Steve DeMicco Archives - New Jersey Globe

2025 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2025 3:25 pmJanuary 8, 2026 11:04 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2025 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version For the eighth time, the New Jersey Globe presents our annual Year in Review, a look back at the...

Sherrill adds Lawrence and DeMicco to campaign team

June 8, 2023 8:53 amJune 8, 2023 11:51 am

No Democrat in this century has won a statewide election in New Jersey without Brad Lawrence and Steve DeMicco, so their decision to sign on to help Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) win re-election in New Jersey’s 11th district next year...

Joseph Patero, former Assembly Labor Committee chairman, dies at 88

June 23, 2020 1:09 pmJune 23, 2020 3:38 pm

Joseph D. Patero, who served eight terms in the State Assembly and was the sponsor of landmark legislation to establish paid family leave in New Jersey, died on June 20 at his home in Manville. He was 88. He served...

Weinberg seeks assurances that Murphy Inside/Outside calls didn’t violate ethics laws

July 17, 2019 2:02 pmJuly 14, 2025 4:48 pm

Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg is questioning whether the Murphy administration violated any state laws or codes of conduct in holding Inside/Outside calls between gubernatorial staffers and outside political consultants and lobbyists. “Professional lobbyists and consulting firms often have a...

Murphy defends Inside/Outside calls

July 16, 2019 1:27 pmJuly 16, 2019 2:00 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy defended conference calls between top members of his administration and his outside political consultants Tuesday. “No, absolutely not,” Murphy said when asked whether the calls should be stopped. “This is a very typical thing, not just for...

Murphy’s Inside/Outside calls discussed EDA

July 15, 2019 10:26 amJuly 15, 2019 11:40 am

The Murphy administration’s war on tax incentives and Democratic powerbroker George Norcross was a frequent topic on their Inside/Outside calls, a conference call held on most Fridays between senior members of the governor’s staff and their outside consulting team. The...

Phil Murphy’s Inside/Outside Call

July 12, 2019 12:05 amJuly 15, 2019 10:15 am

Most Fridays, top members of Gov. Phil Murphy’s staff participate in a conference call with some of the governor’s outside political consultants. It’s called the “Inside/Outside Call.” At least eleven Murphy aides are on the inside part of the call:...