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Ethics Commission says Murphy Inside/Outside calls don’t violate laws

July 18, 2019 5:00 pmJuly 19, 2019 2:02 pm

The executive director of the New Jersey State Ethics Commission says that Inside/Outside calls between top aides to Gov. Phil Murphy and outside political advisors don’t present any conflicts with state ethics laws. “It is the Commission staff’s opinion that...

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...

Lieberman, Grewal spoke about Alvarez

February 5, 2019 5:47 pmFebruary 6, 2019 12:17 am

Melissa Lieberman, chief of staff to State Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, told Grewal and two other high-ranking individuals within his office about allegations against former Schools Development Authority chief of staff Al Alvarez last March. Lieberman told the Select Committee...

Platkin: I never recused

January 18, 2019 2:11 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy Chief Counsel Matt Platkin on Friday told the Special Committee convened to investigate the hiring of former Schools Development Authority chief of staff Al Alvarez that, contrary to statements by others, he never recused himself from matters...

Taylor: Brennan EEO process was irregular

January 10, 2019 6:25 pmJanuary 11, 2019 1:53 am

Gov. Phil Murphy’s Chief Ethics Officer Heather Taylor said during testimony before the Select Committee on Oversight Thursday that, as far as she was aware, typical procedures were not followed in the handling of an equal employment opportunity case about...

Panel will hear from Berkon, Lozano on Tuesday

January 4, 2019 4:27 pmJanuary 4, 2019 5:13 pm

The legislative panel investigating the Murphy administration’s hiring of Al Alvarez will hear testimony from five campaign, transition and administration officials on Tuesday and from Gov. Phil Murphy’s top two staffers on Thursday. A source with knowledge of the Legislative...

Sweeney: Special Committee investigation will take as long as it takes

January 2, 2019 6:21 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney on Wednesday said the Special Committee on Oversight’s investigation into the hiring of Al Alvarez could run past the end of February, a soft deadline set by committee co-chair Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg, “You can’t...