The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to pare back a long-awaited climate-risk disclosure rule that has sparked a furious backlash from business lobbyists and GOP lawmakers, a person familiar with the matter said. The final rule, which could be released in the coming weeks, is likely to include less-comprehensive greenhouse gas emissions disclosure […]
Palm Beach Town Council members agreed Tuesday to individually join a lawsuit against a new Florida financial disclosure law that has already led to the resignation of more than 100 elected officials across the state. The council had already voted 5-0 at its Jan. 9 meeting for the town to join the lawsuit. But Town […]
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and American Farm Bureau Federation led a coalition of business organizations in filing a lawsuit on Tuesday aiming to block California’s two landmark corporate climate disclosure laws. The measures signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year would “impermissibly compel thousands of businesses to make costly, burdensome, and politically […]
This story was first published on the Benzinga India portal. Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network, aiming for a 2024 launch in India, might face delays in obtaining its license due to complications similar to those encountered by Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) in a previous case. This development could hinder Starlink’s timely entry into the Indian market. What Happened? The […]
This article was originally published in New Hampshire Bulletin. In high school, Alice Wade spent a year planning how they would come out as transgender. And to be safe, they planned what to do if it went poorly. “When I was 15, I made plans for what I would do, and which friend’s house I […]
The genetic sequence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, was submitted to a National Institutes of Health database two weeks before its release by the Chinese government, according to documents that were shared with US lawmakers and released Wednesday. The sequence doesn’t indicate the origin of the coronavirus but undermines the Chinese government’s claims […]
Jan. 9—ERIE — The Erie VA Medical Center says it regrets any preventable disclosure of sensitive veteran information and takes appropriate action to inform and protect impacted individuals as quickly as possible. The statement, issued Monday, comes almost eight full weeks after a printing error was discovered about the potential disclosure of limited information that […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday that the administration will review what rules or procedures weren’t followed when Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not disclose his hospitalization for days to President Joe Biden and top officials at the Pentagon and the National Security Council. “We’ll do what’s akin to a hot wash,” John […]
Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert! Sen. Laphonza Butler earned $700,000 as president of EMILYs List, according to her financial disclosure, which all members of Congress are required to provide. It was first reported by Punchbowl Butler, California’s first openly LGBTQ senator, served as president of the the organization that supports Democratic women […]
As the new year begins, there’s controversy over one new law going into effect that requires public officials to file a full financial disclosure at the time they qualify for office. >> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE
Dec. 23—TRAVERSE CITY — In a policy change quietly rolled out with no formal announcement, Michigan State Police have determined they will no longer identify fatal crime and crash victims, a decision that will shroud in secrecy the deaths of hundreds of Michiganders every year. Asked for a written copy of the state agency’s new […]