Paul Josephson Archives - New Jersey Globe

Murphy names 15 new judges with huge number of minority nominees

February 28, 2022 3:23 pmFebruary 28, 2022 7:02 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will file 15 judicial nominations on Monday, including the first Bangladeshi-American and the first Muslim American woman to wear a hijab on the bench to serve as Superior Court Judges in New Jersey as part of a...

Roginsky says she told Murphy about toxic work environment

January 26, 2020 11:46 pmJanuary 27, 2020 1:41 pm

A top political advisor to Gov. Phil Murphy’s alleged that the future governor was informed of allegations of “rank misogyny” and retaliation in a bombshell Star-Ledger story during the 2017 gubernatorial campaign. An e-mail between Murphy and longtime Democratic strategist...

Murphy tells team they can speak about campaign experiences

January 21, 2020 7:59 pmJanuary 21, 2020 9:42 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy said today that former campaign advisors are free to speak about their experiences on his 2017 campaign, releasing them from non-disclosure agreements that don’t involve proprietary information. That allows Julie Roginsky, a Democratic strategist who had begun...

Deleted Duane Morris post claims Murphy allies threatened Dems to get Currie support

December 3, 2019 12:05 amDecember 3, 2019 9:49 pm

A lobbying group owned by the law firm representing Gov. Phil Murphy’s campaign alleged in a website post that allies of the governor threatened to withhold funds from Hunterdon County Democrats unless they support John Currie for re-election as state...

Linden mayor loses petition challenge

April 11, 2018 6:19 pm

Linden Mayor Derek Armstead lost his bid to have his opponent in Democratic primary, Gretchen Hickey, thrown off the ballot. Armstead had alleged that the people who circulated the petitions were not the same as those who signed the affidavits...