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Murphy aide Derrick Greene offered buses to Democratic conference

September 23, 2019 11:55 amSeptember 23, 2019 6:32 pm

A top aide to Gov. Phil Murphy has personally called African American activists offering free buses and meals to increase attendance at the Democratic State Committee Conference in Atlantic City this week, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Long Branch...

Pascrell says NAACP should oust Dye

August 28, 2019 4:22 pm

Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson) wants the NAACP to remove Jeffrey Dye as president of the Passaic chapter. “Mr. Dye is an anti-Semite. His actions prove it. His words prove it,” Pascrell said. “His removal from any position of public life...

Coughlin praises Schaer after Dye’s anti-Semitic tirade

August 23, 2019 5:11 pmAugust 25, 2019 12:04 am

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin isn’t happy with statements that former Murphy administration official Jeffrey Dye made about Assemblyman Gary Schaer (D-Passaic) during a 2017 meeting of the Passaic NAACP. “I read and listened to, with great dismay, the very offensive...

Top Murphy aide watched Dye bash Jews, call Schaer a ‘slave master’

August 23, 2019 1:57 pmAugust 23, 2019 4:37 pm

A top member of Gov. Phil Murphy’s staff attended a March 2017 meeting of the Passaic NAACP when Jeffrey Dye launched an attack on Jews and Assemblyman Gary Schaer (D-Passaic). Rev. Derrick Greene was serving as African American outreach director...

Murphy defends Inside/Outside calls

July 16, 2019 1:27 pmJuly 16, 2019 2:00 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy defended conference calls between top members of his administration and his outside political consultants Tuesday. “No, absolutely not,” Murphy said when asked whether the calls should be stopped. “This is a very typical thing, not just for...

Murphy’s Inside/Outside calls discussed EDA

July 15, 2019 10:26 amJuly 15, 2019 11:40 am

The Murphy administration’s war on tax incentives and Democratic powerbroker George Norcross was a frequent topic on their Inside/Outside calls, a conference call held on most Fridays between senior members of the governor’s staff and their outside consulting team. The...

Phil Murphy’s Inside/Outside Call

July 12, 2019 12:05 amJuly 15, 2019 10:15 am

Most Fridays, top members of Gov. Phil Murphy’s staff participate in a conference call with some of the governor’s outside political consultants. It’s called the “Inside/Outside Call.” At least eleven Murphy aides are on the inside part of the call:...