Author: Ethan Johnson
A man crosses the street in front of the State Capital Building in downtown Lansing, Michigan. (Spencer Pratt/Getty Images) As in recent years, Americans view state and local governments much more favorably than the federal government in Washington. But favorability ratings at all three levels of government are lower than they were a few years ago. Pew Research Center included these questions about federal, state, and local governments as part of a larger survey of how Americans view different levels of government. For this analysis, he surveyed 5,203 adults from November 27, 2023 to December 3, 2023. All participants in…
Government B2B marketplace sales to double in 2023 The federal government's first B2B marketplace is slowly but surely gaining momentum, according to new data from the General Services Administration. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) began piloting a commercial platform program in 2018. We set out to evaluate the feasibility of developing a federal B2B marketplace for government purchases under $10,000. More than 50 years later, the market is taking its final shape. Last month, GSA awarded new contracts to eight commercial online platforms as part of a program to help federal agencies buy, earn money and more easily analyze…
Criminal defendants have never been on equal footing with the government when it comes to obtaining evidence. This discrepancy is even greater when the evidence lies overseas, as is often the case with the increasing number of FCPA, money laundering, export control, and economic sanctions cases pursued by the Department of Justice in recent years. Governments can use Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLATs) and other methods to directly seek the assistance of foreign law enforcement agencies to produce persuasive documents and obtain testimony from foreign witnesses; Defendants are relegated to a lengthy and often ineffective letter pleadings process. The government…
The company's network power could help transform Congressional research departments.Washington, April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) recently $73,616,904 A contract that will transform the U.S. General Accounting Office's (GAO) network, data, voice, and video connectivity, enabling the agency to better serve Congress and the American people. Lumen has entered into an agreement with the U.S. General Accounting Office. “Lumen's network power is helping GAO use the latest technology to transform the way we connect and communicate. “This is an important move that will help bring important recommendations to Congress.” Jason Shulman, Lumen Vice President of National Federal…
Peter Saul & Jack Fenwickbbc politicsApril 11, 2024image source, Getty ImagesHome Secretary James Cleverley is under increasing pressure to reconsider plans to crack down on “nuisance” rough sleeping in England and Wales.The government is expected to make concessions in the coming weeks to stem the backbench rebellion. Dozens of Conservative MPs are thought to oppose the plans.More than 30 charities have now written to Mr Cleverley warning that vulnerable women could be fined for seeking shelter under the scheme.Measures in the Criminal Justice Bill will allow police to crack down on “nuisance” rough sleepers and fine or arrest them if…
Commentators complained that the Albanon government was being too cautious. That burden cannot be easily leveled now. Take two very different issues on which the government has defined itself in recent days by its strong stance. One is the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The other is the tilt towards a very interventionist industrial policy, which Prime Minister Antony Albanese outlined in his main speech on Thursday. Let's take a look at each. With civilian casualties in the tens of thousands, international opinion calling for balance, and the Labor Party feeling pressure from pro-Palestinian public opinion in some key seats,…
Plans for a solar power plant the size of 179 football fields have been blocked by the government.According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Enso Energy has submitted proposals to combine two sites between Watford and Borehamwood in Hertfordshire.Lee Rowley, Minister for Planning, on behalf of the Level Up Secretary; michael goveruled that there were “no very special circumstances” to justify the project in a green belt outside London.He added that it could also have a negative impact on the landscape, including nearby Hillfield Castle, which was built in the late 1700s.Enso Energy has sought permission to build solar panels,…
In order to modernize the education system, the Polish government has introduced strict limits on the amount of homework students must do. However, some parents and teachers are not satisfied with the change. advertisementTeachers will no longer give required homework to children in grades 1-3.Homework, on the other hand, is currently optional for students in grades 4-8 and does not count toward their grades.Perhaps inevitably, this edict was warmly received by students.Ola, an 11-year-old student from Warsaw, said: “I'm happy because I didn't really like this homework.'' “Most of the people in the class were copying their homework in the…
WARSAW, Poland — Poland's only openly gay cabinet minister spoke to the Washington Blade on Tuesday about the fight for LGBTQ rights in his country, Ukraine and U.S. politics. Deputy Minister of Justice Krzysztof Simiszek took office on December 13 last year, following the appointment of Donald Tusk as Prime Minister. Two months ago, Tusk's opposition group Civic Union won a majority of seats in Sejm, the lower house of parliament. President Andrzej Duda, an ally of the conservative Law and Justice party that opposes LGBTQ rights, remains in power as part of a coalition government. Simiszek, a member of…
Liam Harrigan and Claire Fox speak to independent economist Julian Jessop about the chances of a Labor government.“I think the market will probably view a Labor government reasonably favorably. But I still have some big concerns.”In the latest Planet Normal podcast (which you can listen to using the audio player above), columnist Liam Harrigan and guest co-host Baroness Claire Fox talk to independent economist Julian Jessop about whether a Labor government He talks about his thoughts on how to get by financially.“What investors are really looking for is certainty and stability. I think some people view a change of government…