Here’s the NJTV piece (go to minute 19:00).Read More

As always, thanks to NJ Left Behind for re-posting Sunlight’s blog on all the policy gains Gov. Murphy gave to the NJEA in 2020.  Murphy is taking care of NJ’s most powerful special interest because he benefits from their political support.  Quid pro quo.Read More

Thanks to NJ Left Behind for summarizing Sunlight’s most recent report on teachers’ pensions and highlighting the key points.Read More

Report: Pension plan for NJEA leadership ‘vastly superior’ to members’ benefits By Carly Sitrin 12/09/2020 05:00 AM EST Leadership of New Jersey’s largest teachers union has a stronger, better-funded pension plan than the one in which their members are enrolled, even as New Jersey’s teacher pension crisis continues to worsen, according to a new report….Read More

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NJLeftBehind cites Sunlight’s report “Councilman Spiller, Mayor Spiller, Governor Spiller” in today’s blog.  Thanks for highlighting our work!Read More

Thanks to NJLeftBehind for spreading the word!Read More

Thanks to NJLeftBehind for re-posting Sunlight’s blog describing how on-line news site NJ Spotlight seems to favor NJEA-friendly op-eds while disfavoring pieces like Sunlight’s that are critical of the NJEA.  Sunlight did some research and found that NJEA is a long-time funder of NJ Spotlight and its parent WNET, and has many other ties as well….Read More

Thanks to BuryPensions for quoting from Sunlight’s recent blog “What Has Happened to NJ Spotlight?” on NJ Spotlight’s double-standards when it comes to publishing op-eds. NJ Spotlight gave Sunlight a very hard time on an op-ed critical of the NJEA, which ultimately led Sunlight to have the op-ed published in the Star-Ledger instead.  Meanwhile, NJ…Read More

The Star-Ledger published Sunlight’s op-ed on how NJ spent $4.7 billion on NJ’s broken and unreformed public pension system.  That’s billions that we desperately need for COVID relief for families and small businesses.  And the situation is likely to get worse. The sad truth is that Gov. Murphy is taking care of his public union…Read More