Budget Breakdown: Cost Drivers and Revenue Shifts in Chatham Schools
The next ’26 -’27 full preliminary budget write up is Chathams, and just like every other budget we’re breaking down...
Berkeley Heights Township Cites Need for Oversight on Project It Can’t Account For
During the 4/7/26 Town Council Meeting, Berkeley Heights resident and BOE Representative Natasha Joly asked the Council basic questions connected...
Understanding Millburn’s 2026–27 School Budget: A Complete Preliminary Review
Below you will find the full detailed 2026-27 Millburn Preliminary School Budget-this can change between now and when it is...
The Berkeley Heights PILOT Problem Part 2: The “Commitment” Myth and the $1.6M Reality
The second in our series Correcting the Council-Aligned Narrative Misinforming Our Community Following our Part 1 analysis and my comments...
Why NJ’s Payroll Drop May Matter More Than the Unemployment Dip
The latest NJ Employment report from the state DOL might come across as a bit of a contradiction, showing a...
Mountainside’s Municipal Budget Is Finally Up Tonight. The Details Still Aren’t.
Our dashboard has a completed an analysis on all but one municipality on our dashboard – Mountainside. It’s not for lack...
Summit’s 04/21 Council Meeting: Parking Hikes, Speed Limits and a $78M Certification
OrdinancesA lot of the bigger items on the Agenda for tonight’s meeting are showing up again for a final vote...
A $60.7 Billion Budget, Two Days of Hearings and Another Scutari Special
We break down the $60.7 billion spending plan, the “Scutari Special” on flood rules, and the looming $333 million hole...
A Closer Look at Summit’s $63M Budget: Growth, Taxes and Structural Costs
Summit was another town we needed to submit an OPRA in order to get the budget. While they had a...
The Berkeley Heights Pilot Problem Part 1: How “Inaccurate Projections” Created Our Current School Funding Crisis
As PILOTS and school funding discussions have recently intensified we are going to put out a multi-part series on the...