Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s presidential campaign has hired a former top spokesperson to hard-right Republican candidates who has called the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol “Democrat misdirection.” Campaign finance records show Kennedy’s independent campaign first hired Zach Henry’s firm Total Virality for “influencer engagement” in March, two months after Republican Vivek Ramaswamy […]
Apr. 18—The Terre Haute Regional Airport Board hired an Indianapolis consulting firm well known in the aviation community to help the airport put a business plan together and assist in writing grant applications, board President Rick Burger said. On Wednesday, the board voted to recruit Woolpert Inc. It had interviewed three different firms regarding their […]
Dive Brief: Uwe Schoenbeck, a biotech veteran who most recently was chief scientific officer at Pfizer’s innovation division, has joined Canaan Partners as a venture partner, the investment firm announced Wednesday. Since starting at Canaan in January, Schoenbeck has led Canaan’s involvement in a $132 million Series B round for precision cancer drug developer Alterome […]
The Renton City Council has recently approved a significant increase in the Renton Police Department’s hiring bonus for lateral officers, presenting a unique and exclusive opportunity for law enforcement professionals in the region. Previously, lateral officers were offered hiring bonuses of $20,000, split into two payments: the first upfront and the rest after the officer […]
New York Community Bank hired a new CFO and, separately, general counsel, the bank said in a Friday press release that does not mention the previous executives in those roles. Craig Gifford, a 15-year veteran of U.S. Bank, joins NYCB as CFO, effective immediately, the bank said. Gifford served as U.S. Bank’s executive vice president […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol Police has hired three attorneys to help investigate threats made to lawmakers and assist in prosecuting people who threaten members of Congress, a spokesman for the agency confirmed to NBC News. The hirings are in response to an increase in the number of threats against lawmakers over the last few […]
YOUNGSTOWN − The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown has hired Steven Jones as its new superintendent of schools. He will replace Superintendent Mary Fiala, who has served the diocese for more than four decades. Fiala will be retiring at the end of the school year. Jones will start on June 17. Jones has spent more than […]
Mar. 28—Aggies can expect to wait until January for New Mexico State University’s next president to start work, but for the moment, they’ll have a new interim leader. NMSU’s board of regents during a special meeting appointed Mónica Torres, chancellor of Doña Ana Community College, to serve as the university’s interim president. She’ll start May […]
Current and potential staffers at the Republican National Committee have been asked in recent job interviews whether they believe the 2020 election was stolen, according to two sources familiar with the questioning. Over the past few weeks, Trump advisers have asked current and potential RNC employees about their views of fraud during the 2020 election, […]
Sacramento County has hired a new inspector general to provide independent oversight of the Sheriff’s Office and track investigations of use-of-force incidents and in-custody deaths. The previous inspector general quietly resigned at the end of August. The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve Kevin Gardner, who has 31 years of sworn […]
Monday, the Biden campaign signaled that Minnesota will be a key-state to win in November by beefing up its state campaign. Ron Harris, Alana Petersen and Justin Bueon will join the Biden-Harris campaign team, leading it’s Minnesota operation. Democratic Gov. Tim Walz said in the statement released by the Biden for President Campaign that “Joe […]
President Joe Biden‘s campaign has hired three veteran political operatives for leadership roles in Minnesota, an early sign national Democrats plan to invest resources into the state this fall. Democratic National Committee executive member Ron Harris will take on the role of state director, while Alana Petersen and Justin Buoen — who have both worked […]