Kathleen Frangione Archives - New Jersey Globe

Ex-Murphy aide now working at Amazon

August 9, 2020 4:06 pm

Kathleen Frangione, who stepped down as Gov. Phil Murphy’ chief policy advisor in May, has landed at Amazon. She is working on environmental policy for online retail giant, according to her LinkedIn page. Amazon announced in June that they had...

Search is on to replace Repollet, Smith Ellis, Murphy says

June 3, 2020 1:54 pm

The search has to replace the two top education officials in Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration is underway, the governor said Wednesday. “We will endeavor as soon as we can, but we want to do it right as opposed to just...

Murphy names Smith Ellis as his new chief policy advisor

June 3, 2020 9:30 am

Gov. Phil Murphy has named one of his cabinet members, Dr. Zakiya Smith Ellis, as his new chief policy advisor, a senior staff position with wide-ranging influence over the governor’s entire agenda as the state looks to rebound from the...

Murphy won’t replace Frangione on Recovery Commission

May 6, 2020 4:22 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy does not intend to replace Kathleen Frangione on his Restart and Recovery Commission. “We have four ex officio members besides Kathleen Frangione and do not have any plans to add another ex officio member to the Restart...

Frangione leaving Murphy staff

May 5, 2020 9:41 pmMay 6, 2020 8:35 am

One of Gov. Phil Murphy’s senior aides is departing. Kathleen Frangione, the governor’s chief policy advisor, is leaving the Murphy administration to take a new job. Murphy was brought Frangione to New Jersey after the 2017 gubernatorial election to head...

Rice says Black legislators were disappointed by administration call

April 29, 2020 7:20 pmApril 30, 2020 9:33 am

State Sen. Ronald Rice (D-Newark) and Gov. Phil Murphy emerged from a Tuesday evening call between members of the Legislative Black Caucus and the governor’s office in drastically different moods. In brief comments about the call made at Wednesday’s COVID-19...

Murphy’s Inside/Outside calls discussed EDA

July 15, 2019 10:26 amJuly 15, 2019 11:40 am

The Murphy administration’s war on tax incentives and Democratic powerbroker George Norcross was a frequent topic on their Inside/Outside calls, a conference call held on most Fridays between senior members of the governor’s staff and their outside consulting team. The...