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Media Mentions July 7, 2023

Wisconsin governor’s 400-year veto angers opponents in state with long history of creative cuts

Wisconsin’s partial veto is uniquely powerful because it allows the governor to change the intent of the Legislature, just as Evers did, said Kristoffer Shields, director of the Center on the American Governor at Rutgers University. Shields said he plans to cite the latest Evers veto when teaching about executive power.

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Eagleton Center on the American Governor Reports September 17, 2021

Beach and Ocean Pollution Disaster: The Response of Two New Jersey Governors

Report by Edward Neafsey, member of the administrations of Governor Tom Kean (R) and Governor Jim Florio (D), on the New Jersey beach pollution disaster of 1987.

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Eagleton Center on the American Governor Reports June 16, 2021

Redistricting: The Road to Reform

Report written by Rutgers undergraduate Fiona Kniaz, as recipient of the John and Ann Holt Endowed Undergraduate Applied Research Fund in American Politics. The report breaks down the redistricting process and provides reform recommendations for best practices.

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Eagleton Center on the American Governor Reports July 17, 2020

The Music Governors Create and Inspire

A report on music by and inspired by governors throughout U.S. History, by Eagleton Center on the American Governor Director John Weingart

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Eagleton Center on the American Governor Reports July 17, 2020

From Candidate to Governor-Elect: Recommendations for Gubernatorial Transitions

Eagleton report analyzing and providing recommendations for the transition period between Election Day and Inaugural Day, by John Weingart and Kristoffer Shields.

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Media Mentions July 1, 2020

Tommy Thompson Begins Term As UW System President

Rutgers University assistant research professor Kristoffer Shields said it's not altogether uncommon for ex-governors to make the move to higher education. Shields is a historian at the Eagleton Center on the American Governor, and points to states like Michigan, California and Maine as having former governors leading state universities and university systems.

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Media Mentions June 19, 2020

Beshears mark Father’s Day as first father-son duo to be governors of Kentucky

Kristofer Shields with the Eagleton Center on the American Governor at Rutgers University-New Brunswick in New Jersey defines the modern era as the second half of the 20th century and the 21st century.

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Media Mentions May 11, 2020

NJ Gov Murphy Approval Ratings Soar in Latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll

“Crises such as the current pandemic require governors to assure citizens that they have the situation under control and console those who are suffering,” said Kristoffer Shields, assistant research professor and historian at the Eagleton Center on the American Governor.

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Media Mentions May 8, 2020

Whitman: Elect More Women to Counteract Misogyny in NJ Politics

In an August 2012 interview for the Rutgers Center on the American Governor, Whitman described how when she was approached about running for Somerset County freeholder, her first elective position, it was to be the token female.

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Media Mentions May 7, 2020

Rutgers-Eagleton Poll: Murphy ratings skyrocket amid pandemic

“Governor Murphy has taken a number of bold steps during the coronavirus response, a show of leadership that has thus far garnered widespread support, including from some groups that are typically not in his corner," said Shields.

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Media Mentions May 6, 2020

Rutgers-Eagleton Poll Finds Murphy Ratings Soar Amid Pandemic

“Crises such as the current pandemic require governors to assure citizens that they have the situation under control and console those who are suffering,” said Kristoffer Shields, assistant research professor and historian at the Eagleton Center on the American Governor.

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Media Mentions May 6, 2020

Rutgers-Eagleton Poll: Murphy Ratings Soar Amid Pandemic

“Crises such as the current pandemic require governors to assure citizens that they have the situation under control and console those who are suffering,” said Kristoffer Shields, assistant research professor and historian at the Eagleton Center on the American Governor.

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