N.J.’s landmark home visitation law for new mothers and children should be national model
Every first-time parent knows the amazing joy — and incredible fear — that comes with bringing your baby home for the first time.
After a hospital stay in which you had a team of health...
The ambitious plan to replace (all) lead pipes in N.J. in the next 10...
Politicians have a knack for being vaguely grandiose — it’s a way to promise the world without providing key details, like cost or a timeline.
Gov. Phil Murphy didn’t do that Thursday. In announcing his...
Ultimate role models: 2021 N.J. Business Hall of Fame class members are key figures...
The names are well-known by anyone who travels in New Jersey business circles.
John Harmon (the head of the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey), Valerie Montecalvo (the CEO of Bayshore Recycling) and...
From union leaders to politicians, broad support for solving misclassification of workers
Greg Lalevee, the business manager of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825, obviously is a union guy who wants what’s good for unions and their members.
Lalevee, however, prides himself on being an “economic...
Can we finally compare COVID to bad flu season? Not quite. In fact, not...
This isn’t meant to be alarmist — and it’s in no way suggesting we need to increase restrictions on masking and capacity.
In fact, Gov. Phil Murphy, Department of Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli and Dr....
Bracken: ‘What does this budget do to revitalize our economy?’
Tom Bracken will rattle off a list of positives in the we’ll-never-have-this-much-money fiscal year 2022 budget. Money to help unpaid utility bills and rent … money to reduce some debt … money to help...
McKoy: Juneteenth is nice — but the ask is so much more
Brandon McKoy is happy Juneteenth has been declared a national holiday — and he’s hopeful it will lead to some much-needed change.
He’s fearful that it won’t.
McKoy, the president of New Jersey Policy Perspective, is...
Changing the narrative: Cops and Kids Community Policing Contest to be announced in Newark
The idea certainly comes out of the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd by a police officer. And it certainly comes at a perfect time, when New Jerseyans are again getting the chance...
Marketing mammograms: At Virtua, it led to major increase in screenings
Ryan Younger talked about propensity modeling and data science, reactivating patients through the use of consumer relationship management tools — and the incredible increase in revenue that came from the campaign.
In other words, he...
How businesses can step up, help end domestic abuse in their communities
Imagine being forbidden to work, being forbidden to take courses that could help you advance in your career — or having your career sabotaged in any number of ways by your partner.
Imagine only being...
