| February Wed, 2024
NJ Elections: ‘Parental rights’ in schools front and center in some races
“What we’re seeing across the state is a culture wars redux,” said Ashley Koning, director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling. “[Parental rights] has been a really good driving issue for rallying the base and potentially even peeling away some of those independents that may be on the fence about these issues.”
| 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
U. expert explains potential government shutdown
Ashley Koning, director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling, said a government shutdown occurs when Congress is unable to pass a funding bill before the end of the fiscal year.
| February Wed, 2024
With New Jersey Legislature on ballot, candidates debate parents’ rights
“We used to say all politics is local, and now really all politics is national,” said Ashley Konig, director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University. “We’ve seen that seeping into New Jersey increasingly in the past several years now, where issues that are at the forefront on the national stage are now coming into New Jersey politics.”