Political Spending and Influence

April 12, 2022

Wall Street Journal: Under Gov. Murphy, NJ Is Dead Last in COVID Outcomes, Confirming Sunlight’s Report

As if confirming Sunlight’s latest report on Gov. Murphy’s unfinished business in New Jersey, the Wall Street Journal‘s lead editorial reported on a working paper by the […]
March 15, 2022

Congratulations to Montclair’s Two New, ELECTED School Board Members: the Repudiation of Mayor Spiller Continues

Hearty congratulations to Phaedra Dunn and Melanie Dysher, the winning candidates in Montclair’s first school board election. Dunn and Dysher were part of the Vote Montclair […]
March 1, 2022

Even the faraway Washington Post Sees Gov. Murphy’s Blocking of Charter School Expansion as Appeasing the NJEA

A Sunlight subscriber sent us a Washington Post article by Jay Mathews entitled “N.J.’s education chief blocked growth of state’s best charter schools.  Why?”  Sunlight does […]
February 24, 2022

Like Sunlight, ELEC’s Brindle Warns About Special Interest Domination of NJ Politics Via Shadowy Super PACs

Kudos to Jeff Brindle, executive director of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC), for calling out the danger to NJ’s electoral system from shadowy, […]
February 15, 2022

Star-Ledger’s Moran Nails It: NJEA Influence Drives Gov. Murphy’s Policies on Charter Schools

Tom Moran’s editorial in the Star-Ledger calls out Gov. Murphy for the disconnect between his rhetoric and his actions when it comes to New Jersey’s charter schools.  Murphy […]