SPCNJ Press Releases and Statements
NJ Spotlight OP-ED: PRESS CORPS SHOULDN’T IGNORE MURPHY’S CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Posted OnJuly 24, 2019 byMIKE LILLEY | JULY 24, 2019 The NJEA was a major funder for the ‘dark money’ group that is pushing governor’s millionaires tax Mike Lilley Earlier this year, the Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey shined a light on the controversial “dark money” political-action group New Direction New Jersey. NDNJ is run by the same…Read More
Are You Curious Why New Jersey’s Taxes Are So High?
Posted OnJune 26, 2019 byARE YOU CURIOUS WHY NEW JERSEY’S TAXES ARE SO HIGH? READ ON… “Increasing the gas tax makes sense…And who has been complaining about the sales tax, anyway?” — NJEA Executive Director Ed Richardson, 2016. For the last six weeks, the Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey has been releasing a series of thoroughly researched…Read More
Do You Really Understand New Jersey’s Pension Crisis?
Posted OnJune 17, 2019 by…IT MIGHT BE TIME YOU LOOK AT THE FACTS. “Our excellent pension system . . . [is] the result of hard-fought legislation and politics.” -NJEA President Michael Johnson Everyone, including the NJEA, now agrees we have a crisis. It’s simply a fact that New Jersey’s pension system is the worst in the nation. That’s why…Read More
New Jersey’s Special-Interest-Dominated Status Quo Is NJEA’s Status Quo
Posted OnJune 10, 2019 byFollow the NJEA’S Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Yourself –Their Return on Investment is Clear….and business is booming! Since its launch, the Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey has revealed how the NJEA constructed a system that automatically and annually generates tens of millions of property tax dollars— presently $129 million—funneled directly into its coffers….Read More
Question: How Much Does The NJEA Really Spend On Politics?
Posted OnJune 3, 2019 byRead SPCNJ’s Latest Report – It All Adds Up! How much does the NJEA really spend on politics? ….and no, this is not a PARCC Test Question…. ANSWER: $884,000,000.00 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…Read More
Did You Know That Every New Jersey Property Taxpayer Directly Funds New Jersey’s Most Powerful Special Interest Group?
Posted OnMay 28, 2019 byREAD THIS WEEK’S NEW REPORT FROM THE SUNLIGHT POLICY CENTER OF NEW JERSEY. 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…Read More
Star Ledger Op-Ed: The NJEA, a politically connected special interest group, paid for Murphy’s new TV ad, policy group says.
Posted OnMay 24, 2019 byThe NJEA, a politically connected special interest group, paid for Murphy’s new TV ad, policy group says. By Mike Lilley The NJEA-funded, dark-money group New Direction New Jersey (NDNJ) is out with a new $1 million advertising campaign. In its first TV ad, Gov. Phil Murphy is front and center calling for a millionaire’s tax,…Read More
NJEA: New Jersey’s Political Machine
Posted OnMay 18, 2019 byREAD THE FIRST REPORT FROM THE SUNLIGHT POLICY CENTER OF NEW JERSEY. Who is funding New Direction New Jersey, the dark money group supporting Governor Murphy’s agenda? No surprise: it’s New Jersey’s most powerful special interest, the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA). This $2.5 million in surreptitious spending is just one example of how the…Read More