Gov 101
Local Government Forms and Referendum Powers
October 2, 2025
Explains NJ’s traditional and Faulkner Act charters, power divisions, and resident initiative rights.
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Understanding Your NJ Government
A growing series that breaks down how local, county, and state government really work — in plain language for residents and students.
Gov 101
How County Government Works in New Jersey
October 8, 2025
Breaks down the Optional County Charter Law and how counties manage regional health and infrastructure.
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Gov 101
How State Government Works in New Jersey
October 17, 2025
Covers the Governor’s powers, legislative committees, and the path from bill to law in Trenton.
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Schools
Boards of Education and School Funding
October 26, 2025
Explains Type I and II districts and how property taxes combine with state formulas to fund schools.
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Local
Town Council Agendas, Ordinances, and Resolutions
November 6, 2025
How to read agendas under OPMA and the difference between ordinances and spending resolutions.
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Schools
How School Boards Conduct Meetings
November 10, 2025
Step-by-step through a BOE agenda, from executive sessions to voting and public comment.
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Sunshine
OPMA: New Jersey’s Public Meeting Law
November 21, 2025
A guide to the Sunshine Law and your rights to observe public meetings.
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Records
OPRA: New Jersey’s Public Records Law
November 28, 2025
How to request records and what changed under the 2024 amendments.
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Justice
How New Jersey’s Justice System Works
December 7, 2025
The roles of police, prosecutors, and courts in New Jersey.
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Finance
Budgets, Audits, and Financial Reports
December 19, 2025
Why budgets and audits never match and how to read each correctly.
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Schools
What Happens at a Board of Education Reorganization Meeting
January 5, 2026
A walkthrough of a school board reorganization meeting and why it matters.
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Local
One Meeting, Two Approaches: What the New Providence and Berkeley Heights Municipal Reorganizations Show Us
January 6, 2026
How two towns handled the same legally required meeting very differently.
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Finance
Navigating New Jersey Municipal Budgets
January 13, 2026
How municipal budgets are built, capped, amended and adopted, and why flat spending can still raise taxes.
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Schools
Navigating NJ School Budgets
February 4, 2026
An in-depth guide to understanding how school budgets are developed, approved, and implemented in New Jersey.
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