Sunlight Policy Center Report: How Much Does The NJEA Really Spend On Politics? Over the last two weeks, since our launch, the Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey (SPCNJ) has shined a strong light on two important issues related to the powerful NJEA. We showed, with each step clearly sourced, how the NJEA leadership funds…Read More

Phil Murphy still raising money from secret donors for group backing NJ tax increases by Justin Racioppi, Trenton Bureau Gov. Phil Murphy still is raising money from secret donors for the “dark money” group that’s now airing ads backing his call to raise taxes on millionaires, he acknowledged Friday. Those ads hit cable stations and the…Read More

Did You Know that Every New Jersey Property Taxpayer Directly Funds New Jersey’s Most Powerful Special Interest Group? …. Yes, you read that correctly…and sadly, it’s a fact.   Last week, the Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey issued a report that made news throughout the state, when we uncovered that the NJEA has been…Read More

Is NJEA the Ventriloquist and Governor Murphy the Dummy? Once upon a time the New Jersey Education Association was about education and professional development for teachers. But NJ’s primary teachers’ union has undergone a shift and, according to a new report out by Michael Lilley, “today’s NJEA is all politics.” This shift ties directly to…Read More

Phil Murphy’s a master of timing – bad timing: | Mulshine By Paul Mulshine | Star-Ledger Columnist Last week, Gov. Phil Murphy outraged many members of his own party when he conditionally vetoed a bill that would have required the recipients of so-called “dark money” to reveal their sources. That was bad enough. But then…Read More

Pro-Murphy group has long refused to reveal its donors. We now know the powerful NJEA is one of them. By Brent Johnson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com For months, a political group with close ties to Gov. Phil Murphy has refused to reveal its donors despite pleas from both the governor and New Jersey’s…Read More

New Jersey’s Least Mysterious Mystery Solved The Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey made its debut with a bang this week, revealing details about the funding source of New Direction New Jersey, a dark money political advocacy organization that backs NJ Gov. Phil Murphy. SPCNJ is run by Mike Lilley, a former adjunct scholar at…Read More

NJ Politics Digest: NJEA Made $2.5M Donation to Pro-Murphy Dark Money Group A week after Gov. Phil Murphy vetoed a bill strengthening disclosure requirements for contributions to “dark money” political groups, it was revealed that the state’s powerful teachers’ union contributed $2.5 million to a group pushing the pro-labor governor’s agenda. New Directions New Jersey…Read More

Sunlight on NJEA Flunky Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey released their first report yesterday – “NJEA: New Jersey’s Political Machine“.  Excerpts below: The facts show that the most powerful special interest – the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) – has been the dominant force in New Jersey politics for over fifty years. The NJEA built…Read More