2026-09-25
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) has called on Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell (D) to resign, giving him a deadline of Friday. The call follows an ethics investigation, conducted by a law firm hired by the governor's office, that found Caldwell violated state ethics or workplace policy, including in connection with attempts to secure a position for his girlfriend.
Both center and right outlets agree on the basic sequence of events, but they differ in how they characterize the nature of the violations found. The center-leaning report frames the finding narrowly as a violation of 'state policy against discrimination in the workplace' tied to Caldwell's attempts to get his girlfriend a job. The right-leaning report uses more explicit and severe language, directly labeling the substantiated findings as 'sexual harassment,' which is not the terminology used in the center's excerpt.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill had given Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell until Friday to bring an end to a scandal that threatened to be a drag on her fledgling administration.
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