Author: Ethan Johnson

summary Hungary continues its plan to renationalize Budapest Airport. However, it will not be a complete nationalization as VINCI and possibly the Qatar Investment Authority will be involved. AviAlliance, which has long operated the airport since 2005, doesn't appear to have a long lifespan. According to reports, the stake held by VINCI may be small and may not fit into its business model. Hungary is struggling to raise funds, but the project has been fenced off as a “crown jewel” and other assets have been moved accordingly. As the political landscape begins to change in Eastern and Central Europe, other…

Jesse Roe, Clark County Republican Party Chairman; (Daniel Pearson/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Clark County Republican Party Chairman Jesse Roe was arrested last weekend and faces a domestic battery charge, according to Metro booking records. Law was arrested Sunday and charged with domestic assault first offense, according to Las Vegas Justice Court records. Roe declined to comment Wednesday night and referred the request to his attorney, Maggie Maletchy, who declined to comment but said no criminal charges had yet been filed. Further details about the alleged crimes were not immediately available. The Las Vegas Review-Journal filed a request for his arrest report…

On April 15, the U.S. Department of Justice announced: Criminal Investigation Bureau Pilot Program on Individual Voluntary Self-Disclosure (Pilot) Designed to encourage individuals to report certain types of criminal activity in exchange for protection from prosecution. The pilot expands on the existing Whistleblower Rewards Program (Program) and introduces a new initiative that provides financial rewards to encourage reporting of “serious corporate or financial misconduct” that is not known to the government. This follows the Department of Justice's previously announced plans to create a. The pilot appears to be aimed at filling the gap left by the program. This means that…

The Student Government Association (SGA) held its spring induction ceremony Wednesday afternoon. During the ceremony, several new members of the incoming administration for the 2024-2025 school year were sworn in. The induction ceremony began with remarks from SGA co-counsel Abby Hayworth and Ray Kinsel. Mr. Kinsel welcomed attendees to the ceremony and thanked several individuals who contributed to the success of this year's Senate, including Mr. Anand Mali, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Mr. Roan Royer Engle, Vice President for Student Affairs. expressed his intention. Mr. Hayworth reflected on the accomplishments of the executive branch and thanked…

The Student Government Association (SGA) held its spring induction ceremony Wednesday afternoon. During the ceremony, several new members of the incoming administration for the 2024-2025 school year were sworn in. The induction ceremony began with remarks from SGA co-counsel Abby Hayworth and Ray Kinsel. Mr. Kinsel welcomed attendees to the ceremony and thanked several individuals who contributed to the success of this year's Senate, including Mr. Anand Mali, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Mr. Roan Royer Engle, Vice President for Student Affairs. expressed his intention. Mr. Hayworth reflected on the accomplishments of the executive branch and thanked…

A Louisiana Senate committee approved a bill Wednesday that would essentially rewrite the Louisiana Public Records Act, exempting nearly all records at all levels of government from public scrutiny. The Senate and the Political Affairs Committee moved forward. Senate Bill 482This would create the broadest public records exemption ever for state government. It was approved on a party-line vote of 6-2. Sen. Heather Cloud's (R-Turkey Creek) bill has support from Republicans, including Gov. Jeff Landry, Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser and Attorney General Liz Murrill. Some Republicans on the committee requested access to public records during the hearing, but ultimately voted…

Anchorage Police posted on Facebook a close-up photo of a black bear seen inside a trash can on Government Hill on Monday, April 15, 2024, urging residents to give urban wildlife more space. called out. (From Anchorage Police Department) Spring is returning to Anchorage, and so are the city's bears, with local officials warning people to store trash properly and avoid irritating the animals. Corey Stantorff, an Anchorage area biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, said Tuesday that his staff has received only a few local reports of bears so far this year, primarily from the Joint…

In 2022, Google bet big on government business and launched Google Public Sector. A few months later, Karen Dahut, who previously led Booz Allen Hamilton's multibillion-dollar global defense business, took over the helm, and she has since led a team of Googlers to work with federal, state, and federal governments. It provides services to local governments and educational institutions. .Nextgov/FCW interviewed Dahut at the Google Cloud NEXT conference in Las Vegas on April 10th. This interview has been edited for clarity and length.Nextgov/FCW: Your term of office is approaching two years. Tell us about your biggest challenges, priorities, and successes…

The US government wanted to introduce a so-called “backdoor” into Telegram to potentially spy on users, according to the messaging app's founder.Pavel Durov, who founded Telegram in 2013 and is its current CEO, made the claim in an interview with Tucker Carlson that aired Tuesday night.Russian-born Durov first rose to prominence as the co-founder of VKontakte (VK), often referred to as the Russian alternative to Facebook. He told Karlsson that he resigned from VK and fled Russia in 2013 after being pressured by the Kremlin to share personal information on Ukrainian pro-democracy protesters.Mr. Durov denied that there was any connection…

Prime Minister RJ Simpson today issued the following statement: “Yesterday, the Government of Canada announced its 2024 federal budget, and my response is one of partnership, cooperation, and commitment to the people of the Northwest Territories (NWT). “NWT involvement in the federal budget process this year was different than last year as our government was in transition. We are happy to express that Northerners made it clear that addressing the housing issue, strengthening the territorial economic base, strengthening the response to natural disasters and addressing the territory's infrastructure deficiencies are of the utmost importance to them. ing. “I was pleased…