Tag: seats

Four candidates aim for two City Council seats

Boca Raton has two open spots on the City Council, and four people have stepped forward to run. The election will take place on March 19, and registered Boca Raton voters can vote in-person or return their vote-by-mail ballot on that day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot […]

North Carolina’s 5 open congressional seats drawing candidates in droves

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — With five members of North Carolina’s U.S. House delegation declining to run this year, next week’s primaries have attracted dozens of Republican candidates seeking what could become extended time on Capitol Hill. Some of the turnover can be attributed to redistricting — the Republican-controlled General Assembly last fall approved districts skewing […]

Banner week for billionaire investor Carl Icahn – a total of four board seats at JetBlue and American Electric Power will go to deputies as Icahn celebrates his 88th birthday

The corporate raider Carl Icahn might be on a new streak as of today, his 88th birthday. JetBlue Airways announced on Friday that it had struck a deal to grant seats on the company’s board of directors to two representatives from Icahn’s companies. The lightning-fast JetBlue settlement came just days after utility company American Electric […]

How NC children lost seats in school following an eviction

A North Carolina mother has accused Gaston County Schools and the state’s education department of violating federal law by denying her children a desk, a chair and the right to an education after her family became homeless halfway through the school year. She filed a complaint alleging that Lisa Phillips, who is the state coordinator […]