New Jersey 101.5 » jeff brindle http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:03:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 NJEA Fuels Record Lobbying Year In 2011, $11.3 Million http://nj1015.com/njea-fuels-record-lobbying-year-in-2011-11-3-million/ http://nj1015.com/njea-fuels-record-lobbying-year-in-2011-11-3-million/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:19:29 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=68607 Lobbyist spending soared to a record $73 million in 2011 according to Jeff Brindle, Executive Director of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).

The largest spender was New Jersey Education Association (NJEA). Most of its $11.3 million spending went to communications. The union, which represents 195,501 active and retired school employees in New Jersey, spent $6.6 million in 2010 on communications. NJEA’s total and communications spending both are new records for annual lobbying outlays by one group.

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