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Murphy emissaries aid chief of staff search

January 11, 2019 4:27 pm

There’s one thing – perhaps the only thing – Donald Trump and Phil Murphy have in common: neither can find a chief of staff. The search for one of the most powerful insider positions in state government has been going...

Cammarano: I didn’t hire Alvarez

January 10, 2019 1:03 pmJanuary 10, 2019 6:39 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy’s chief of staff Pete Cammarano said he did not hire former Schools Development Authority chief of staff Al Alvarez and did not know who did, though he acknowledged that Alvarez could have been a political hire. In...

Helmy, Mansue on short list for Murphy chief of staff

January 10, 2019 11:12 amJanuary 10, 2019 3:22 pm

Cory Booker’s top New Jersey staffer and Jim McGreevey’s former deputy chief of staff have emerged as possible candidates to become Gov. Phil Murphy’s new chief of staff, according to sources familiar with Murphy’s selection process. George Helmy, Booker’s state...

Lozano: Unclear who gave Alvarez SDA job

January 8, 2019 5:19 pmJanuary 9, 2019 4:39 pm

It’s unclear who offered former Schools Development Authority chief of staff Al Alvarez that job. Jose Lozano, the head of Gov. Phil Murphy’s transition team, said he was unaware who offered Alvarez, who has been accused of sexually assaulting State...

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...

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...