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Late in 2023, Consumer Watchdog obtained emails showing that the insurance commissioner drafted a deregulation bill with the insurance industry at the end of the legislative session.
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Carmen Balber, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
The commission voted 3-2 in favor of the lawsuit, which was filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, with the two Republican commissioners issuing dissenting votes.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
Trump appeared publicly with both PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and Public Investment Fund governor Yasir al-Rumayyan in November.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The two men, tucked safely back into private life, shunned the event, as did all the county commissioners.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Carmen Balber, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
The commission voted 3-2 in favor of the lawsuit, which was filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, with the two Republican commissioners issuing dissenting votes.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
Trump appeared publicly with both PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and Public Investment Fund governor Yasir al-Rumayyan in November.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The two men, tucked safely back into private life, shunned the event, as did all the county commissioners.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commissioner
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This week, the state superintendent and a number of local school districts outlined new guidance preparing students, staff, and families for possible ICE encounters.—
Rebecca Pryor,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Jan. 2025
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Most Popular Hartford schools superintendent stepping down.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2025
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More than 20 years later, Riklis’s loyal adaptation has opponents just as the book did, and even more so because of the nationality of its director.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2025
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And that starts with a trio of other truly awful nominees: Kash Patel for FBI director, Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence and Bobby Kennedy Jr. for secretary of health and human services.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Drifts had begun forming between buildings and visibility had shrunk to 50 yards by 10 a.m., and our administrator decided to close school.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
30 Jan. 2025
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The former administrator, Michael Whitaker, stepped down from his position on Inauguration Day last week.—
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Brown has also been accused of abuse by former managers, one of whom sued him in 2016, alleging the singer punched him multiple times.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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The hottest candidates on the circuit for general manager and head coach vacancies typically come from the best teams.—
Dan Duggan,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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The change marks the end of an era for the organization, which was created in 1997 by a former VH1 executive and became a mainstay on the cable network’s programming slate.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
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Emil Michael, who would serve as undersecretary of defense for research and engineering is a former Uber executive.—
Michael S. Lubell,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2025
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With that ban set to expire at the end of January, supervisors were forced to make a decision on the recurring problem.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacramento Bee,
30 Jan. 2025
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Supervisor Nate Miley questioned the efficacy of creating the new committee and its potential for overstepping supervisors and the county’s agencies.—
Chase Hunter,
The Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Federal regulators have struggled to hold insurance companies accountable for improperly denying mental health coverage, in part because of staffing and budgetary constraints.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
24 Jan. 2025
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In a new letter, Democratic lawmakers are asking federal regulators to look into legal and ethical questions around the meme cryptocurrency coins launched by President Donald Trump and the first lady.—
Cheyenne Haslett,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Ideas By Tom Wheeler January 30, 2025 1:45 PM EST Tom Wheeler was chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from 2013 to 2017.—
Tom Wheeler,
TIME,
30 Jan. 2025
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Ginori 1735 chairman and chief executive officer Alain Prost, who took the helm of the historic porcelain maker in 2019, has stepped down, WWD has learned.—
Sofia Celeste,
WWD,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Commissioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commissioner. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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