Brad Lawrence Archives - New Jersey Globe

Murphy solicited funds for New Direction NJ

January 9, 2019 1:57 pmJanuary 9, 2019 4:38 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said he has previously solicited funds for a non-profit run by his former campaign aides. “Soliciting money for New Direction New Jersey in my life? Yes,” Murphy said when asked if he had helped raise funds for...

Coughlin favors transparency on Murphy-aligned non-profit

January 7, 2019 7:07 pmJanuary 8, 2019 3:15 pm

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin on Monday suggested that a non-profit group with ties to Gov. Phil Murphy should disclose its donors, adding to similar calls made by Senate President Steve Sweeney, Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean and Murphy himself. “I’m...

Kean: Murphy-aligned group should disclose donors

January 4, 2019 4:40 pm

Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean has added his name to the list of New Jersey lawmakers calling for a non-profit aligned with Gov. Phil Murphy to follow through on a since-broken promise to release a list of its donors. “They...

Murphy-aligned non-profit disclosure decision likely to remain an issue

January 3, 2019 4:01 pm

It’s unlikely that the decision by a non-profit aligned with Gov. Phil Murphy to renege on a vow to disclose its donors at the end of 2018 will leave the public eye. Since the New Jersey Globe first reported the...

On donor disclosure, Sweeney says buck stops with Murphy

January 2, 2019 6:16 pmJanuary 3, 2019 7:56 am

Says governor can overturn advisors decision not to release contributors to non-profit group Senate President Steve Sweeney on Wednesday said a decision made by a non-profit group aligned with Gov. Phil Murphy to not disclose its donors was the governor’s...

Non-profit tied to Murphy won’t release donors

December 28, 2018 3:09 pmDecember 28, 2018 4:04 pm

New Directions New Jersey, a non-profit group that has spent in the seven-figures supporting Gov. Phil Murphy’s political agenda, has decided not to disclose its donors. “While the organization has done nothing but work to promote a progressive policy agenda,...

Menendez names top campaign team

April 30, 2018 6:45 amMay 1, 2018 9:01 am

Bob Menendez will have some of the most well-known names in New Jersey politics to run his campaign for re-election to the United States Senate. At the helm again is his top political advisor, Michael Soliman, who will serve as...