SPCNJ In The News
NJLeftBehind Posts SPCNJ’s Star-Ledger Op-Ed on NJEA Members Running for Public Office
Posted On05/05/2020 byRead the NJLeftBehind post here.Read More
SPCNJ Op-Ed in Star-Ledger on Montclair Mayoral Race, NJEA VP Spiller’s Conflicts of Interest
Posted On04/30/2020 byThanks to the Star-Ledger for running the op-ed. Here’s the full text: Should members of N.J’s most powerful public interest group hold elected office, too? Updated Apr 29, 2020; Posted Apr 29, 2020 Montclair Councilors Sean Spiller and Renee Baskerville are running for mayor in the May 12 vote-by-mail election. Spiller’s leadership position with…Read More
NJLeftBehind Reposts SPCNJ’s Blog on Spiller’s NJEA Funding
Posted On04/22/2020 byThanks to NJLeftBehind for reposting!Read More
NJLeftBehind: NJEA, Gov. Murphy Are the Money behind Spiller’s Mayoral Run
Posted On04/20/2020 byThanks 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
SPCNJ in BuryPensions Blog
Posted On03/11/2020 byOnce 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
InsiderNJ Press Release for SPCNJ Report on ProPublica Healthcare Scandal
Posted On02/13/2020 bySee the InsiderNJ press release here.Read More
NJ Left Behind Does Excellent Summary of SPCNJ’s Network of Allies Report
Posted On01/09/2020 byMany 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
Thanks to the Bury Pensions Blog for Excerpting Today’s SPCNJ Report
Posted On01/06/2020 byand 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
Politico on New SPCNJ Report: Report claims NJEA weaves ‘spider web of political power’
Posted On01/06/2020 byReport 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
NJ Left Behind Calls Out Working Families, Cites SPCNJ Data on NJEA Funding
Posted On12/09/2019 byKudos 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