Rockland County deserves
better information.
330,000 residents. A $900 million county budget. Five towns. Eight school districts. Budgets, contracts, votes, and zoning decisions spread across dozens of government websites in dozens of formats.
We collect it, organize it, cross-reference it, and explain what it means.
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What are you looking for?
Follow the Money
Budgets, contracts, tax levies, and spending patterns across every level of Rockland County government.
Accountability Tracker
Legislative votes, campaign finance, meeting records, and the connections between decisions and the people who make them.
Explainers
How local government actually works — budgets, zoning, FOIL, tax assessments — explained without jargon.
Start with a flagship brief
The $9,403 Gap
Per-pupil spending across Rockland’s eight school districts ranges from $28,891 to $38,294 — a 33% gap across district lines.
Read the brief →Follow the Money2026 County Budget
A line-by-line breakdown of Rockland County’s $900M+ budget — where the money comes from, where it goes, and what changed.
Read the brief →AccountabilityLegislative Transparency
How accessible are Rockland County Legislature proceedings? A review of meeting records, vote tracking, and public access.
Read the brief →Our Process
How it works
I.
We collect the records
Software and automated workflows pull budgets, agendas, meeting minutes, school reports, campaign finance filings, and other public records from government sources across Rockland County.
Example: town budget PDFs, legislature agendas, BOE campaign filings
II.
We find the patterns
Records are structured, normalized, and cross-referenced. Budgets are compared across towns and districts. Spending anomalies are flagged. Connections between campaign donors and public contracts are surfaced.
Example: donor/contract matches, spending anomalies, district comparisons
III.
You get the analysis
Evidence Briefs with sourced findings and policy recommendations. Explainers that make complex systems understandable. A civic assistant where you can ask questions about local government in plain language. A daily podcast. A weekly newsletter.
Example: Evidence Briefs, explainers, civic assistant answers
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