Matt Platkin Archives - New Jersey Globe

Murphy defends Inside/Outside calls

July 16, 2019 1:27 pmJuly 16, 2019 2:00 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy defended conference calls between top members of his administration and his outside political consultants Tuesday. “No, absolutely not,” Murphy said when asked whether the calls should be stopped. “This is a very typical thing, not just for...

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...

Cruz-Perez seeks resignation of top Murphy aide

June 7, 2019 2:33 pmJune 10, 2019 9:12 am

State Sen. Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D-Barrington) today called for the resignation of Gov. Phil Murphy’s chief counsel following a legislative panel report that sharply criticized his staff’s handling of Katie Brennan’s allegation that Al Alvarez raped her during the 2017 gubernatorial...

Select Committee report questions honesty of some Murphy officials

June 5, 2019 11:04 am

The Select Committee on Oversight lambasted officials Gov. Phil Murphy’s transition and administration in a report detailing the findings of its investigation into the hiring of former Schools Development chief of staff Al Alvarez’s hiring Wednesday. The committee’s report questioned...

Norcross subpoenas documents in Murphy lawsuit

May 30, 2019 4:51 pmMay 30, 2019 7:38 pm

A law firm representing South Jersey Democratic leader George Norcross served document subpoenas on several top advisors to Gov. Phil Murphy, and is seeking document production for Murphy and others, attorney William Tambussi confirmed today. Murphy, chief counsel Matt Platkin,...

Murphy’s Supreme Court pick comes next year and he could name first black woman

April 24, 2019 12:01 amApril 24, 2019 10:59 am

Gov. Phil Murphy will get to make his first appointment to the New Jersey Supreme Court later next year when Justice Walter F. Timpone reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70 and there is a decent chance he will use...

Select Committee may call more witnesses, co-chairs say

March 12, 2019 5:35 pm

The Select Committee on Oversight’s co-chairs aren’t ready to say the committee is done calling witnesses or holding hearings. “We will be meeting with our attorneys,” Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg said. “We have to work on the report. We...