commissioner

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Doug Ommen, the insurance commissioner in Iowa, home to more insurance investments than any other state, said commissioners have always used their authority to change risk scores they believe are too high.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“It is clear that the more you can do to save oil, especially diesel, especially jet fuel, the better we are off,” Dan Jørgensen, the EU’s energy commissioner, said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Blaine Beaven, Saskatchewan's newly appointed firearms commissioner, told the BBC his province's law is designed to protect gun owners.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The EU's climate commissioner, Wopke Hoekstra, who was in Rome Tuesday for a hearing with senators on Italy's energy mix, declined to comment on Rome's decision.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The commissioner looked over his list of possible answers.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg