Thanks to NJLeftBehind for its excellent piece commenting on SPCNJ’s recent report: “Councilman Spiller, Mayor Spiller, Governor Spiller?”  NJLeftBehind did some research and found that, as might be expected, the NJEA is financially backing its Vice President with thousands of dollars in donations.  This of course adds another layer of conflict of interest to Spiller’s…Read More

Once again, thanks to BuryPensions for spreading the word and shedding some light on the NJEA’s continuing domination of New Jersey politics – this time crushing the competition in lobbying spending. See the BuryPensions post here.Read More

Many thanks to NJ Left Behind for reading, understanding and summarizing the main points of SPCNJ’s long and detailed report on the NJEA’s vast network of allies. NJEA’s “Spider Web of Political Power”: A New Report Examines NJEA’s Ring Through Murphy’s Nose Last Friday Mike Lilley of the Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey published…Read More

and for Mr. Bury’s kind words about SPCNJ’s investigative reporting. Who Is Getting the NJEA Money? Posted January 6, 2020 by burypensions in Politics. 1 Comment The Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey released a report “naming names and providing the state with a first-of-its-kind Who’s Who of the organizations that make up the NJEA’s vast…Read More

Report claims NJEA weaves ‘spider web of political power’ By Carly Sitrin 01/06/2020 05:05 AM EST A new report (https://sunlightpolicynj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/SPCNJ-Issue-Paper-8-Network-of-Allies-FINAL-georgia-font.pdf) seeking to map the influence of the New Jersey Education Association, the state’s largest and most powerful teachers union, claims to have uncovered what its author calls “a veritable spider web of political power and influence.”…Read More

Kudos to NJ Left Behind for calling out Sue Altman and Working Families and asking for whom they really speak.  Altman is unable to give any credit to Camden’s charter schools despite their remarkable successes in educating Camden children.  Nor can she give any credit to the corporate incentive program for bringing businesses to Camden….Read More

The more New Jersey citizens who know that Sue Altman is a shill for the NJEA, the better. Read the Star-Ledger Op-Ed here. HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL.Read More

By Star-Ledger Guest Columnist By Mike Lilley Recent news headlines have been ablaze with stories about the forced removal of Working Families Alliance State Director Sue Altman from a state Senate hearing on New Jersey’s corporate tax-incentive program. Altman was quickly supported by a familiar group of progressive advocacy groups such as New Jersey Citizen…Read More

Here’s the full re-post.Read More