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Murphy, Ciattarelli spar over Haley appearance

July 12, 2021 10:23 amJuly 12, 2021 12:41 pm

New Jersey’s gubernatorial candidates are throwing punches over former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, after the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations headlined a fundraiser for Jack Ciattarelli this weekend. Haley, who served in the cabinet of former President...

Murphy still open to campaign staff union

May 17, 2021 3:50 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy still isn’t opposed to his campaign staff forming a union. “I’ve never said no on the union front, I have to say, so I don’t have an updated answer for you,” he said at Monday’s virus briefing....

Murphy campaign cuts ties to Edison Democratic leader over harassment claims

March 1, 2021 2:39 pmMarch 1, 2021 11:57 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy’s re-election campaign has disassociated itself from the co-chairman of South Asians for Murphy after learning that he was the target of a sexual harassment complaint in 2019. Former Edison Democratic Municipal Chairman Shariq Ahmad was accused of...

Murphy campaign hires firm to handle workplace HR issues

January 3, 2021 10:00 amJanuary 2, 2021 10:41 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy’s re-election campaign has hired a human resources firm to administer a wide-ranging program that will include workplace culture issues and mandatory sexual harassment training to avoid some of the pitfalls that led to allegations of sexual assault...

Senate committee advances bill requiring prosecutors to notify sexual assault victims about charges

December 11, 2020 12:58 pm

A Senate panel advanced a measure that would require county prosecutors to inform sexual assault victims about whether criminal charges will be filed against their accused attackers Friday. “This important reform was inspired by Katie Brennan’s story of sexual assault...

Weinberg, Vainieri Huttle bills would bolster sexual assault victims’ rights

October 23, 2020 11:24 am

Two Bergen county lawmakers introduced a series of bills meant to bolster sexual assault victims’ rights Friday. “Survivors of sexual assault who are brave enough to seek redress through the legal system need to know that prosecutors and police will...

Governor’s staff kept looped on questionable hires at Schools Development Authority

September 30, 2020 11:14 amSeptember 30, 2020 12:43 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy’s staff was kept in the loop while former Schools Development Authority CEO Lizette Delgado-Polanco fired dozens of longtime SDA employees and filled their positions with friends and family members who often lacked qualifications, according to a State...