When the federal government allotted $190 billion to school districts throughout the nation in an attempt to address learning loss caused by...
Bloustein Local Government
Promoting Business-Friendly Regulations: How to work productively with town officials
And that’s not all. “Local governments have been expanding their role into employee benefits and rights,” said Marc H. Pfeiffer, Assistant Director at the Bloustein Local Government Research Center. “In many cases, cities are establishing minimum wages.”
Marc Pfeiffer Warns of Policy Changes That Will Be Needed as AI is Adopted
“AI is going to drag our management-focused IT administrators more and more into the world of public policy,” Pfeiffer told the group. “It’s an area you may not have had any training or education in, but it’s an area you are going to have to learn about.”
Meadowlands towns say American Dream owes them at least $13M
“What their revenue flow is going to be, what their cash flow is going to be, all of those things have been severely compromised by changes in the economy of the last five years,” said Marc Pfeiffer.
Marc Pfeiffer Receives Outstanding IT Client Service Award
The Outstanding IT Client Service Award recognizes an individual or team who has distinguished themselves by delivering exemplary IT Service throughout the year, either in delivering outstanding client service or outstanding technical expertise or innovative contributions.
American Dream saw boost in sales in first quarter of 2024. Here’s how much
“Not enough resources were spent to manage those contracts to ensure that controls were in place and there was monitoring done to prevent that type of a circumstance from happening,” Pfeiffer said.
Marc Pfeiffer Weighs in on Essex County COVID-19 Funding Issues
“Not enough resources were spent to manage those contracts to ensure that controls were in place and there was monitoring done to prevent that type of a circumstance from happening,” Pfeiffer said.
Which NJ projects and priorities will receive $6.2B in American Rescue Plan funds?
“Does favoring one group over another when it comes to Democrats getting money and Republican districts not getting money? For Democrats that maybe an easy choice to make.”
U. expert reacts to proposed overhaul of New Jersey public records law
“You can’t really run a government if every draft document that you have of exploring ideas is subject to public disclosure, because it doesn’t represent a final government action,” Pfeiffer said. “You really can’t do business in a full transparent mode.”
Should state agencies help pay for events in Atlantic City?
One of the issues with these subsidies is the lack of accountability, Pfeiffer said. A 2019 report stated that CRDA failed to monitor the actual cost and economic impact of the Miss America Competition when it negotiated the second contract with the organization in 2016, according to an audit of the agency.
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