Loretta Weinberg Archives - New Jersey Globe

Steinhardt tells Republicans no campaign NDAs or else

January 17, 2020 5:07 pmJanuary 17, 2020 8:04 pm

In a bold move that puts New Jersey Republicans out in front on combating complaints of toxic workplace environments on political campaigns, GOP State Chairman Doug Steinhardt is pushing to deny party support to anyone who requires non-disclosure agreements that...

Saily Avelenda: Don’t politicize #MeToo

January 17, 2020 1:51 pmJanuary 17, 2020 4:31 pm

A progressive leader who ran Democratic State Chairman John Currie’s re-election campaign warned against politicizing the #MeToo movement Friday. “If you weaponize #MeToo through politics, you are serving the patriarchy. You are not serving women. You are not serving victims,”...

Weinberg adds new member to ad hoc committee

January 17, 2020 1:24 pm

Lobbyist Sabeen Masih has been named to a committee to look at issues related to toxic work environments in government and politics formed by Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg. Masih is the vice president of Capitol Impact Group, a Trenton...

Weinberg, Corrado claim Murphy’s punting on Trenton misogyny

January 17, 2020 12:23 pm

Two senators that headed a select committee investigating the hiring of a former staffer in Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration slammed the governor over what they claimed was his superficial support of reforms fighting a culture of misogyny in the state’s...

Former Murphy staffer named to Weinberg panel on toxic workplace environments

January 16, 2020 8:53 pmJanuary 17, 2020 12:48 pm

A former Murphy for governor campaign staffer and administration official has joined Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg’s committee to review issues related to misogyny and sexual assault in New Jersey politics. Elizabeth Coulter served as deputy director of the state...

Murphy says toxic work environments must end, but doesn’t address ’17 campaign

January 14, 2020 11:25 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy tackled Trenton’s toxic culture of sexual harassment and misogyny during his state of the state address on Tuesday, but he didn’t address the issues his own campaign faced on that front. “We all must be disgusted by...

Kean open to reforms for OPRA’s legislative exemption

January 14, 2020 6:18 pmJanuary 14, 2020 11:26 pm

Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean said he was willing to consider reforms to the exemptions provided to the legislature by the Open Public Records Act. “I’m happy to discuss reforms that improve transparency while still protecting our constituents,” Kean said....