. about classified documents and the legal implications of having possession of such documents. - News 12 NJ

More Women Are Winning U.S. Elections. It’s Not The Only Way To Build Political Power
Forbes published an op-ed written by CAWP Director of Research Kelly Dittmar. "Record numbers of women serve in congressional, gubernatorial, and state legislative offices as a result of the 2022 election. But even when women win public office, equitable power—with men and among women—is not assured."

If ‘Independent’ were a party, it could dominate American politics
“It’s kind of the ideological mood of the state,” said Ashley Koning, assistant professor and director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University. “It’s kind of an expression of their belief that there needs to be some kind of change, that they’re not satisfied with the status quo.” - The Hill

Lawmakers Are Teaming Up With Scientists, Researchers to Create Data-Driven Policy
"Like many other states, Idaho and Missouri launched their fellowships by raising seed funds from multiple sources, including foundations, universities and private donors, which continue to fund operations. In contrast, funding for New Jersey’s Science and Politics Fellowship comes from a dedicated line item in the annual state budget and is administered by the Eagleton Institute of Politics, a nonpartisan research institution at Rutgers University." - NCSL

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