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Public-records requests Jersey Intel has filed under New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act. Subjects stay private until the story runs. When agencies stall, we report it.

  • NJ Schools Development Authority Filed Oct. 8 Response due ~Oct. 20 Pending
  • Essex County Filed Oct. 8 Response due Oct. 21 Pending
  • City of Newark (3 requests) Filed Oct. 8 Response due ~Oct. 19–20 Pending
  • Bergen County Filed Oct. 8 Response due ~Oct. 19–20 Partial
  • City of Hackensack Filed Oct. 9 Response due ~Oct. 20 Pending
  • City of Plainfield Filed Oct. 9 Response due ~Oct. 21–22 Pending
  • Bergen County Sheriff's Office Filed Oct. 9 Response due ~Oct. 21–22 Pending
  • Passaic County Filed Oct. 12 Response due ~Oct. 22 Pending

Updated Oct. 12, 2026

property tax

Legislature

Ballot question for a $2,500 veterans’ tax break leaves out its $181.8 million-a-year cost to the State

October 8, 2026 · Jersey Intel Staff

Jersey Intel read SCR96 and its fiscal estimate. The ballot question would ask voters to raise the veterans’ property tax deduction from $250 to $2,500, but it doesn’t mention that the State reimburses towns for it. OLS puts that cost at $72.8 million in FY 2029, rising to $181.8 million in FY 2032. The Executive Branch never answered OLS’s fiscal-note request.