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New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill has called for Lieutenant Governor Dale Caldwell to resign by Friday. An independent investigation concluded that Caldwell committed sexual harassment and violated state ethics and discrimination rules. Caldwell has denied the allegations of misconduct.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that Governor Sherrill has demanded Lieutenant Governor Caldwell's resignation following the completion of an independent investigation.
Left outlets like The Washington Post and The Guardian focus heavily on the specific findings of sexual harassment and ethics violations. Center outlets such as The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg provide straightforward accounts of the resignation demand and the investigative findings. Right outlets like the Washington Examiner and Fox News highlight Caldwell's role as Sherrill's running mate and emphasize the sexual harassment allegations in their headlines.
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N.J. Governor Asks Lieutenant Governor to Resign After Probe Finds Ethics Violations
The independent investigation into Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell found he repeatedly violated state policy.
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Source context: An investigation found Dale Caldwell sexually harassed a woman and violated state ethics rules. He has denied allegations of misconduct. Sherrill said Caldwell had until Friday to step down.
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Mikie Sherrill says Dale Caldwell ‘engaged in serious, repeated violations’ involving staffers and giftsNew Jersey’s governor on Thursday called on the state’s lieutenant governor, Dale Caldwell, to resign by Friday after a law firm hired by her office concluded he violated the state’s ethics and discrimination rules.The report published Wednesday found…
An investigation found Dale Caldwell sexually harassed a woman and violated state ethics rules. He has denied allegations of misconduct. Sherrill said Caldwell had until Friday to step down.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill said Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell’s “ethical lapses persisted despite multiple warnings and trainings.”
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The independent investigation into Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell found he repeatedly violated state policy.
Governor Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey called for the resignation of the state’s lieutenant governor, Dale Caldwell, after an independent investigation found he engaged in sexual harassment and repeatedly violated state ethics rules.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) gave Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell until Friday to resign over a new ethics report that he violated state policy against discrimination in the workplace. Investigators with a law firm hired by Sherrill’s office found Caldwell attempted twice to get his girlfriend promoted to a state role, made a sexually…
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Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) called for her 2025 running mate, Democratic Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell, to resign from her administration after the results of an investigation into his alleged inappropriate sexual misconduct were released Thursday. “The investigation found that the Lieutenant Governor engaged in serious, repeated violations of state policy and…
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill gave Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell a Friday deadline to resign after investigators substantiated sexual harassment and ethics violations.
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