Katie Brennan Archives - Page 18 of 19

Weinberg calls for legislative hearings on Alvarez hire

October 15, 2018 3:48 pmOctober 16, 2018 10:17 am

Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg called for the creation of a special legislative committee on sexual misconduct that would examine how such complaints are handled by the state and review hiring processes like those that led to Gov. Phil Murphy’s...

Senate Democrats bash Murphy, but don’t call for investigation

October 15, 2018 3:10 pm

The Democratic leadership in the New Jersey State Senate criticized Gov. Phil Murphy for failed accountability during his 2017 campaign for governor and the circumstances that led to his transition team putting Albert Alvarez in a top administration post but...

Murphy launches investigation into Alvarez hiring

October 15, 2018 2:28 pmOctober 15, 2018 3:49 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday announced his administration was launching an independent investigation into the hiring of former Schools Development Authority chief of staff Albert Alvarez, who resigned on Oct. 2 after the Wall Street Journal reached out for comment...

Lance uses Brennan to slap Malinowski

October 15, 2018 1:01 pm

Rep. Leonard Lance is using Katie Brennan as a political football in his bid for re-election in New Jersey’s 7th district, calling on Democrat Tom Malinowski to get tougher with Gov. Phil Murphy and call for an independent investigation of...

Malinowski backs changes to state sexual assault statutes

October 14, 2018 10:03 pm

House candidate Tom Malinowski said on Sunday that he supports legislative changes to encourage prosecutors to pursue sexual assault cases following similar announcements from Republican legislators in the wake of Katie Brennan’s sexual assault allegations against Albert Alvarez. “Prosecutors must...

Kean, Corrado renew calls for investigation into Murphy hiring practices

October 14, 2018 8:08 pmOctober 14, 2018 10:05 pm

Republican Sens. Tom Kean and Kristin Corrado renewed calls for an investigation into the hiring practices of Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration after Katie Brennan, chief of staff at the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency and a former Murphy...

Media shouldn’t harass Brennan

October 14, 2018 5:32 pmOctober 14, 2018 6:09 pm

New Jersey reporters should withhold the temptation to boost page views or ratings at the expense of a woman who was the victim of sexual assault. Don’t show up at her house and start ringing her doorbell. Don’t start randomly...