Lakewood residents petition township committee for return to in-person meetings
LAKEWOOD, N.J. — Residents of Lakewood are calling on the township committee to reinstate in-person public meetings, starting January 2025, in a petition urging a return to pre-pandemic governance practices. The petition,…
Jackson Councilman Directs Parents School Board Meetings Over Sex-Ed Curriculum
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Jackson Township Councilman Ninio Borelli spoke out against the State of New Jersey’s sexual education curriculum and called upon parents to voice their concerns at the next school…
Zoom says issue with joining meetings on its platform resolved
(Reuters) -Zoom Video Communications Inc said on Thursday it had resolved the problem that was preventing users from starting and joining meetings, after more than 40,000 users reported issues with the video-conferencing…
Former U.S. governor held meetings in Russia where Americans remained jailed
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) -Former Governor Bill Richardson, who has privately worked to secure the release of American detainees abroad, has held meetings this week in Russia, where WNBA star Brittney Griner and former…
Biden ‘sure’ he will see Xi if Chinese leader attends G20 meetings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he is “sure” he will see Xi Jinping if his Chinese counterpart attends November’s meeting of the Group of 20 nations…
New California Law Makes It Easier To Kick People Out Of Public Meetings
New California Law Makes It Easier To Kick People Out Of Public Meetings Trevor Schakohl on August 25, 2022 California passed a law Monday aimed at bolstering local officials’ ability to oust…
Fed Chair Powell had flurry of policymaker meetings a day before June rate decision
(Reuters) – U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had a flurry of activity with his rate-setting colleagues one day before the central bank’s June policy meeting, when it pivoted last-minute to a…
Top US Energy Officials Appear To Be Stonewalling FOIA Requests For Secret White House Meetings
Top US Energy Officials Appear To Be Stonewalling FOIA Requests For Secret White House Meetings Thomas Catenacci on June 17, 2022 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has appeared to stonewall an information…
Fed’s Daly backs half-percentage-point rate hikes at next meetings
(Reuters) – San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly on Thursday said she backs the plan to hike interest rates laid out by Fed Chair Jerome Powell and would like to see…
Fed’s Williams: 50 bps interest rate hikes at next two meetings “makes sense”
ELTVILLE AM RHEIN, Germany – The Federal Reserve’s signal that it will likely raise interest rates by 50 bps at each of its next two meetings in June and July is sensible,…
Walkout by U.S., others did not derail G20 meeting’s focus, Indonesia’s Indrawati says
(Reuters) – A walkout by officials from the United States, Britain and Canada over Russia’s participation in a meeting of finance officials from the world’s 20 biggest economies did not derail the…
U.S. labor board official wants to end mandatory anti-union meetings
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – The top lawyer at the agency that enforces U.S. labor laws said on Thursday she will ask the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to prohibit businesses from…
U.S., EU allies to coordinate on China in NATO, G7 meetings this week
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden’s bid to drive a wedge between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war will be a key topic of discussion…
U.S. boycotts conflict diamond meetings chaired by Russia
By Helen Reid JOHANNESBURG – The United States and Britain are boycotting some Kimberley Process meetings because they are chaired by Russia, in a sign of how geopolitical rifts due to Russia’s…
Fed’s Waller says series of half point rate increases may be needed at coming meetings – CNBC
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Governor Chris Waller said economic risks around the war in Ukraine led him to vote in favor of a quarter percentage point rate increase at the Fed meeting…
Board of Commissioners Say Meetings with State Trooper Alleged to be Lined Up for Administrative Job, not Employment Related
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The members of the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders has dismissed claims of a high-level shakeup of the administrative office, saying no plans have been made public…
Texas School District’s ‘Racial Equity Committee’ Blocks Parents From Attending Its Meetings Amid Public Backlash
Texas School District’s ‘Racial Equity Committee’ Blocks Parents From Attending Its Meetings Amid Public Backlash Kendall Tietz on March 4, 2022 A school district’s “Racial Equity Committee” has prevented members of the…
South River Council Continues to Host Zoom Meetings for COVID-19 Safety
SOUTH RIVER, NJ – As many towns across New Jersey are returning their regularly scheduled municipal town hall meetings in person, South River today announced it will continue using its existing Zoom…
Britain fines JD Sports, Footasylum as CEO meetings breach order
By Sachin Ravikumar -Britain fined sportswear retailers JD Sports and Footasylum on Monday, saying meetings between their bosses breached an order that barred the two merged companies from integrating further. JD, Britain’s…
Jack Ciattarelli fears Murphy’s passing the buck on school mask mandate will turn school board meetings into battlegrounds
TRENTON, NJ – During the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has insisted, “the buck stops here”. Murphy has unilaterally made every decision regarding public health for New Jersey residents since…
Toms River Council changes meeting date to accommodate no-show attorney McGuckin, same time as school board meetings
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Township Council has moved their meeting dates from Tuesday where it has been held historically for many years to Wednesday night. The decision was made…
Biden Admin Won’t Push Border Policies In Meetings With Mexican Officials
Biden administration officials said President Joe Biden won’t push border policies in meetings with Mexican officials during the North American Leaders’ Summit, CBS News reported Thursday. The Biden administration, which has relied…
EXCLUSIVE: FBI Director Told Former Agents The Bureau Will ‘Stay In Its Own Lane’ And Won’t Be Attending School Board Meetings
FBI Director Christopher Wray “made it clear” during an October speech that FBI agents “would not be attending school board meetings” and the Bureau “would stay in its own lane,” a former…
Democrats Liken Parents at School Board Meetings to Serial Killers
Connecticut Senate Democrats shared an image on Twitter depicting concerned parents as fictional serial killers including Freddy Krueger and Leatherface. “Going trick-or-treating?” a woman in the cartoon asks the five killers. “Going…
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