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Verniero poses inherent conflicts for Murphy and himself

October 16, 2018 3:52 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy’s decision to name former Supreme Court Justice Peter Verniero, a Republican, to conduct an independent investigation of Albert Alvarez’s hiring, raises a question of whether an inherent conflict exists when a governor picks his own investigator. Murphy...

Verniero wrong choice to lead harassment investigation, Senators say

October 15, 2018 8:40 pmOctober 15, 2018 9:18 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy made a mistake picking former Supreme Court Justice Peter Verniero to investigate the hiring of Al Alvarez, Senators from both parties said today. “I’m not so sure he’s the best choice,” said eleven-term State Sen. Ronald Rice...

Weinberg calls for legislative hearings on Alvarez hire

October 15, 2018 3:48 pmOctober 16, 2018 10:17 am

Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg called for the creation of a special legislative committee on sexual misconduct that would examine how such complaints are handled by the state and review hiring processes like those that led to Gov. Phil Murphy’s...

Senate Democrats bash Murphy, but don’t call for investigation

October 15, 2018 3:10 pm

The Democratic leadership in the New Jersey State Senate criticized Gov. Phil Murphy for failed accountability during his 2017 campaign for governor and the circumstances that led to his transition team putting Albert Alvarez in a top administration post but...

The racial profiling guy leads Alvarez probe

October 15, 2018 2:45 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy today named Peter Verniero, who left his seat on the New Jersey Supreme Court fifteen years ago amidst calls for his impeachment, to head an independent investigation of the hiring of Albert Alvarez, a former campaign staffer...

Murphy launches investigation into Alvarez hiring

October 15, 2018 2:28 pmOctober 15, 2018 3:49 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday announced his administration was launching an independent investigation into the hiring of former Schools Development Authority chief of staff Albert Alvarez, who resigned on Oct. 2 after the Wall Street Journal reached out for comment...

Six things about Jay Webber

February 3, 2018 1:50 pm

Six things to know about Jay Webber, who announced today that he would seek the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district: 1. Webber grew up in Passaic County, played baseball at Johns Hopkins. He was a Rhodes...