My public career highlights and education: After graduating from Saint Peter’s University with a degree in political science and economics, I began working for the city of Jersey City. Over the past 12 years, I’ve had the rare opportunity to serve at nearly every local government level—from union employee to supervisor, department director, and now […]
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has made a series of appointments to various Boards of Trustees (BOT) across the state’s higher education systems. Morteza “Mori” Hosseini and Fred Ridley have both been reappointed to the University of Florida BOT. Hosseini is the chairman and CEO of ICI Homes and currently serves as chairman of the Embry-Riddle […]
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has selected several roadway construction projects in Treasure Valley to receive additional funding from the state. The funding comes from House Bill 25, which was passed last year to provide an annual $20 million diversion for the next three years to the Transportation Expansion and Congestion Mitigation (TECM) program. The […]
Maryland is ongoing several government modernization efforts, buoyed by the governor’s executive order in January to streamline operations across every department and agency. While the state faces a major budgeting crisis, the order was originally issued to direct the Governor’s Office of Performance Improvement (GOPI) to improve state agency performance by prioritizing accountability, coordination and […]
Colorado is advancing new initiatives to make multimodal travel safer and more accessible across the state. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has unveiled a new Statewide Active Transportation Plan (ATP)—an updated version of the state’s multimodal plan from 2012. Active transportation includes any human-powered mode of transportation like bicycling, walking, running, wheelchair use and […]
Connecticut is set to invest nearly $10 billion in infrastructure improvements over the next two years, following overwhelming legislative approval of a $9.7 billion bond package. The funding will target everything from crumbling bridges to school renovations, with $4.5 billion authorized for fiscal year 2026 and $5.1 billion for fiscal year 2027. The state will […]
Of Philadelphia’s approved $6.8 billion in approved expenditures for fiscal year (FY) 2026, the city will allocate $337.3 million to fund capital improvement projects. The city council also approved the updated FY26-31 Capital Program, allocating $1.5 billion over the next six years. The Capital Program was guided by the city’s vision to invest in sustainable […]