Sunlight Policy Center

Unlike Gov. Murphy, @GovSherrillNJ called out the shortfalls and high cost of NJ's education system. MS outperforms NJ in many ways and spends half as much. Sherrill wants more bang for the buck while @NJEA just wants more bucks. Will she take on the NJEA? sunlightpolicynj.org/gov-sherrill-s…

The @NJEA wants higher property taxes and higher taxes have negative consequences: @TaxFoundation study shows in 2025 NJ lost -0.32% of its population to other states with an avg. income of $132,000. People and wealth are leaving NJ for lower-tax states. sunlightpolicynj.org/in-2025-nj-con…

Make no mistake about it, NJ taxpayers: @NJEA wants higher property taxes. In @njdotcom ex-Prez @SeanMSpiller says the quiet part out loud by calling to end to the 2% tax cap. He does so in his usual deceptive way, ignoring that health benefits are exempt. sunlightpolicynj.org/make-no-mistak…

ELEC 2025 lobbying report reveals a weak, under-resourced @NJEA lobbying effort for pension improvement. Didn't even make the top 10 for contacts or spending. A tiny fraction of what NJEA spent in the past or the $45mm on @SeanMSpiller. No wonder it failed sunlightpolicynj.org/elec-2025-lobb…

Below-trend NJ corporate tax collections coincide with @GovMurphy's corporate tax hike. @pewresearch shows tax collections dropped sharply starting 1/1/24 -- exactly when Murphy extended the nation's highest corporate rate. Special interests win, NJ loses sunlightpolicynj.org/below-trend-nj…

Take note @GovSherrillNJ, since FY2022 NJ's long-term debt has flatlined despite $47bn in pension payments because of increased health-benefit costs. Pensions will require 30yrs and $200bn more to be fully funded -- without COLAs. This is unsustainable. sunlightpolicynj.org/take-note-gov-…

NJEA execs betrayed teachers twice: they wasted $45mm of dues on @SeanMSpiller's failed run for gov and doomed the best chance to improve teachers' inferior, Tier 5 pensions. By prioritizing Spiller, @NJEA fatally pushed pensions to the lame-duck session. sunlightpolicynj.org/wp-content/upl…

More mendacity from Mendacious Michael Gottesman and his NJEA-funded @NJPECoalition: now spewing falsehoods about @FPAofNJ. The proven, serial liar cannot tell it straight. He's also a hypocrite who tries to hide his @NJEA funding. NJ press corps beware! sunlightpolicynj.org/more-mendacity…

Why does @NJSpotlightNews ignore NJ's domestic outmigration of people? Per @VisualCap, NJ had the 6th-worst domestic outmigration in 2025, part of a blue-to-red state exodus. Int'l immigrants keep NJ from shrinking but have less wealth, so NJ losing wealth sunlightpolicynj.org/why-does-njspo…

Latest @pewresearch study gives NJ very low rank for budget reserves. COVID-related revenue windfalls created budget surpluses but those have been used to plug perennial budget deficits. Now NJ is ill-prepared for an unexpected crisis. What happens then? sunlightpolicynj.org/pew-nj-gets-a-…

After hiding the truth about how $45mm of member dues were spent on Sean Spiller's vanity run for gov, @NJEA leadership launches a campaign to inform teachers "how their dues are spent." We have some questions for teachers to ask. Will they be answered? sunlightpolicynj.org/more-optics-nj…

Gov Sherrill's record $60.7bn budget: $1.8bn spending increase funded by $1.8bn depletion of Rainy Day funds. More $$ extracted from corporations while ExxonMobil leaves NJ for TX. A slight improvement over profligate Murphy but still a structural deficit sunlightpolicynj.org/gov-sherrills-…

Former State Bd. of Ed VP and Chair of NJ Policy Inst. Andy Mulvahill nails it in @njedreport: @NJEA leadership ignored their fiduciary duty by wasting $45mm of dues on @SeanMSpiller's failed run while hiding the truth. Will there ever be accountability? njedreport.com/45-million-no-…

Supreme Court issues a slam-dunk ruling in favor of parental rights. @mattplatkin's lawsuits against school boards should be dropped; Mendacious Michael Gottesman and his @NJEA-funded @NJPECoalition must stop harassing Colts Neck. @GovSherrillNJ take note! sunlightpolicynj.org/supreme-court-…

Stunning: @NJEA leadership says it has no duty to ensure that members' dues are well spent, per @njdotcom. Under @SeanMSpiller, NJEA took $40mm of dues to write a blank check to outsource his campaign to Working NJ for a highly questionable spending spree sunlightpolicynj.org/nj-com-njea-le…

Post-Spiller, @NJEA adopts a new tone and optics. The Spiller Debacle angered teachers, so new prez @SteveBeattyNJEA prioritizes member voices, transparency and building trust. But still no accountability for the waste of $45mm of dues and hiding the truth sunlightpolicynj.org/post-spiller-n…

Another @GovMurphy legacy: the tax-hike trifecta. Property taxes surged to a record $10,570, up 20.6%; the top income tax rate hiked to a record 10.75%; and the top corporate rate to a record 11.5%. No wonder NJ has affordability and outmigration problems sunlightpolicynj.org/gov-murphys-le…

No, @njdotcom, NJ's population isn't "soaring," its 2025 growth rate was 0.4%, below the national average of 0.5%. SC gained 1.5% and TX 1.2%. NJ lost 37k to other states and from 2020-25 lost 222k. ALL of NJ's population gain was from int'l immigration. sunlightpolicynj.org/nj-population-…

Gov. Murphy's Legacy Part III: lousy business climate, high unemployment, and a mess for @GovSherrillNJ. Sherrill calls out @GovMurphy for his profligate spending and affordability crisis. Then there's his lousy business climate and 5.4% unemployment rate sunlightpolicynj.org/gov-murphys-le…

Another @GovMurphy legacy: @unitedvanlines ranked NJ last for outmigration of people for 2025 and every year of Murphy's two terms. @uhaul says much the same. Nationally, people are fleeing unaffordable blue states like NJ. Will @GovSherrillNJ be different?sunlightpolicynj.org/uvl/