This Week in Trenton: Four Bills Worth Watching Alongside the Budget Hearings
The calendar is split between a huge day of work for the assembly on Monday (today) and then state budget...
7-District ACFR Budget Comparison: Berkeley Heights, Chatham, Madison, Millburn, New Providence, Summit, and Westfield
We are very happy to present our 2026–2027 7-District Budget Hub, which features budget profiles for each district on our...
This Week at NJ21st: Missing Records, Local Pushback, and Public Money Questions
Our biggest story of this week connects to our ongoing efforts to figure out key questions connected to the NJ...
NJGPA Hits Another Snag as Some Students May Need to Retake Portions of the Test
We have gotten reports that various schools throughout the 21st have experienced a glitch that may require students to re-take...
Missed Revenue, Rising Costs and School Budget Tension Shape 03/17 Summit Council Meeting
Missed revenue, rising health care costs, rising costs for snow removal and a school budget debate already hitting public comment...
NJDOE’s Ghost Deliverables: No Evidence for Adaptive Test Accuracy One Year into Rollout
After more than two months of emails and records requests between NJ21st and the NJ DOE, the New Jersey Department...
Summit School Budget: What the Top-Level Numbers Reveal (And What’s Still Missing)
SUMMIT -The Agenda for the Summit BOE Special Meeting on 03/18/2026 Meeting mainly consists of the ’26-27 school budget along...
Berkeley Heights BOE Discusses Referendum Next Steps, Budget, and PILOT Concerns
Laura’s Notes on the 03/12/2026 BOE Meeting BERKELEY HEIGHTS- The meeting featured a cohesive Board focused on important discussions while...
Luxury Living, Boutique Retail and the Quiet Erasure of Working and Middle Class NJ
Commentary I grew up in a NJ Neighborhood with families just like mine – blue collar, many of whom broke...
This Week in Trenton: AI-Energy Nexus and Health Care Oversight Front and Center
AI shows up (again) this coming Monday in the Senate Environment and Energy Committee, which has a heavy load, including...