Sunlight Blog
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
NJ Ranked 49th Out of 50 States for Financial Condition: A “F” for Every Year Under Gov. Murphy
Posted On10/22/2024 byAnother dismal ranking for New Jersey’s financial condition under Gov. Murphy. New Jersey’s long-term financial condition ranked 49th out of the 50 states, according to Truth In Accounting’s “Financial State of the States 2024.” That’s an improvement from 50th last year, but New Jersey has still been dead last in the nation for 8 of…Read More
Teachers Continue To Show They Do Not Want to Spend Their Hard-Earned Money on Politics, But NJEA Leadership Continues To Spend It
Posted On10/18/2024 byContinuing our perusal of the NJEA’s 2022 IRS Form 990, we looked at member donations to the NJEA’s traditional political action committee (PAC), NJEA PAC. Contributions to NJEA PAC are a good barometer for members’ enthusiasm for NJEA political spending because NJEA PAC is funded by a voluntary, separate dues stream that members must opt…Read More