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Murphy headed to India for fall trade mission

July 15, 2019 1:10 pmJuly 15, 2019 1:12 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will lead a week-long economic trade mission to India in September. “As India’s role as one of our key partners continues to expand, we want to make sure we maximize the potential of our economic relationship,” said Murphy,...

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...

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...