TRENTON, N.J. – On Friday, NJGOP U.S. Senate nominee Rikin Mehta announced that he isn’t seeking the endorsement of the powerful New Jersey Education Association (NJEA). The organization had sent Mehta a survey with a short scheduled turnaround for his Read More
Tracing $3.6 Million For That Shadowy Pro-Phil Murphy ‘Dark Money’ Org
TRENTON, N.J. – Figuring out who’s funding the pro-Phil Murphy ‘New Direction New Jersey’ organization is difficult to say the least. According to a new report from NorthJersey.com and the USA Today Network, the Service Employees International Union (32BJ SEIU) kicked Read More
Ciattarelli: Is Murphy shameless, politically incompetent or both?
By Jack Ciattarelli _ The following statement is issued by Jack Ciattarelli, former State Assemblyman and 2017 Republican Gubernatorial Candidate. Is our Governor that shameless, politically incompetent or both? – When running for Governor, Phil Murphy promised a new standard Read More
MUST READ: The NJEA is fatter (but less financially secure?) than ever before
By The Staff _ The popular left-of-center education watchdog blog NJ Left Behind published an informative and eye-opening post on Tuesday, Save Jerseyans, analyzing the latest-available information on the spending of the notorious New Jersey Education Association (NJEA). Any taxpayer Read More
Another reason why voting matters: NEA loses 87k fee payers post-Janus
By Matt Rooney _ As if you need another reason to vote for Bob Hugin and Republicans today, Save Jerseyans, here it is: A new report has found that the National Education Association (NEA) lost 17,000 members (and more significantly 87,000 Read More
After endorsing Menendez? The NJEA should stop pretending it cares about our kids. | Rooney
By Matt Rooney _ The New Jersey Education (Mis)Association (NJEA) surprised no one on Thursday when it endorsed Bob Menendez’s U.S. Senate reelection bid, Save Jerseyans. The notorious organization’s rationale was even less shocking. Hint: they couldn’t point to an Read More
What Janus means for New Jersey (and the NJEA)
TRENTON, N.J. — Wednesday’s monster Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME will be a major topic of discuss in the coming weeks and possibly beyond. Millions of workers in 22 U.S. states are impacted, and tens of millions of non-union taxpayers may’ve Read More
ROONEY: “Nothing’s more important” than getting to the bottom of shocking NJEA videos
TRENTON, N.J. — Save Jersey founder and editor-in-chief Matt Rooney joined the Chasing News A+ Panel on Monday to put a pending New Jersey State Senate investigation of the NJEA into perspective as shocking undercover videos released by Project Veritas continue to generate controversy Read More
James O’Keefe releases first undercover video in teachers union series
HAMILTON TWP, N.J. — The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) is one of New Jersey’s most powerful special interest groups. Renowned undercover journalist, Bergen County native and Rutgers University alumnus James O’Keefe and his organization, Project Veritas, recently decided to Read More