The Office of the State Comptroller is urging New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to withhold funds from Union County and take other measures until county officials comply with the state’s compensation law, which requires that all compensation for top officials be detailed in an ordinance. In December of 2023, the Office of the State Comptroller…
A big thank you to everyone who has shared the news about our new volunteer program to document county meetings across the state. We are calling this program “county chroniclers.” Coverage of county commissions has declined over the past decade as newspapers have slashed jobs. We interviewed more than three dozen residents across the state…
We began interviewing residents about their information needs last month. Those interviews will continue into the new year, and we also plan to host listening sessions in communities across the state in 2024. If you volunteered to be interviewed and we have not spoken to you yet, we will be reaching out after the holidays….
