The Sunlight Monitor
Our posts on the issues of the day.
February 20, 2026
Looks like there has been a significant change in tone and optics at the post-Sean Spiller NJEA. All of a sudden “member voices,” “transparency,” and “honesty” […]
February 13, 2026
Another of Gov. Murphy’s legacies: the tax-hike trifecta. From Murphy’s first budget in 2018 through 2025, New Jersey property taxes increased 20.6%, including 4.7% last year, […]
February 6, 2026
There’s been some confusion about the recent US Census Bureau 2025 update. Publications like NJ.com describe New Jersey’s population as “soaring.” Meanwhile, domestic migration studies like […]
January 29, 2026
We wanted to add a few more data points before we close the book on Gov. Murphy’s two terms as governor. Put simply, they show that […]
January 22, 2026
United Van Lines (UVL) and U-Haul came out with their 2025 annual surveys, and once again New Jersey ranks as one of the states with the most […]
January 16, 2026
The ghost of Sean Spiller continues to haunt New Jersey teachers. That’s mostly because the new NJEA bosses are the same as the old NJEA bosses: […]