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Governor will reassess interim choice for PUC
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
The appointment is subject to state Senate confirmation, but the governor has not forwarded Champley's name to the Senate for review. Gov. Neil Abercrombie will meet with his interim appointee to the state Public Utilities Commission to ask whether he …
Minnesota's PUC is no energy-policy powerhouseMinnPost.com

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Scaling back the Senate confirmation wars
Washington Post
Last June, the Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill reducing the number of executive branch positions subject to Senate confirmation. The House of Representatives has yet to act on the legislation. The bill would cut about 200 government posts from the …

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EDITORIAL: Fix confirmation process
The Register-Guard
A few years ago, during President George W. Bush's administration, Republicans indignantly denounced Democratic senators' efforts to filibuster judicial nominees. GOP lawmakers called the practice unconstitutional and threatened to ban the procedure …

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Confirmation offers chance to sort out DHEC mission
Hilton Head Island Packet
The vetting will come in the Senate confirmation hearings. We hope there are tough questions. Templeton has no experience in the health or environmental regulatory fields, and that's very troubling. The agency's former commissioner, Earl Hunter, …

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Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for Feb. 3, 2012
California Newswire
This position does not require senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Bennett is a Democrat. Michael Bradbury, 69, of Ojai, has been appointed to the 31st District Agricultural Association, Ventura County Fair Board, where he has served as a …

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Brooklyn Labor Fight Seen Testing Obama's NLRB Appointments
BusinessWeek
4 without seeking Senate confirmation, asserting that the chamber was in recess. A president is permitted to make appointments without confirmation during a recess, though Republicans dispute that was the case on Jan. 4. In response to the appointments …
Trade Groups Say They Have Right to Challenge Obama Labor Board ChoicesBloomberg

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Legislature mulls hire education bills
The Herald Journal
"But then, he/she has to hold their breath for a Senate confirmation process. It can become very political. You don't want someone to say, 'I don't want to leave University of Tennessee to become commissioner because I may not be confirmed after I've …

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California Newswire (press release)

Calif. Gov. Brown Forms Boards to Wind Down Redevelopment Agencies in Los …
California Newswire (press release)
This position does not require Senate confirmation. McOsker is a Democrat. Nelson Rising, 70, of La Cañada Flintridge, has been appointed and designated as chair of the designated local authority for the former redevelopment agency in Los Angeles.

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California Newswire

Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for Feb. 2, 2012
California Newswire
This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Bielanski is a Democrat. Lisa Davidson, 47, of Redondo Beach, has been appointed to the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Area Board 10.

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Kansas City Star

Missouri economic development director resigns
STLtoday.com
Missouri's economic development director resigned after failing to win Senate confirmation, and lawmakers Thursday blocked several more of Gov. Jay Nixon's appointments to university, transportation, utility and health insurance boards.
Senate Delays Confirmation On New Economic Development DirectorOzarksFirst.com
Mo. Senators Scuttle Nominee For Economic DirectorKMBC Kansas City

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