Education Spending, Job Numbers and OPRA Battles

John Migueis
State Matters

The budgets are in, and the “transparency tax” is going up. In this briefing, we dive into the latest fiscal and legal battles across New Jersey:

Budget Discipline: Why the state’s formula aid might actually be the “necessary discipline” high-spending districts have been avoiding.

OPRA Under Fire: Cherry Hill is suing a journalist, and the price of a records request just hit $1,000. Is your town building a “case” against you for asking questions?

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