SPCNJ Research on InsiderNJ
Posted OnSeptember 17, 2019 byInsiderNJ published SPCNJ’s report on Mark Weber’s flawed research for NJPP on a wage gap between New Jersey teachers and private-sector workers. Weber, a Ph.D., uses faulty methodologies, presents irrelevant studies and worst of all cherry-picks data from studies he cites. Most egregiously, he cites headline numbers from an Economic Policy Institute study that show…Read More
Union Propaganda Backfire [Bury links to SPCNJ research in his post]
Posted OnSeptember 17, 2019 byNew Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) is a union-backed advocacy group commissioned to come up with what the unions believe will be reports that help their cause. In 2014 they came out with a report (easily refuted) that claimed “New Jersey ranks close to last for overall pension benefit generosity, at 95th out of 100, in part because…Read More
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
SPCNJ’s Mike Lilley named to InsiderNJ’s “Insider 100 Policymakers 2019”
Posted OnJuly 16, 2019 byThank you, InsiderNJ, for the recognition of SPCNJ and the work we have been doing. Here’s the InsiderNJ entry for #99 Mike Lilley: “On the opposing side of the NJEA, the Princeton grad and former head of Better Education For Kids started the self-funded Sunlight Policy Center, which has released a steady stream of cited…Read More
Sunlight on NJEA Role in Tax Hikes
Posted OnJune 26, 2019 byThe Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey released another report today – “NJEA: Higher Taxes – Who Has Been Complaing About the Sales Tax Anyway“. Excerpts below: Thanks to the NJEA’s lobbying, state law permits collective bargaining for multiyear contracts with career salary schedules. The NJEA directs local associations to use “step and lane”salary guides,…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
Job Number One
Posted OnJune 20, 2019 byBy BuryPensions: The Sunlight Policy Center released another report yesterday blasting the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), this time for their complicity in the bankruptcy of the retirement system that included a helpful history though I disagreed on a couple of points. Unsurprisingly,the NJEA blames it all on the state: “The state’s failure to fund…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
Insider NJ – Sunlight Policy Center Report: How Much Does The NJEA Really Spend On Politics?
Posted OnJune 10, 2019 bySunlight 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