New Directions New Jersey

LILLEY: NJEA Leaders Boast About Their Pay-To-Play Relationship with Gov. Murphy

As our readers are well aware, Sunlight’s mission is to shine a light on the special-interest-domination of New Jersey’s political…

3 years ago

Murphy, Says New Report, Is Eyeing the Presidency While Cheating Students and Teachers

Mike Lilley of Sunlight Policy Center of New Jersey has a new analysis out called, "Before You Go, Gov. Murphy,…

3 years ago

‘President’ Phil Murphy?

It’s no secret that Gov. Phil Murphy has national ambitions. After his inaugural speech last month, Fred Snowflack editorialized that…

3 years ago

LILLEY: Is NJ Working Families Alliance Serving as a ‘Dark Money’ Front for the NJEA?

Sunlight was recently on Twitter asking whether New Jersey Working Families Alliance’s (NJWFA) executive director Sue Altman’s anti-charter school invective had…

3 years ago

LILLEY: Murphy’s Super PAC Is a Subsidiary of the Teachers Union, With NJEA Providing 92% of Its Funding

Politico’s Matt Friedman reported in his New Jersey Playbook that NJEA-funded Super PAC New Direction New Jersey(NDNJ) has spent nearly…

3 years ago

2020 in Review: NJEA Scratched Murphy's Back and Murphy Scratched NJEA's

As we head into the end of the year, now would seem to be a good time for reviews of…

4 years ago

Murphy Negotiates a Budget While His NJEA-Sponsored PAC Plays Ball

New Directions New Jersey, the PAC that promotes Gov. Phil Murphy's agenda, just made a big ad buy of $1.25…

4 years ago

New Jersey Governance in the Middle of a Pandemic: Run By and For NJEA

The NJEA’s investments are paying off.   New Jersey’s most powerful special interest has had a great recent run with…

4 years ago

You Thought NJ21United Is About Safe School Reopenings? Think Again.

Last week I wrote a post about a new group called NJ21United that, from all appearances, seems to be soley…

4 years ago

Irony Alert: A New “Statewide Effort” Against Corruption Is, Well, Corrupt.

Oh, this is rich. WNYC reports today on a meeting Saturday of “New Jersey activists” called "Take Back NJ" who…

5 years ago