Pete Cammarano Archives

Murphy campaign hires firm to handle workplace HR issues

January 3, 2021 10:00 amJanuary 2, 2021 10:41 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy’s re-election campaign has hired a human resources firm to administer a wide-ranging program that will include workplace culture issues and mandatory sexual harassment training to avoid some of the pitfalls that led to allegations of sexual assault...

Murphy won’t comment on Biden sexual assault allegation

May 8, 2020 2:50 pmMay 8, 2020 3:04 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy declined to comment on a sexual assault allegation leveled against former Vice President Joe Biden by a former aide. “I’ve got literally no insight or no comment on questions two and three,” Murphy said when asked if...

Frangione leaving Murphy staff

May 5, 2020 9:41 pmMay 6, 2020 8:35 am

One of Gov. Phil Murphy’s senior aides is departing. Kathleen Frangione, the governor’s chief policy advisor, is leaving the Murphy administration to take a new job. Murphy was brought Frangione to New Jersey after the 2017 gubernatorial election to head...

Bullock Senate bid could help Menendez

March 9, 2020 10:15 am

Gov. Steve Bullock’s decision to run for a U.S. Senate seat in Montana has some New Jersey implications. The former presidential candidate puts the seat in play at a time when U.S. Senator Bob Menendez is effectively running for chairman...

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...

Sweeney jabs Murphy over vetoes

May 30, 2019 4:57 pmMay 31, 2019 2:29 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney and Gov. Phil Murphy are headed towards yet another conflict. This time, it’s over the frequency with which the governor vetoes bills passed through the Democrat-controlled statehouse. “I’ve never seen an administration where you’re seeing so...

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...