| February Tue, 2019
Georgia Legislature has more female lawmakers, more bills about women
“The 2018 election saw a record number of women running up and down the ballot. That led to women making up 30.5 percent of Georgia’s Legislature, up from 25 percent in 2017 and 20 percent 10 years ago, according to an analysis by Rutgers University’s Center for American Women and Politics.”
| February Tue, 2019
Women candidates for 2020 are putting motherhood front and center
“Warren is far from the first candidate to highlight the importance of affordable child care. Her plan has also already faced intense criticism in some quarters, but it's rare - and notable - to see a candidate focus on child care as a signature issue in the first few weeks of a campaign, said Kelly Dittmar, an assistant professor of political science and scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University.”
| February Mon, 2019
Douglass Alumna Appointed North Carolina’s First Black Chief Justice
“She said the proximity to the Eagleton Institute of Politics and the promotion and celebration of women at Douglass were pivotal in her life. ‘It was the journey of serving others, the acts of service and valuing the human condition, that helped me realize my purpose,’ she said.”
| February Mon, 2019
The Ballpark podcast Episode 3.7: Politics and Policing in New Jersey
Rutgers-Eagleton Poll Director Ashley Koning was featured in the latest The London School of Economics and Political Science's "Ballpark" podcast about New Jersey politics.