Kristin Corrado Archives - New Jersey Globe

Who could be Ciattarelli’s running mate? Here’s a possible short list

May 4, 2021 12:42 amMay 4, 2021 9:23 am

Assuming Jack Ciattarelli wins the Republican nomination for governor, his first big decision will be picking a running mate. That won’t necessarily happen immediately – the deadline to select a candidate for Lt. Governor is 30 days after the certification...

State workers could be in-person ‘in some matter of months,’ Murphy says

April 26, 2021 2:49 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy predicted state workers won’t return to their offices for months yet despite growing dissatisfaction with public employees’ remote work among some legislators. “There has to be a reason why we’re back in-person. I would hope these numbers...

Weinberg, Corrado want Labor Department workers back in the office

April 26, 2021 10:22 am

Two prominent State Senators called on Gov. Phil Murphy to order the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to open its offices up for in-person appointments Monday, charging the change was needed to get unemployment claims addressed. “People are angry....

Report: Corrections ombudsman to resign

April 9, 2021 4:31 pm

Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez (D-Perth Amboy) cheered the coming resignation of New Jersey Corrections Ombudsman Dan DiBenedetti a day after he appeared before Assembly hearings over abuses at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility. “The passage of the Dignity Act granted New...

State officials will weigh vaccine exception for disabled adult day programs, Murphy says

April 5, 2021 3:51 pmApril 5, 2021 3:54 pm

The Department of Health will weigh whether to create exceptions for vaccinated individuals that could allow adult residents with developmental disability to rejoin day programs that must remain shuttered in areas of the state with high levels of COVID-19 activity,...

Ten Republican legislators back DeCroce amid party division

April 1, 2021 5:32 pm

Republican legislators are picking sides in the 26th legislative district’s primary. Three GOP Senators and seven Assembly members endorsed Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce (R-Parsippany-Troy Hills) in a three-candidate race where each of the district’s three county Republican organizations have backed a...

Murphy: Administration will review request to loosen disabled adult day program reopening guidelines

April 1, 2021 1:45 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said his administration is reviewing Republican requests to loosen reopening guidelines for day programs for adults with developmental disabilities, but it’s not clear any immediate changes are forthcoming. “The mental health stress on everybody has been overwhelming,...