Sarah Adelman Archives - New Jersey Globe

No single timeline for second term cabinet appointments, Murphy says

November 22, 2021 3:37 pmNovember 22, 2021 3:49 pm

With 57 days until his second inauguration, Gov. Phil Murphy is facing a number of decisions about how to retain or reshape his cabinet and administration – but he said today that he doesn’t anticipate making one major announcement about...

Murphy, state administrators launch program to prevent suicide among veterans

November 11, 2021 12:44 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy, alongside Commissioner of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Lisa Hou and Acting Commissioner of the Department of Human Services Sarah Adelman, announced a new “challenge” today aimed at increasing mental health awareness and reducing suicide...

Ex-Camden mayoral candidate exaggerated job title in temporary Human Services post

October 14, 2021 10:44 amOctober 14, 2021 4:50 pm

For a few days this week, it looked like the clandestine person who hired Al Alvarez might be back in action. Or that the state might be in some sort of bizzarro moment, like the Seinfeld episode when Kramer protests...

Stanfield wants Kuhn to come before Senate

July 8, 2021 6:04 pmJuly 9, 2021 9:48 am

After Corrections Commissioner Marcus Hicks was forced out of his position over violent cell extractions conducted in the dead of night at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility, Victoria Kuhn, his chief of staff, took helm of the agency. But her...

Heading into re-election, nearly a third of Murphy’s cabinet is unconfirmed or departing

July 8, 2021 1:04 pmJuly 17, 2021 6:31 pm

Nearly a third of Gov. Phil Murphy’s cabinet members intend to leave the administration or are in their positions on an acting basis, with some awaiting confirmation and others awaiting the nomination of a permanent agency head. Press play to...

Murphy takes months to pick three permanent cabinet replacements, State Police superintendent waiting three years for Senate confirmation

March 24, 2021 7:14 pm

With roughly nine months remaining in his first term, Gov. Phil Murphy has made no move to nominate permanent commissioners to three key cabinet posts, leaving acting commissioners in some of the most prominent positions in state government with no...

Biden picks Johnson for national testing coordinator

December 29, 2020 5:53 pmDecember 30, 2020 10:39 am

State Human Services Commissioner Carole Johnson will head to Washington next month to join President-elect Joe Biden’s White House COVID-19 Response Team, Gov. Phil murphy announced Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner Sarah Adelman, who manages more than $17 billion in programs under...