A strong warning on New Jersey’s vulnerability to the next recession
Posted OnMay 22, 2019 byThe Star-Ledger reports that the rating agency Moody’s singled out New Jersey as one of the two states unprepared for a recession. With its progressive tax code and its pension funds invested heavily in the stock market, both state revenues and pension assets would be hit hard. In a particularly alarming warning, Moody’s predicts that…Read More
Sen. Sweeney Raises Two Key Points About the NJEA’s Dark Money
Posted OnMay 21, 2019 byThe senator makes two key points: 1) this secret funding raises questions about just how much influence the NJEA has over the governor; and 2) the NJEA’s membership may not know what the NJEA is doing with their dues. The full quote from Sen. Sweeney: “I’m bothered the governor is so connected to a point…Read More
The Star-Ledger’s Tom Moran condemns public union shout-down tactics
Posted OnMay 20, 2019 byAt a Rutgers town hall on his “Path to Progress” pension and health benefit reform plan, senate president Sweeney got shouted down by CWA members in the audience. New Jersey has a serious pension and benefits crisis. For too long, reform efforts have been stymied by a vested interests that don’t want reform. For too…Read More
Letter from the President and Founder of SPCNJ, Mike Lilley
Posted OnMay 20, 2019 byWelcome to the Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey (SPCNJ). Thank you for visiting our site. The SPCNJ is based on research I completed for the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in 2016-17 that resulted in the five-part “Legal Corruption” series. You can find these reports in the “AEI Series” section of the site. For decades the most…Read More