John’s Notes on the Rest of the 04/07 Berkeley Heights Town Council Meeting
The biggest item on the Agenda for tomorrow’s Town Council meeting is the ’26 Budget introduction, which we covered on...
Cranford Budget Growth: Rising Costs and the Search for Detailed Data
Like Summit, Cranford is introducing it ’26 Budget with little detail provided to its residents prior to the meeting. The...
Summit’s $63 Million Budget: A Massive Price Tag with a Transparency Blind Spot
Summit’s Council is set to introduce its budget on Tuesday (April 7) and unlike Berkeley Heights which put its full...
Berkeley Heights 2026 Budget Proposed at $35M: Here is Where the Money is Going
We’re going to compare the 2026 Introduced Budget set for Tuesday’s Berkeley Heights Town Council Meeting against the 2024 ACFR...
This Week at NJ21st: Municipal Budgets, School District State Secrets and Journalism Under Attack in Cherry Hill
This week, budgets stay on the radar, and we started with a look at seven issues shaping the budget battle...
The 21st District Face-Off: How Seven Towns Stack Up on Per-Household Spending
We have spent the better part of budget season looking at School Budgets – this coming week we will take...
The Hole Gets Bigger: Treasury Expands New Jersey’s Health Benefits Alarm
The NJ Dept of Treasury put out another release earlier this week that widened the picture on the state’s health...
Reserving Judgment: Looking for the Numbers Behind the BHPSNJ “Success” Narrative
The BHPSNJ Budget continues to be touted as a success by some BOE members and District outlets however the public...
The Trenton Tightrope: Seven Fights Shaping the ’27 Budget (Audio)
This week the Budget leaves the governors office and into the legislative calendar as the 60.7 billion budget with a...
This Week at NJ21st: School Budgets, School Budgets, Layoffs and School Budgets
This week, we launched our School Budget Hub just as Districts begin their public budget process. It includes a series we completed...