| John is the budget and finance writer with NJ Spotlight News and covers the annual New Jersey budget, the public-employee pension system tax policy and more. He was also part of a State House team covering New Jersey’s governor, Legislature and Supreme Court. John has also worked at The Burlington County Times and The Press of Atlantic City. He has received numerous honors and awards including most recently first-place recognition from the New Jersey Press Association for specialty writing in 2020. He has appeared as a guest on CNN, CBC, Fox, MSNBC, and News 12 New Jersey, and now analyzes tax and budget issues on a regular basis for NJ Spotlight News' evening broadcasts. John received his Bachelor of Arts degree from The College of New Jersey. |  |