Legal But Opaque: A Case Study Mapping the Political Economy of Union County Governance
Harbor Consultants, based in Cranford, has been operating on two fronts in Union County… municipal contractor and political donor. Both...
Scutari, OPRA, and the Missing Answers in Union County’s Budgets
After we published questions on the Union County Budget last week (Executive Summary), a resident reached out with more detailed...
No Response Yet: NJ21st’s Questions on Union County’s 2025 Budget
Two weeks ago (09/07/2025) we emailed the Union County Board of Commissioners questions on the executive budget. I know –...
Breaking Down Union County’s 2025 Primary Vote: Method, Party, and Municipality Trends
John Migueis The following data is based on data received from the Union County Board of Elections and represent Unofficial...
Turf Fields and Tutoring: Who Gets What in NJ’s Broken System?
The real tax issue in New Jersey isn’t about funding critical services for underserved communities—it’s about the relentless churn of...
Concentrated Influence: Following the Money in NJ Politics (2019–2024) Part 1
State Level Data and Insights Last year, NJ21st published a multi-part series tracking the flow of grey money into County...
New Jersey & Union County Property Tax Trends: 2019–2024
The Department of Community Affairs published it’s annual Property Tax Report. Excel files were merged from 2019-2024 and Google Colab...
Power, Priorities, and Paychecks: Unpacking the Devanney Council’s Latest Moves and a Local Press that Fails to Hold them Accountable
$30,000 for Media Services, Armies of Attorneys and Lobbyists funded by the Families of Berkeley Heights Arik Samson is a...
Laura’s Notes on the 01/07/2025 Berkeley Heights Town Council Reorganization Meeting
With the November 2024 election results favoring Andrew Moran, our community seems to be heading toward a direction that many,...
Concerns About the 11/18/2024 Town Council Meeting and the “New Civility”
A resolution authorizing the township to seek bids for improvements to Deerpath, previously pulled from the last Town Council meeting,...
