governor
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Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller has questioned the usefulness of the task forces and Warsh’s quiet approach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
In April 2025, the governor of Nigeria's embattled Borno state, Babagana Zulum, alleged that informants and collaborators for Boko Haram insurgents were operating within the country's armed forces, political class and local communities.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Mikie Sherrill became New Jersey’s new governor partly on a pledge to freeze electric rates after a 20% price spike.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
President Prabowo Subianto has accepted the resignation of Perry Warjiyo, who had served as Bank Indonesia's governor since 2018, State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi told reporters in Jakarta.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Then I found out. Mother finagled the governor to appoint me to the Council of Defense. The draft board said that could be my service.”
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
The 18 governors and reserve bank presidents who, with Warsh, make up the interest rate-setting committee “have received me incredibly warmly,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Dissents from governors have been extremely rare since the mid-1990s.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026
In many cases, those women were widows appointed by governors or chosen by voters to take over their deceased husbands’ seats.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
And some of the bank's governors had already mooted a possible rates hike, she added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The Republican side was crowded, including governors like John Kasich and Chris Christie and senators like Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, plus more than a dozen others.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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