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Gina M. Raimondo Sworn in as 40th U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Gina M. Raimondo was sworn in as the 40th U.S. Secretary of Commerce. Secretary Raimondo was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris after a bipartisan vote of 84-15 in the United States Senate. In her role as Secretary of Commerce, Raimondo will lead a key agency focused on promoting economic growth, >click to read<11:20
Andrew Furey sworn in as 14th premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
The surgeon and charity CEO from a political family was elected Liberal leader Aug. 3 and will replace Dwight Ball to become the 14th premier of the province. Furey, the son of Senate Speaker George Furey, was sworn in during a ceremony at Government House in St. John’s this morning. The new premier, who has never held public office and does not have a seat in the provincial legislature, will take questions at a news conference later today. Furey will inherit a troubling financial situation in Newfoundland and Labrador, with officials attributing a $2.1-billion deficit to falling oil prices and pandemic-related spending. The new premier will face the likelihood of rising electricity rates due to cost overruns from the Muskrat Falls dam and will have to manage a struggling offshore oil and gas industry. >click to read< 15:04
Judge James Sullivan sworn in as Plymouth District Court’s first justice
He first came to Plymouth as a deck hand on a commercial fishing vessel out of Woods Hole. Today, he presides over one of the busiest and most progressive courts in the state. Judge James Michael Sullivan was formally sworn in last Friday as first justice of Plymouth District Court. He succeeds Judge Rosemary Minehan, who retired late last year. A former prosecutor, Sullivan served as acting first justice for both the Attleboro and Hingham district courts before his appointment in Plymouth in November. Read the rest here 10:06
