As Big Oil’s mess in our oceans grows, their bonding requirements should too
Big Oil uses our ocean waters and coastlines as its own junkyard. For decades, oil and gas companies have left behind abandoned and outdated equipment and infrastructure, imposing unnecessary risks and cleanup costs on American taxpayers. There’s no question that it’s a problem, but until now we didn’t know how serious the problem was. At […]
Nashville police changes physical fitness requirements, adds ‘lactation rooms’ to hire more women
In an effort to hire more female police officers, the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) is waiving physical examination requirements and replacing them with physical “agility” tests, as well as breast-feeding tests for nursing mothers. A room was introduced. The move is part of the department’s commitment to the national 30×30 initiative, which aims to […]
Sunday’s Academy Awards the First Where New Diversity and Inclusion Requirements Go into Effect
Sunday’s 96th Academy Awards will mark a milestone in Hollywood’s new awakening. It will be the first Oscars to introduce the academy’s new diversity requirements, which set out a labyrinthine quota on race, gender and sexuality. All of this year’s Best Picture nominees met the requirements for consideration. This fact will probably come as a […]
Canadian official says the country will reimpose visa requirements on Mexicans
The Canadian government is reimposing some visa requirements for Mexicans visiting Canada, officials familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Quebec’s premier has called on the federal government to slow the influx of refugees, saying it is straining financial resources. Canadian mass murderer Miles Sanderson died of cocaine overdose, pathologist says The […]
Social Media disclosure requirements are unconstitutional compelled speech
The Supreme Court’s decision is Moody vs. Net Choice and NetChoice v. Paxton It could fundamentally change free speech online. The Supreme Court will consider Monday whether state law can force social media companies to keep posts on their platforms that would otherwise be removed. One of the key issues is the legality of the […]
Biden administration waiving some ‘Buy America’ requirements in broadband buildout
The waiver allows some of the funds from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (President Biden’s push to expand high-speed internet access across the country) to be spent on equipment manufactured overseas. The decision came after discovering that some materials were not produced in the state in “adequate and reasonably available quantities” to meet […]
Kentucky House votes to change child labor laws, food stamp recipient requirements
A Republican-backed bill to ease child labor regulations and tighten eligibility criteria for food stamps passed the Kentucky House of Representatives on Thursday, over fervent opposition from Democrats. Both bills passed back-to-back votes and were sent to the Republican-controlled Senate after lengthy debate in the House. Democratic lawmakers decried the proposal as harsh on low-income […]
China to cut banks’ reserve requirements by 50 basis points from Feb. 5 – CNBC
Mr. Pan Gongsheng was appointed Party Secretary of the People's Bank of China on July 1, 2023. Video Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING—China has pledged to cut the amount of liquidity banks need to hold in reserves early next month to shore up its struggling economy. The People's Bank of China said it […]
Do No Harm drops lawsuit against health journal after it scraps ‘discriminatory’ scholarship requirements
exclusive — The nonprofit organization Do No Harm voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against Health Affairs, a prominent health policy journal, without prejudice after the racial requirement in the Health Equity Fellowship was eliminated. Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, president of Do No Harm, said his organization is “against discrimination in all its manifestations” and that the Department […]