Boards have become quick on the trigger to grant seats to activist investors just to avoid a proxy fight.

Scott Stringer

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Within the lease that was assigned many years ago, they make it almost impossible for an audit to be conducted, every aspect of the audit had to be done using pen and paper.

New Yorkers love the U.S. Open but we also expect a fair deal from a company that's making hundreds of millions of dollars.

If this company is to properly address fundamental long-term risks like climate change, its board of directors must be diverse, independent, and accountable.

We have a humanitarian crisis on our hands at Rikers that is hurting both inmates and corrections officers, and we have an obligation as a city to confront suffering and violence in our jails.

If boards don't move toward diversity themselves, then proxy access enables shareholders to do this for them.

We are all familiar with the events that lead to the death of Eric Garner and the extraordinary impact his passing has had on our City and our nation, i believe that we have reached an agreement that acknowledges the tragic nature of Mr. Garner’s death while balancing my office’s fiscal responsibility to the City.

We are all familiar with the events that led to the death of Eric Garner and the extraordinary impact his passing has had on our City and our nation, it forced us to examine the state of race relations, and the relationship between our police force and the people they serve.

The company will not succeed in restoring investor confidence in its business practices and compliance until it heeds the calls to overhaul its board.

Productive dialogue and negotiated solutions, not petty legal actions, should be the goal for boards and shareholders alike.

This settlement is in the best interests of all parties. by Scott Stringer

This settlement is in the best interests of all parties.

It is an insult to families who are desperate to access technology for their children to leave brand new computers and tablets unused in closets and storage facilities, if auditors can’t locate an average of 180 computers per DOE location, this may be just the tip of the iceberg.