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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...

Report: Committee probing Alvarez hire to meet twice next week

January 2, 2019 4:53 pm

The legislative panel investigating the Murphy administration’s hiring of Al Alvarez will hold two meetings next week to move through a long list of witnesses, according to a report by NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. The New Jersey Legislative Select...

Braz told Murphy chief of staff about Alvarez allegations

December 18, 2018 12:27 pmDecember 18, 2018 3:16 pm

Justin Braz, Gov. Phil Murphy’s deputy chief of staff for legislative affairs, was the first of five witnesses to testify before the Select Committee on Oversight. Braz, a close friend of New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency chief of...

Platkin testimony to be postponed

December 13, 2018 4:37 pm

Matt Platkin, Gov. Phil Murphy’s chief counsel, will not testify before the Legislature’s Select Oversight Committee next week due to scheduling conflicts, something that committee has no issue with. Platkin, according to a source with knowledge of the hearing, will...

Cammarano, Platkin, Braz called to testify on December 18

December 10, 2018 4:10 pmDecember 11, 2018 4:59 pm

Six top officials in Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration, including chief of staff Pete Cammarano, chief counsel Matt Platkin and deputy chief of staff Justin Braz, have been invited to testify before the New Jersey Legislative Select Oversight Committee on December...