Liz Muoio Archives - New Jersey Globe

Murphy sidesteps question on public bank board appointees’ qualifications

November 14, 2019 2:44 pmNovember 14, 2019 4:56 pm

Editor’s Note: This story was updated with comment from Saidel at 4:56 p.m. Gov. Phil Murphy batted aside a question about the qualifications of members of his public bank implementation board Thursday. Many of those appointed to the 14-member board,...

Despite gains, women still underrepresented on NJ boards, commissions

September 18, 2019 3:25 pm

While Gov. Phil Murphy has appointed a majority-woman cabinet, women remain underrepresented on the state’s boards and commissions, a study by Rutgers University’s Center for American Women and Politics found. Before Murphy took office in January 2018, women accounted for...

Muoio names State Investment Council director

March 27, 2019 11:46 am

Corey Amon has been named director of the state Division of Investment, which manages a $78 billion public employee pension fund that is one of the largest in the nation. Amon’s appointment comes nearly a year after Gov. Phil Murphy...

Murphy names new NJ Transit board

March 21, 2019 12:33 pmMarch 21, 2019 5:01 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy has overhauled the board of New Jersey Transit, dropping 20-year member Flora Castillo as part of a package of even new appointees to run the beleaguered mass transit agency. Murphy’s nominees include two picks from towns with...

Governor Murphy’s Detailed Budget Book

March 19, 2019 4:46 pm

If you are a dedicated New Jersey policy wonk, here’s a copy of Gov. Phil Murphy’s detailed budget book for fiscal year 2020. The book includes the specifics on Murphy’s proposed $38.6 billion “Middle Class Blueprint,” including an operations guide...

Conservative Republican seeks to become New Jersey’s first transgender legislator

March 15, 2019 12:05 amMarch 15, 2019 12:00 pm

Conservative Republican Jennifer Williams is seeking to become New Jersey’s first openly transgender state legislator. Williams, the Trenton GOP municipal chair, is seeking the Republican nomination for State Assembly in the 15th district, where incumbents Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Trenton) and Anthony...

Here’s what might happen if Cory Booker drops Senate re-election bid

February 15, 2019 1:01 amFebruary 21, 2019 1:42 pm

An overwhelming majority of New Jerseyans want Cory Booker to forgo seeking re-election to the United States Senate – if he is the Democratic nominee for president of the United States. A Monmouth University Poll released on Thursday shows that...