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Select Committee may call more witnesses, co-chairs say

March 12, 2019 5:35 pm

The Select Committee on Oversight’s co-chairs aren’t ready to say the committee is done calling witnesses or holding hearings. “We will be meeting with our attorneys,” Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg said. “We have to work on the report. We...

Cammarano was decision maker in almost all hires, Alvarez says

March 12, 2019 5:19 pm

Former Schools Development Authority chief of staff Al Alvarez testified Tuesday that, while he was unsure who was responsible for hiring him, if hiring authority was at the root of the question, Gov. Phil Murphy’s former chief of staff Pete...

Alvarez says he’s unsure who hired him

March 12, 2019 1:16 pmMarch 12, 2019 5:59 pm

Former Schools Development Authority chief of staff Al Alvarez said he was unsure who was ultimately responsible for his hiring to the authority Tuesday. “No one ever said to me ‘you’re hired,'” Alvarez told the Select Committee on Oversight empaneled...

Corrado wants Murphy to testify

February 6, 2019 5:10 pmFebruary 6, 2019 5:31 pm

State Sen. Kristin Corrado wants Gov. Phil Murphy to testify under oath before the Select Committee on Oversight. “Numerous administration officials testified that — apart from the Governor himself — only three men had the authority to make a decision...

Weinberg slams Verniero report

February 6, 2019 4:31 pm

Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg slammed former State Supreme Court Justice Peter Verniero’s report on the hiring of Al Alvarez Wednesday. “Unfortunately, this report falls short of the comprehensive investigation promised by the governor,” Weinberg said. “It fails to meet...

Schepisi incensed after Verniero report

February 6, 2019 1:29 pm

Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi was incensed after an independent investigation by former State Supreme Court Justice Peter Verniero failed to find out who was responsible for hiring former Schools Development Authority chief of staff Al Alvarez. “I find it absolutely, beyond-the-pale...

Verniero: Transition should have asked Braz for more info

February 6, 2019 10:18 amFebruary 6, 2019 10:19 am

A report on the hiring of former Schools Development Authority chief of staff Al Alvarez compiled by former State Supreme Court Justice Peter Verniero said transition officials were obligated to take action after learning of the allegations against Alvarez. Gov....