Phil Murphy looked to put scrutiny over his administration’s handling of a sexual assault allegation against a state government staffer behind him last week. Brennan said the assault happened at her apartment and she went to the hospital and police the next morning. Lawmakers have not finished their investigation, but they criticized the Murphy report as failing to answer key questions. Lawmakers say that matters because Alvarez was offered a position in state government even though Murphy’s transition team was aware of the allegations. Murphy has announced policy changes, including extending state’s equal employment policies to cover transition staff and those applying for jobs in the administration.

Source: National Post February 10, 2019 13:41 UTC