Author: Ethan Johnson
Pierce County IS Committee Meeting; 5 p.m., County Commissioners Courthouse Annex, 124 N. Oak St., Ellsworth. Pierce County Groundwater Advisory Task Force Meeting; 6 p.m., County Commissioners Courthouse Annex, 124 N. Oak St., Ellsworth. Hudson Finance Committee Meeting; 6:45 p.m., Council Chambers, 505 3rd Street, Hudson. Hudson City Council regular meeting; 7 p.m., Council Chambers, 505 3rd Street, Hudson. Pierce County Land Conservation Council; 8:30 a.m., County Commissioners Courthouse Annex, 124 N. Oak St., Ellsworth. River Falls Common Council Meeting; 6:30 p.m., City Council Chambers, 222 Lewis Street, River Falls.St. Croix County Board of Adjustment Meeting; 8:30 a.m., St. Croix…
Last month, the Justice Department filed a long-awaited antitrust filing. lawsuit against appleThe company was accused of monopolizing the market. smartphone market. This makes Apple the last US-based tech giant to face a major monopoly lawsuit from a federal agency. (Google too Confront someone from the Department of Justice. Facebook and Amazon It is being sued by the Federal Trade Commission. )These lawsuits assert claims under Section 2 of the Sherman Act. The Sherman Act is an 1890 law that makes it illegal to gain or maintain significant market power through exclusive and unfair practices. The government's carefully targeted lawsuit…
Lords face calls to 'calm down' and allow Rwanda bill to pass through parliamentView from Westminster Sign up for emails to get expert analysis delivered straight to your inbox.Get your free View from Westminster emailPrime Minister Rishi Sunak will hold a press conference in Downing Street ahead of the Rwanda Bill being tabled in Parliament later today.Mr Sunak is scheduled to debate the Rwanda bill from 10am on Monday, after both chambers vowed to sit late into the night to pass it.Peers have repeatedly blocked the bill with a series of amendments, and debate on the “emergency law” has dragged…
2022 Settlement Agreement: Nine state and local public officials to be disciplined for violating state ethics laws in 20222021 Settlement Agreement: Yellow Springs Planning Commission Chair Included Among Nine People Wanted for Ethics Violations in 2021This year, the Ethics Commission celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Ohio Ethics Act. The commission recently reported that it started the year with 103 public ethics investigations across the state, according to its annual report released this month. This includes 11 cases in our area, six in Butler County alone.High-profile cases in recent years include the conviction of Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds on…
April 22, 2024, 05:23 BSTUpdated 11 minutes agoimage source, Getty ImagesRishi Sunak insists his policy to process asylum seekers in Rwanda will become law, even if MPs sit into the night to pass it. Over the past four months, this bill has been the subject of a protracted standoff between the House and Senate.Lords have consistently blocked and amended the bill, and the House of Commons is expected to vote on a revised version later.Chancellor Rishi Sunak is due to hold a press conference later to discuss his plans.On Friday, the Prime Minister said there would be no further delay,…
Toson Khurstai, a national reserve in Mongolia. ©TNCEternal Mongolia ensures community-based conservation of vast natural areas, including the last intact temperate grasslands on earth.Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, April 22, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, the Government of Mongolia, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and others announced “Eternal Mongolia,” a Permanent Project Finance (PFP) initiative to deliver lasting conservation and sustainable community development. announced the launch of This Central Asian country's vast grasslands represent the last vast, undisturbed temperate grasslands on Earth.Eternal Mongolia will invest US$198 million in new investments over 15 years to support Mongolia's ambitious goals and achieve lasting conservation and sustainable community development in…
good morning. I have complained many times in this column about the inability of American politicians to work together beyond narrow partisan interests to pass legislation that is in the public interest. So it will be interesting to see when they act. And this weekend, they acted, with the House passing aid packages for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. (The Senate is expected to pass it as soon as Tuesday.) Kudos to all four congressional leaders, especially House Speaker Mike Johnson, who could lose his job as a result. This is how government should work. As Johnson himself pointed out, if…
Listen to this episode in the player below or subscribe for free on YouTube or your favorite podcast app: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audacy, Audible.When Neil Cook took over as chief data officer at the Texas Department of Information Resources in 2022, generative artificial intelligence (GenA) wasn't on the horizon. This role focused on data governance and collaboration with state agencies in the oversight of shared open data portals. It's tempting to say that GenAI changed everything, but it's a bit too clicky. However, that would be factually incorrect. In fact, all the behind-the-scenes work on data management and governance has…
Traveling through Hampton County recently, I'm reminded of the old Five Man Electric Band rock and roll song, “Signs, signs, signs everywhere, blocking the landscape, breaking the heart.” While not everyone has access to the Hampton County Guardian or access to a computer to read online articles, the Hampton County Citizens for Active Recovery (HCCAR) informs residents about county issues through roadside signs. I think it is necessary. As a follow-up to the Guardian's recent article on the county council's failure to submit an audit, HCCAR would like to summarize some of the issues and the blatant disregard by the…
The Dutch government has said it may suspend the use of Facebook after receiving a warning from the country's privacy regulator about privacy risks associated with the social media platform, according to reports. The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has advised the Dutch Ministry of the Interior not to rely on Facebook pages to communicate with the public.CNBC reports that the DPA said Facebook should not be used unless the ministry has a clear understanding of how it uses the personal data of people who visit government pages. . The warning reportedly came after the department asked DPA whether the…