February 25, 2021
The Record’s Charlie Stile is one of the very few people in NJ who recognize that Gov. Murphy is effectively reprising the disastrous 1997 Pension Obligation Bonds (POBs) […]
January 22, 2021
We’re going to get a little wonkish here and delve into the mechanics of pensions because NJ’s public pensions are a disaster waiting to happen. At […]
December 15, 2020
The NJEA responded to an NJTV piece (go to minute 19:00) on Sunlight’s recent report on teachers’ pensions by claiming it had “many inaccuracies.” Sunlight asks the […]
December 9, 2020
As reported in POLITICO, Sunlight just released its second report on teachers’ pensions: “Ugly Truths and Hard Facts about New Jersey’s Pension Crisis, Part II: NJEA […]
December 1, 2020
Everyone knows the old saying: “If you find yourself in a deep hole, stop digging.” But in his haste to please his public sector union pals, […]
November 20, 2020
The ever-vigilant BuryPensions blog has provided valuable information on NJ’s COVID bonds – the $4.5 billion that Gov. Murphy is borrowing to plug budget gaps and allow […]
November 9, 2020
Bond-rating agency S&P Global downgraded NJ’s debt rating from A- to BBB+, making NJ one of only two states (along with broke IL) to have a […]
October 14, 2020
Tony Howley of Americans for Prosperity NJ penned an op-ed in the Star-Ledger supporting Senate President Sweeney’s S-861 bill based on his Path to Progress pension reform recommendations. […]
October 8, 2020
This isn’t new news but it’s also not good news. Pew Charitable Trusts updated its pension study to include 2018 data, and NJ comes in dead […]