Nilsa Cruz-Perez Archives - New Jersey Globe

Republican staff working to get Singer off EGS Committee

July 8, 2019 8:46 pmJuly 9, 2019 8:26 am

Republican Senate staffers are working to get Bob Singer off the Select Committee on Economic Growth Strategies at his request, the senator told the New Jersey Globe Monday. Singer, the committee’s vice chairman, said he was concerned about an ethics...

NJ Working Families alleges conflicts on EGS committee

June 24, 2019 12:53 pmJune 24, 2019 2:12 pm

New Jersey Working Families on Friday submitted an ethics complaint to the Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards that alleged members of the Senate Select Committee on Economic Growth Strategies had conflicts of interest. The group claimed State Sen. Bob...

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...

Weinberg: EDA select panel a ‘fine committee’

May 30, 2019 12:58 pmMay 30, 2019 3:14 pm

Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg on Thursday praised Senate President Steve Sweeney’s picks for the Special Committee for Economic Growth, which was convened to investigate the benefits of the Economic Development Authority’s tax programs. “I think he picked a broad...

Maps: New Jersey House, Senate & Assembly in the military

May 27, 2019 3:38 pmMay 28, 2019 11:41 am

Fifteen members of the combined New Jersey congressional delegation, State Senate, and State Assembly have served in the military, which spans from the Vietnam War, to the Iraq War. Members have served in the Navy, Army, Marines, Air Force, and...

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Sweeney picks senators to review EDA tax incentives

May 22, 2019 1:54 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney announced the appointment of seven senators to the Special Committee for Economic Growth that will review tax incentives offered by the New Jersey Economic Development Commission. Sweeney had previously announced State Sen. Bob Smith (D-Piscataway) would...

Camden Democrats don’t want Murphy to visit

May 17, 2019 10:40 amMay 17, 2019 11:31 am

Camden Democrats want Gov. Phil Murphy to stay out of their city. Three of them — Mayor Frank Moran, Council President Curtis Jenkins and State Sen. Nilsa Cruz Perez — on Friday said Murphy wasn’t welcome there until he stops...