Al Alvarez Archives - New Jersey Globe

Murphy declines to say who hired Dye

August 22, 2019 12:35 pmAugust 23, 2019 2:12 am

Gov. Phil Murphy declined to say who hired Jeffrey Dye, a Department of Labor official who was fired after the New Jersey Globe first reported he made a series of anti-Semitic and anti-Latino comments on social media. “I’ve said all...

Steinhardt calls on Murphy to break silence on Dye hiring

August 21, 2019 4:40 pm

New Jersey Republican State Chairman Doug Steinhardt called for Gov. Phil Murphy to break his silence on the hiring — and subsequent firing — of a political appointee who made a series of inflammatory statements on social media. “Governor Murphy...

Fortgang criticizes DeCroce for missing key meeting

June 5, 2019 12:43 pmJune 5, 2019 2:51 pm

Democratic Assembly candidate Laura Fortgang today slammed Assemblywoman Betty Lou DeCroce (R-Parsippany for not attending today’s Select Legislative Oversight Committee to act on the final report on the hiring of Al Alvarez. “Nothing is more fundamental to good representation in...

Select committee won’t make any criminal referrals

June 5, 2019 11:56 amJune 5, 2019 12:52 pm

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with comment from Murphy Press Secretary Alyana Alfaro. The Select Committee on Oversight won’t be making any criminal referrals following the issuance of a scathing report that said members of Gov. Phil Murphy’s...

Select Committee report questions honesty of some Murphy officials

June 5, 2019 11:04 am

The Select Committee on Oversight lambasted officials Gov. Phil Murphy’s transition and administration in a report detailing the findings of its investigation into the hiring of former Schools Development chief of staff Al Alvarez’s hiring Wednesday. The committee’s report questioned...

Select committee report could come soon, Weinberg says

May 13, 2019 4:24 pmMay 14, 2019 8:56 am

Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg on Monday told the New Jersey Globe the Select Committee on Oversight tasked with investigating the hiring of former Schools Development Authority chief of staff Al Alvarez could release its report within the next two...

Norcross can’t take Murphy in primary, but could cost him re-election

May 13, 2019 12:56 amMay 13, 2019 11:23 am

New Jersey is one of the bluest states in the nation, but Democrats have not re-elected a governor in 42 years — sometimes because they eat their young. After just sixteen months in office, Phil Murphy finds himself in the...