The Thursday Convergence: School Deficits, Flood Money, and the Tech Crackdown
John’s Notes on this Weeks Legislative Calendar…. On Education Assembly Education Committee will hear testimony on school budget deficits on...
Daggers, Zoning, and Zombie Homes: Summit’s High-Stakes Sequel
John’s Notes on the 02/17/2026 Summit Town Council Meeting Notes on the 02/03 Meeting The main focus was Summit’s Round...
Another “Routine” Agenda: The 2/17 Connell Density Bomb
John’s Notes on the 02/17/2026 Berkeley Heights Town Council Meeting The agenda for the next Town Council meeting is not...
This Week At NJ21st: Referendums, Property Taxes and Demystifying Special Needs Spending
Man, this week was interesting. The 50 Million Berkeley Heights Public School Referendum shows up first on the radar. ...
What the 7-District ACFR Dashboard Shows About Special Education Costs (Part 4)
This is the fourth in a series intended to help families better understand how to hold their School District spending...
nj21st 2025 Property Tax Dashboards
We have updated our Property Tax Dashboards to include 2025 Data released by the NJ Department of Community Affairs. ...
Top Three Bills to Watch in New Jersey This Week
Three bills on this week’s legislative calendar to watch…. S1772 Statewide Emergency Medical Services System Development and CoordinationSenate Health Committee...
This Week At NJ21st: School Budgets, Uncomfortable Questions, and Fact Checking Fliers
Over the past year, we have created a substantial and coherent collection of articles intended to prepare residents across NJ...
Navigating NJ School Budgets
The fourteenth article in an ongoing series intended to help NJ residents, especially students, understand their local and state government...
National Labor Market Holds Steady; NJ Unemployment Remains Elevated at 5.4%
The labor market rolled steady nationally while NJ continues to experience higher unemployment than most other states, stubbornly continuing a...