Leaning into his chair, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg smirked as he fielded questions about electric vehicles from the GOP-led House Oversight Committee on Thursday. In particular, he demolished a complaint from Rep. Aaron Bean (R-FL) about whether tax rebates on electric vehicles “were just too expensive.” “If you think this is too expensive, wait until […]
ELGIN, Ill. — A Chicago woman is filing a complaint against a suburban staffing agency, alleging discrimination after hearing what was left in a voicemail for her. Ashley Chapman is a single mother of two who recently moved back home to Chicago after living in North Dakota for several years. In need of a job […]
The Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed a claim that the Data Protection Commission (DPC) failed to fully investigate a complaint made to it several years ago about an alleged massive data breach by the internet giant Google. The complaint about Google’s processing of personal data was made by Dr Johnny Ryan, who is a […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — The Illinois State Board of Elections took the recommendation of a hearing officer and officially dismissed a complaint alleging collusion between former Republican Candidate for governor Darren Bailey and conservative political operative Dan Proft. The complaint was filed by a top Illinois Democratic Party official. It pointed to two separate instances. […]
Jun. 14—In the midst of a controversial state-level rule making process on new regulations for the potential reuse of fracking wastewater, environmental groups who oppose the change have raised concerns about the impartiality of one of the decision-makers. They argue Water Quality Control Commissioner Krista McWilliams — an oil and gas company executive from Farmington […]
A Central Kentucky business has agreed to pay $1.2 million to resolve an allegation that it sold devices that disable emissions control systems on diesel vehicles, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Thoroughbred Diesel, a Winchester company, also agreed to stop selling the devices, EPA said in a news release. The products involved in […]
(Reuters) -Microsoft is close to reaching a multimillion-euro deal with an Amazon-backed cloud lobby to get it to drop an antitrust complaint with the European Commission, Politico reported on Saturday. The deal, which hasn’t been accepted yet by members of the lobby group Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE), would see the providers withdraw […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina officials have filed 76 counts of ethics violations against the court clerk who handled the Alex Murdaugh murder trial. The 25 pages of allegations accuse former Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill of allowing a photo of Murdaugh in a holding cell to be taken to promote her […]
Complaints by a neighbor led to a drug bust at a home in DeKalb County. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] DeKalb County police arrested one person after a citizen complained that illegal drugs were being sold out of a home on Trent Walk Drive in Stonecrest. During the search, authorities […]
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) over CNN’s debate rules, claiming the network “colluded” with President Biden and former President Trump’s campaigns to keep him off the first presidential debate slated for June. Kennedy’s complaint, filed on Wednesday, alleges that CNN along with Trump, […]
Three Black men filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against American Airlines, claiming they were racially discriminated against when they were allegedly pulled off a plane over a body odor complaint. The men had boarded a New York City-bound flight in Phoenix on Jan. 5 when an American Airlines employee asked eight passengers, who were all […]
Missouri Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s campaign for governor faces an ethics complaint alleging that it illegally coordinated with a political action committee on a letter attacking his opponents, an assertion that Ashcroft’s campaign rejects. The complaint, filed last week by attorney and lobbyist Jane Dueker, alleges that Committee for Liberty, the PAC supporting […]