Spend time with “Power & Secrecy,” The News & Observer’s latest investigative report on how public-policy decisions affecting North Carolinians are being made with negligible input from the public. It’s not a new theme. But it’s important that we look after the public’s interest since lawmakers — especially the ones in charge — are looking […]
Spend time with “Power & Secrecy,” The News & Observer’s latest investigative report on how public-policy decisions affecting North Carolinians are being made with negligible input from the public. It’s not a new theme. But it’s important that we look after the public’s interest since lawmakers — especially the ones in charge — are looking […]
Officers sworn to protect and serve the public know they have one of the hardest jobs in the country, in large part because they are a split-second mistake away from the unimaginable: someone’s death. When that happens, honesty and transparency are the only path forward for any law enforcement agency, especially in this era of […]
A year ago, the Holiday Grill Coney Island in a strip mall in Dearborn had some news to share with its customers: Amazon Fresh was building a grocery store, right next door, creating jobs and bringing life back to the site of a foresaken Kroger. Fast-forward to May 2024, and the site is still vacant. […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania lawmakers want Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Department of Aging to disclose more about the shortcomings it finds when it evaluates whether county-level agencies are properly investigating complaints about the abuse or neglect of older adults. The effort comes as Republican state lawmakers have pressed Shapiro’s administration to do more to investigate the deaths […]
Environmental advocates accused Stanislaus County leaders Tuesday of a lack of transparency on the garbage-burning plant and not providing reports in Spanish on services for farmworkers. “We need to stop burning waste,” said Bianca Lopez, president of the Valley Improvement Projects environmental group. The future of the waste-burning plant outside Crows Landing came into serious […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — An internal review blames privacy restrictions and staff hesitancy for the Pentagon’s failure last month to quickly notify the president and other senior leaders about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin‘s hospitalization for complications from prostate cancer surgery. The review, which was done by Austin’s subordinates, largely absolves anyone of wrongdoing for the secrecy […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will testify before Congress on Feb. 29 about his failure to disclose his cancer diagnosis and subsequent hospitalizations, including to President Joe Biden, a congressional spokesperson said on Tuesday. “The Department of Defense has confirmed to the House Armed Services Committee that Secretary Austin will testify before […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The secrecy surrounding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin‘s hospitalizations due to prostate cancer surgery set off a political firestorm, launched multiple reviews and triggered calls for his ouster. To some, the uproar may be puzzling or even offensive. An individual’s right to privacy, particularly about medical issues, is sacred. And most people have […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration pledged from day one to restore truth and transparency to the federal government — but now it’s facing a maelstrom of criticism and credibility questions after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization was kept secret for days, even from the White House. The controversy has prompted a government-wide review […]
Top Democrats have begun voicing concerns following reports that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized for several days before informing the White House. Republicans, meanwhile, are stepping up calls for the Pentagon chief to resign or be fired. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, has joined the panel’s […]
A scenic and remote Central Florida lake was transformed long ago into an incognito home of amazing tales. Its name is X. “We don’t extend invitations to Lake X often,” said legendary boat motor maker Mercury Marine to the Orlando Sentinel, which promptly accepted one and set about learning more. The lake has known paranoia […]