Education Spending, Job Numbers and OPRA Battles
The budgets are in, and the “transparency tax” is going up. In this briefing, we dive into the latest fiscal...
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...
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...
The $333 Million Hole: Why NJ School Health Premiums are Set to Explode
If you thought this year was bad for school budgets, 2027 is asking you to hold its beer. The state...
NJ WARN On Track for 4-Year High: BH & Madison on the 2026 Lay-Off Radar
WARN notices signal potential job losses before they hit the ground and the impact is felt. Under Federal rules, employees...
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...
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...
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...
Housing in Focus: Key Bills on This Week’s Assembly Committee Agenda
TRENTON, NJ — Housing stays on the radar with three bills scheduled for the Assembly Housing Committee. Let’s take a look...
Trenton Preview: Rent Relief, School Safety, and Transit Oversight
TRENTON, NJ — We have an active agenda at the State capital this week. The Senate will hold quorum 12pm...