Matt Platkin Archives - New Jersey Globe

Platkin resigns; Garrenger named acting chief counsel

January 14, 2020 10:55 pmJanuary 14, 2020 11:09 pm

Matt Platkin filed his resignation letter as Gov. Phil Murphy’s chief counsel today and drove to Washington after the State of the State address to begin his new job as an advisor to Cory Booker on the impeachment of President...

Platkin leaving Murphy to work for Booker

January 10, 2020 4:57 pmJanuary 11, 2020 12:41 pm

Matt Platkin, Gov. Phil Murphy’s chief counsel, will resign next week to join the staff of U.S. Senator Cory Booker during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Platkin is expected to rejoin the...

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,...