Sunlight Blog
As Predicted, NJ’s Fiscal Cliff Arrives. Will Gov. Murphy Do the Bidding of His Government Union Pals and Raise Taxes Again?
Posted On12/06/2024 byAs many, including Sunlight, have long warned, New Jersey is approaching a fiscal cliff. Gov. Murphy is now ordering departments freeze salaries and hiring and reduce budgets by 5%. Murphy claims that he has been a good fiscal steward, but remember that he has increased state spending by over 60% and the current state budget…Read More
Attorney General Platkin: We Must Care About the Rule of Law and Political Corruption ALL THE TIME. But What About Gov. Murphy’s Pals Sean Spiller and Brendan Gill?
Posted On12/03/2024 byMore strong, unequivocal words about the rule of law and political corruption from New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin. According to the New Jersey Globe, Platkin had this to say about President Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter: We can’t care about the rule of law some of the time. We can’t care about corruption…Read More
Strong Words About Politicians and Corruption from AG Platkin and Rep. Sherrill. Will They Apply to Spiller and Gill?
Posted On11/20/2024 byTwo of New Jersey’s leading public officials, Attorney General Matt Platkin and Rep./Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill, had some strong words about New Jersey politicians and corruption. At a press conference, Platkin stated (as quoted by Politico): It’s time for people in positions of authority in this state to spend a little more time questioning…Read More
Once Again, Insider NJ’s Fred Snowflack Flacks for NJEA-Funded Mendacious Michael “Hundreds of Millions” Gottesman and NJPEC.
Posted On11/18/2024 byInsider NJ‘s Fred Snowflack continues to flack for Mendacious Michael “Hundreds of Millions” Gottesman and his NJ Public Education Coalition’s (NJPEC). Once again, Snowflack’s piece reads like a NJPEC press release, and once again he studiously avoids the fact that Gottesman and NJPEC are funded by the NJEA. We ask for the fourth time; why…Read More
Will NJEA-Funded Mendacious Michael “Hundreds of Millions” Gottesman Remove the Names of School Children from His Open-Records Request?
Posted On11/14/2024 byWhat say you, Mendacious Michael “Hundreds of Millions” Gottesman? Will you remove the names of the 82 Cherry Hill school children from your open-records request so that they are no longer visible to the public? Sunlight was alerted to a recent blog post that accused Gottesman and his New Jersey Public Education Coalition (NJPEC) of…Read More
NJEA Leadership Caught Red-Handed Trying to Deceive Their Members and Hide the Truth from Them.
Posted On11/12/2024 byWe’ve caught NJEA leadership red-handed trying to deceive their members and hide the truth from them. They could have told teachers the truth but they did not. Again. During last week’s NJEA Convention, Sunlight texted this message to teachers attending the convention: It told them the following facts: As reported in the Montclair Local, NJEA…Read More
Young Teachers Are Forced into a Lousy Pension System. There Is a Better Alternative.
Posted On11/08/2024 byAs our readers know, Sunlight has opined on New Jersey’s public pension crisis, particularly the woeful condition of the teachers’ pension plan, the Teachers Pension and Annuity Fund (TPAF). A recent report puts TPAF’s funded ratio at 39% (39 cents set aside for every dollar owed), the “most underfunded in the nation.” We would add…Read More
NJEA 3Q Filing: $7.25 Million Backing Sean Spiller; $550,000 for NJEA-Friendly School Board Candidates and GOTV
Posted On11/05/2024 bySunlight had the opportunity to view another quarterly IRS Form 8872 filing by the NJEA’s Super PAC, Garden State Forward for the July 1 – September 30 period, which was a very busy quarter for Garden State Forward. Here are the notable contributions: Working New Jersey: $7.25 million Education Truth Project: $200,000 (2024 total $300,000)…Read More
Tax Foundation: NJ 49th Among States for Tax Competitiveness: Bottom Two for Nine Years in a Row and Every Year Under Gov. Murphy
Posted On10/31/2024 byThe Tax Foundation came out with its 2025 State Tax Competitiveness Index and once again New Jersey has one of the least competitive tax structures in the nation, coming in 49th out of 50, with only New York as less competitive. By comparison, neighboring states Pennsylvania and Delaware came in 34th and 18th, respectively. The…Read More
NJ Teachers Are Being Forced to Back Democrats and NJEA President Sean Spiller, Who Remains Under State Criminal Investigation
Posted On10/28/2024 byThe NJEA’s “Spiller for Governor” Super PAC is in action. Per New Jersey Globe, Working New Jersey has spent $639,000 on select Democrats running for federal office and … NJEA President Sean Spiller, who is running for governor in 2025. And NJEA leadership is forcing New Jersey teachers to pay for it. Here are the…Read More