Local governments struggle to effectively use opioid settlements totaling $50B
Settlement money to fight opioid epidemic is being distributed to various towns and cities across the United States Concerns exist about the potential for misuse of funds, as local governments may lack the capacity to allocate funds effectively. Opioids are responsible for numerous deaths in the United States and have led to dozens of lawsuits […]
Governments Cannot Change the Automobile Market
Editors Note: Despite 30 years of propaganda and massive subsidies, electric cars are losing popularity. The first wave of buyers seeking prestige, special lanes in traffic, rebates, tax breaks, and novelty, seems to be dwindling. Second-wave buyers are concerned about range and cost. So much so that now the government is making competition from gas-powered […]
Do Americans support the government’s TikTok ban?
42% of Americans support the US government’s ban on TikTok. According to new research. Survey conducted among 2,000 Americans talker researchfound that of all those surveyed, only 23% were against it, and 31% had no real opinion on the issue. Interestingly, while 42% of Gen Z and 35% of Millennial respondents say they use the […]
Lawmakers reauthorize US spying law that critics claim expands the government’s surveillance of Americans
Lawmakers recently passed a bill to authorize and expand it early Saturday morning. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Article 702. The controversial bill would allow the government to collect communications of foreign nationals by accessing records from phone and technology providers. tech crunch. The bill passed with a vote of 60 to 34. But critics have […]
Newsom’s homelessness council blames local governments for failing to track billions spent on crisis
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Homeless Crisis Center is in limbo after state audit report reveals city council failed to track how billions of dollars were spent on crisis efforts over the past five years After that, the responsibility was transferred to local governments. A senior spokesperson for the California Interagency Council (CICH), which coordinates the […]
Latin American governments condemn Ecuador after police raid Mexican embassy | Ecuador
Latin American governments, including regional powerhouse Brazil, expressed support for Mexico after police raided Ecuador’s embassy in search of a controversial politician who had been granted asylum by Mexican authorities. expressed. Late Friday night, Mexico City and the government of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador suspended ties with Quito, in an unprecedented diplomatic move […]
Western governments struggle to coordinate response to Chinese hacking | China
The words ‘tip of the iceberg’ come to mind as the UK government announces that it plans to impose sanctions on two individuals and an entity accused of targeting British MPs in a cyber attack in 2021. It popped into my head. But that would be underestimating the iceberg. Home Secretary James Cleverley said the […]
Canadian governments commit millions to landfill search for remains of slain Indigenous women
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) – The Canadian federal government and the Manitoba government agreed Friday to spend tens of millions of dollars to help search a landfill for the bodies of two murdered Indigenous women. A total of C$20 million (US$14.7 million) from each government will be used to search the private Prairie Green Landfill north […]
“Dirty Jobs'” Mike Rowe government’s attack on freelancers
As more and more Americans find ways to work for themselves, the government is doing everything in its power to make it nearly impossible. Under the Corporate Transparency Act, small business owners with fewer than 20 employees and less than $5 million in revenue are forced to register with FinCEN, and failure to do so […]
Protests erupt over Slovak government’s planned public broadcasting overhaul
Slovaks turned out in droves on Friday to protest the government’s planned overhaul of the public broadcasting service. The change of plans comes amid a similar wave of protests against Prime Minister Roberto Fico’s populist, Russia-friendly government. Opposition lawmaker Zora Jaurova accused the proposal of turning Slovakia’s public media into “trumpets of government propaganda”. Thousands […]