Trish Zita Archives - New Jersey Globe

Banasiak is newest addition to Kaufman Zita team

March 21, 2022 12:47 pm

A former top aide to Gov. Phil Murphy has joined an influential Trenton lobbying firm. Paulina Banasiak, who served as acting deputy of staff to the governor last year after Justin Braz left to join the re-election campaign, is now...

51 New Jersey women sign letter praising Platkin nomination as attorney general, urging his confirmation

February 10, 2022 2:12 amFebruary 10, 2022 5:46 pm

Some of the New Jersey’s most influential women leaders have signed on to a letter endorsing Gov. Phil Murphy’s nomination of Matt Platkin as Attorney General, a move intended to send a signal to some members of the State Senate...

State budget includes $1 million for NJ PBS

March 11, 2021 6:21 amMarch 11, 2021 9:07 am

Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed state budget includes $1 million for New Jersey’s public television network, which hired a powerful Trenton lobbyist to help them obtain funding. The request to subsidize NJ PBS, known as NJTV until a rebranding last month,...

Kaufman Zita gets two new executive vice presidents

January 22, 2020 10:21 am

A powerful lobbying firm has two new executive vice presidents. The Kaufman Zita Group announced Beth Dohm and Eric Orlando were being promoted to executive vice president. Dohm will take control over the firm’s political outreach efforts and social media...