Two Budgets at Once: New Jersey’s $60.7B Budget and the $359M Side Deal
Two Budgets at Once: New Jersey’s $60.7B Budget and the $359M Side Deal by nj21st.com John Migueis Read on Substack...
Living, Aging, and Dying in NJ: The Story Behind the Data
The New Jersey State Health Assessment Data system isn’t a website people often visit or even know about – however,...
New Jersey’s Budget Deadline Week: The Bills, The Process and What to Watch
New Jersey’s Budget Deadline Week: The Bills, The Process and What to Watch by nj21st.com John Migueis Read on Substack...
This Week at NJ21st: Retaliation, PILOTs and the Fight for Transparency from Trenton to Randolph
Another full week at the 21st and Berkeley Heights remains the hot spot, but as always we’re going to start...
NJDOE Gave Us a 749-Page Adaptive Testing Proposal. It Still Doesn’t Prove the System Works.
So we are approaching our year-long quest to get data from the NJ DOE on evidence that the new adaptive...
Only 3 of 9: What’s Really Behind NJ’s May Jobs Gain
Another jobs report with a nice top line but more complicated fine print. The state added 2,200 payroll jobs in...
Is New Jersey’s Model Rewarding Utilities for Spending More and Fueling Higher Bills?
The BPU (Board of Public Utilities) held a stakeholder meeting to figure out whether NJ’s utility model is feeding into...
Involuntary Holds, School Funding Portal and Free Speech Concerns
Clarifications/Notes: The Ramadan opt-out bill discussed is A2042/S1340. The alcohol-infused frozen dessert bill is A5013. WNET is the current operator...
NightWatch: Sport Parks, Peppertown Problems and NJ’s Testing Shift
In this shorter episode of Nightwatch we tackle the growing logistical nightmare on Sherman Avenue and the historical drainage issues...
Stalled at the Commissioner’s Desk – The Never-Ending Berkeley Heights BOE Ethics Case
May 25th marked an anniversary for the Berkeley Heights School District, but not a happy one. This is the date...