| February Wed, 2024
As N.J. prepares to vote, guns largely missing from campaign trail conversation
“Public opinion matters, and this is one of these issues where public opinion is pretty squarely in the camp of gun control,” said Ashley Koning, director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University.
| February Wed, 2024
New Faces in Congress: Rep. Jennifer McClellan, an Example of Virginia Black Excellence
McClellan’s election also adds to what is already a record number of women and women of color in Congress, and sets a new record for the number of Black women, according to data from the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University
| February Wed, 2024
Rep. Steve Scalise nominated for House Speaker as Israel-Palestine crisis unfolds
Kelly Dittmar, associate professor of political science at Rutgers-Camden, spoke with NJ Spotlight News about the political developments: “It puts a lot of pressure on the Republicans to really come together and figure out how they’re going to proceed through this gridlock so that the business of Congress can be done.”
| February Wed, 2024
‘Mujeres y Movidas’: Center for American Women & Politics funds new report on Latinas in office
A recent study conducted by a researcher from Santa Clara University and funded by the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) examined the increase of Latina candidates running for office over the past five years.