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Sweeney: Legislature may investigate Alvarez allegations

October 12, 2018 12:54 pmOctober 12, 2018 2:09 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney on Friday said the legislature may launch an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against former School Development Authority chief of staff Albert Alvarez, though he added that such an investigation would, at this point, be premature....

Senate Dems weigh in on Murphy hiring story

October 11, 2018 3:02 pmOctober 11, 2018 3:03 pm

In a joint statement that appears to be laying the groundwork for future action, the six top Democrats in the New Jersey State Senate offered comment on a POLITICO New Jersey story about allegations of sexual misconduct against a staff...

Kean backs hiring probe of Murphy hiring practices

October 11, 2018 2:19 pm

Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean says that the Legislature should investigate the hiring practices of Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration. “We’ve seen a number of recent instances where it’s clear that the Murphy Administration hasn’t properly vetted candidates for employment in...

GOP women call for investigation of Murphy hiring

October 11, 2018 2:03 pmOctober 11, 2018 5:24 pm

Eight Republican women who serve in the New Jersey Legislature are calling on Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin to investigate allegations regarding Gov. Phil Murphy’s hiring practices. The legislators — State Sens. Dawn Addiego and Kristin...

Maybe ’19 could be Hornik’s year

October 8, 2018 3:26 pmOctober 8, 2018 6:42 pm

2019 could be put or shut up time for Jonathan Hornik, the Democratic mayor of Marlboro. The announcement that Amy Handlin will not seek re-election to an eighth term in the State Assembly in 2019 renews speculation that Hornik could...

The race for Handlin’s Assembly seat

October 8, 2018 1:45 pm

The announcement that Amy Handlin won’t run for re-election to the State Assembly in 2019 triggers a race for a rare open seat in a GOP-leaning district. Republicans have a slight edge in voter registration in the 13th district, 45,933...

Handlin won’t seek re-election

October 8, 2018 12:52 pmOctober 9, 2018 10:18 am

Assemblywoman Amy Handlin (R-Middletown) says she will not seek re-election to an eighth term in 2019, setting up a contest for an open seat in a reliably Republican legislative district. Handlin told the New Jersey Globe this afternoon that she...