commissioner
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Colin Sutton, who led several high profile murder investigations during his 30-year-career, was confirmed as the new commissioner for Norfolk on Friday after 32,647 people voted for him.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
"Migration is a necessity," EU commissioner Dubravka Suica told reporters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Martin O’Malley, who served as Social Security commissioner under the Biden administration, said the staffing issues and long wait times may discourage people from applying.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Subscribers can watch all the programming live on YouTube, including interviews with NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson, soccer star-turned-investor Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and NBA commissioner Adam Silver.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Robbie reminded her to have money with her when she saw the commissioner for oaths.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Police and crime commissioners will be abolished as part of plans to devolve powers to Norfolk and Suffolk and create a mayorship covering the two counties.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Much of the discussion of Slaughter has focused on the president’s ability to shape the behavior of commissioners by threatening to remove them from their positions.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Former Gov. Jerry Brown, who signed the Coastal Act into law in 1976, once called the commissioners “bureaucratic thugs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
The firings leave the four-member commission with no commissioners, meaning it cannot take official action until new members are installed.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
That’s why the county commissioners want Dad onstage with them at the meeting tonight.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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