The Sunlight Monitor

Our posts on the issues of the day.

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 […]
January 28, 2022

WalletHub’s 2022 Study: NJ Is THE WORST State for Retirement. Will Gov. Murphy Do Anything About It?

WalletHub came out with its “2022’s Best States to Retire” study, and New Jersey ranked dead last.  This has real-world negative consequences for NJ:  NJ also came […]
January 26, 2022

Despite a Record Payment and Much Happy-Talk from Gov. Murphy, NJ’s Public Pensions Remain in Deep Trouble

Sunlight wants to amplify a highly credible report that sounds the alarm on NJ’s public pensions by Andrew Biggs (of the American Enterprise Institute) for the Garden State […]
January 19, 2022

Words Are Nice, But Gov. Murphy’s Highest-in-the-Nation Corporate Taxes Hurt NJ Start-Up Businesses

In his inaugural address, Gov. Murphy emphasized reducing NJ’s sky-high property taxes.  This is an improvement over his previous posture of  “if taxes are your issue […]