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January 12, 2023

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State of the State: What About Learning Loss, Public Pensions and Healthcare Costs, Governor Murphy?

Gov. Murphy gave his State of the State speech and there was a lot of talk about New Jersey “leading the nation” in this or that, […]

December 30, 2022

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New Study: Gov. Murphy’s School Policies and Inaction Will Cause Long-Term Damage to NJ Kids and the State Economy

At long last, and only after a great deal of public outcry, Gov. Murphy’s Department of Education finally released the full dataset from last spring’s state […]

December 21, 2022

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Truth In Accounting 2022 Survey: New Jersey’s Financial Condition Is Dead Last in the Nation

Despite federal pandemic relief funds, record tax revenues and a lot of happy talk from Gov. Murphy, New Jersey’s long-term financial condition was ranked the worst in […]

November 10, 2022

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While Gov. Murphy Eyes a 2024 White House Run, NJ Had the Nation’s Worst Business Climate for Every Year He’s Been in Office

As New jersey moves on from the midterms, we all need to be reminded that for the 8th year in a row, New Jersey came in […]

October 14, 2022

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Census Bureau: From 2011-2020, NJ Public School Enrollment Down -3%, Spending Up +27%

Seldom does one chart tell you so much about the influence of politically powerful special interests over New Jersey’s political system. In this case, it’s the […]

September 27, 2022

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Reality Check: NJ Corporate, Property Taxes Still Highest in the Nation; Jobs Recovery Remains Weak

Gov. Murphy has been loudly touting New Jersey’s ratings upgrades from the three major bond-rating agencies. The upgrades are indeed good news – so far as […]

September 20, 2022

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NJ101.5 Gets It Wrong About Healthcare Premium Hikes for Teachers: Property Taxpayers Will Pick Up the Tab

Unfortunately, a recent news story by NJ101.5 got it all wrong about an increase in teacher healthcare premiums. We have nothing against NJ101.5, which usually does a […]

September 15, 2022

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The Recent Government Employee Healthcare Protests Explained: NJ Taxpayers Will Lose Again

Given the protests in Trenton and the loud public outcry, Sunlight will weigh in on the health benefit premium hikes for New Jersey government employees, if […]

August 9, 2022

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CNBC Study: New Jersey’s Economy under Gov. Murphy Was Worst in the Nation Last Year

Moving away from the NJEA’s on-going attempts to push teachers into local political action – whether by advocating for radical education policies or running candidates for […]

June 17, 2022

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New Sweeney Center Report on NJ Budget Is a Valuable and Ominous Warning

Sunlight wanted to comment on a recent report from former-Senate President Steve Sweeney’s Center for Public Policy at Rowan University. The report is the work of […]

June 6, 2022

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More Data Showing NJ Is Losing People and Wealth to Other States: Please Take Note, Tom Moran

The Star-Ledger’s Tom Moran has been having a back-and-forth with Sunlight over whether New Jersey has an out-migration problem. We respect Moran and have found him […]

May 31, 2022

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New Healthcare Law Saves Millions for School Employees but Taxpayers Are Paying More

Mary Ann Koruth of NorthJersey.com brings some needed focus on the reality of the much-heralded 2021 “Chapter 78 relief” law negotiated by then-Senate President Steve Sweeney […]