Ocean County to vote today on $16M in capital pet projects with no funds for homelessness response they created
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — The Ocean County Board of Commissioners is set to vote today on over $16 million in capital improvement ordinances, funding a range of infrastructure projects across the county.…
Rules for Thee, Toms River Democrats Vote Against Mail-In Ballots in County Chairman Election
TOMS RIVER, NJ – In another demonstration of rules for thee and not for we, the Democrat party in Ocean County has voted against a proposal to allow mail-in ballots for the…
Swiss shoppers vote to keep Migros founder’s alcohol ban
ZURICH – Members of Swiss cooperative supermarket chain Migros have voted by a clear majority to uphold the ban on alcohol sales its health-conscious founder adopted when he set up the business…
Facing tough vote, France’s Macron dangles anti-inflation sweeteners
By Leigh Thomas PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron is banking on a new package of inflation-busting sweeteners for voters to secure a majority in legislative elections this month being fought over…
UK’s Sainsbury’s faces investor vote on workers pay amid cost of living crisis
By James Davey LONDON – Shareholders in Sainsbury’s will get to vote on a resolution at next month’s annual meeting calling for Britain’s second biggest supermarket group to commit to paying the…
Fed Chair Powell to testify at Senate June 22, Barr vote set for June 8
(Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will give his twice-yearly report on monetary policy to the U.S. Senate on June 22, just a week after the central bank is expected to…
Dancer Introduces Bill to Ensure Non-Citizens Don’t Vote in New Jersey Elections
TRENTON, N.J. – As the progressive and Democrat trend to allow non-citizens to vote in municipal elections across America grows, New Jersey Assemblyman Ron Dancer wants to make sure it doesn’t happen…
U.S. says GM Mexican plant workers’ vote shows bargaining benefits
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai said on Friday the vote by General Motors workers at a pickup truck plant in Mexico to approve a new contract…
Toms River’s Geoghegan Fired, Dems and Republicans United in 5-0 vote
HOWELL, NJ – Democrats and Republicans serving on the Howell Township committee have voted to pass a resolution that immediately terminates the employment of a Toms River man serving as township manager.…
Amazon shareholders vote against investor-led proposals
NEW YORK – Amazon.com Inc shareholders on Wednesday voted against all 15 investor-led resolutions that challenged the company’s policies – including its use of plastics and certain concealment clauses in contracts –…
Brazil stock market optimism tempered as fears grow over October vote
By Gabriel Burin and Noe Torres BUENOS AIRES/MEXICO CITY – Brazilian stocks will rise less than previously expected this year as fears over October’s presidential vote tarnish the outlook for the second…
Majority shareholders vote in favor of delisting Didi from New York
(Reuters) – Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global will delist from the New York Stock Exchange, after a majority of the company’s shareholders voted in favor of the plan, putting to rest a…
Conservative incumbent in Canada’s Ontario leads two weeks ahead of vote
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA – Incumbent Progressive Conservative Doug Ford is leading the race to win a second term as Ontario premier with promises of tax relief at the gas pump amid…
WILBON And WILLIAMS: Democrats Have Taken Black Women’s Vote For Granted. Will It Come Back To Bite Them?
WILBON And WILLIAMS: Democrats Have Taken Black Women’s Vote For Granted. Will It Come Back To Bite Them? Dee Dee Bass Wilbon And Deana Bass Williams on May 16, 2022 In 2020,…
Spirit Airlines sets June 10 date for shareholder vote on Frontier deal
(Reuters) – Spirit Airlines Inc will hold a shareholder meeting on June 10 for a vote on its proposed merger with Frontier Group Holdings Inc, according to a regulatory filing on Wednesday.…
Hungary cenbank raised interest rates by 100 bps in unanimous April vote -minutes
BUDAPEST – Hungarian rate-setters voted unanimously to raise the base rate by 100 basis points to 5.4% on April 26, the minutes of the meeting showed on Wednesday. “The Monetary Council would…
Philips shareholders vote against executive compensation plan
AMSTERDAM – Philips shareholders voted against the company’s executive compensation plan at the annual shareholders’ meeting on Tuesday, ANP reported, in a protest over the company’s recent poor results and product recalls.…
China Declares Victory For ‘Democracy’ As Their Handpicked Candidate Wins Nearly 100% Of The Vote In Hong Kong Election
China Declares Victory For ‘Democracy’ As Their Handpicked Candidate Wins Nearly 100% Of The Vote In Hong Kong Election Philip Lenczycki on May 9, 2022 Beijing cheered on the election of a…
ISS recommends to vote against executive pay at JPMorgan
(Reuters) – Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recommended on Wednesday that investors vote against the pay of top executives at JP Morgan Chase & Co, at its upcoming annual shareholder…
Berkshire shareholders overwhelmingly vote to keep Buffett chairman
(Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders voted by an almost 9-to-1 margin to keep Warren Buffett as both chairman and chief executive, and his company regained compliance with New York Stock Exchange…
Amazon workers vote against unionizing second New York warehouse
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc workers have voted against unionizing a second warehouse in New York City, a ballot count on Monday showed, representing a defeat for labor organizers who just weeks ago…
Generali investor Benetton to vote for alternative CEO candidate – paper
ROME – Italy’s Benetton family, a shareholder in insurer Generali, has decided to vote for the slate of candidates submitted by a challenger investor and not in favour of current management, daily…
Senate Republican leader says he’ll insist on vote to halt immigration enforcement measure
WASHINGTON – Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he will insist on a vote to stop any suspension of the so-called Title 42 immigration border measure, and possibly attempt to…
Amazon workers in Canada’s Alberta, Northwest Territories file for union vote
(Reuters) – A Teamsters group, which represents roughly 7,000 Amazon.com Inc fulfillment center workers across Canada’s Alberta and the Northwest Territories, has filed an application with the Labor Board to hold a…
White House calls on Senate to vote on Fed nominees this week
WASHINGTON – The White House on Monday called on the U.S. Senate to vote this week on its nominees to lead the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, saying doing so was critical…
Latinos should not vote for U.S. politicians who ‘mistreated’ them, Mexico president says
MEXICO CITY – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday urged Latinos in the United States not to vote in November’s midterm elections for politicians who have “mistreated” them, in response…
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