Airlines say they found loose parts in door panels during inspections of Boeing Max 9 jets Federal investigators are learning more about how a door panel flew off an Alaska Airlines jetliner last week The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2024
Federal Judge Questions 'Evolving Standards' Test for Cruel and Unusual Punishment The Supreme Court judges Eighth Amendment cases with "evolving standards of decency." Some conservative jurists don't like it. Reason · Jan 2, 2024
Federal Register weekly update: 78 rules added (2023) The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. Ballotpedia · Dec 22, 2023
Federal judge orders Rep. Scott Perry to turn over more than 1,600 messages to DOJ - Roll Call A federal judge has ordered Rep. Scott Perry to turn over more than 1,600 phone messages to the Justice Department. Roll Call · Dec 20, 2023
Even the U.S. president’s return-to-office push is being ignored by workers: ‘They aren’t coming back’ “The president himself is telling federal employees to get back in the office, and they aren’t coming back,” a lawmaker complained this week. Fortune · Dec 1, 2023
Biden Threatens To Block GOP Plan To Send 3,000 People Back to Federal Prison The White House cited the extraordinarily low recidivism rates among those released and the savings to taxpayers in its veto threat. Reason · Nov 30, 2023
Interest on U.S. Government Debt Continues to Soar According to Bloomberg analysis, estimated annualized interest payments on U.S. government debt climbed past $1 trillion at the end of October. That amount has doubled in the past 19 months and is equivalent to 15.9% of the entire Federal budget for fiscal year 2022. The increasing debt load may pressure... Barchart · Nov 7, 2023
The CFOs at Nvidia and Estée Lauder say helping employees pay off student loans is vital. Here’s how they’re doing it U.S. federal student loan payments are set to resume Oct. 1 after a three-year pause. Fortune · Sep 21, 2023
Hirsute interloper boasts the best beard in Canberra The winner is from....Sydney. The Canberra Times · Sep 13, 2023
Biden triggers hefty pay raise for federal workers - Roll Call President Joe Biden submitted the paperwork to move forward with what averages out to a 5.2 percent federal pay increase next year. Roll Call · Aug 31, 2023
House committee votes to prohibit federal funding of BLM rule The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law. Ballotpedia · Aug 17, 2023
Cancel the recession, Fed staff says. Whether the central bank’s governors agree is another matter. "The staff now has a noticeable slowdown in growth starting later this year in the forecast. But given the resilience of the economy recently, they are no longer forecasting a recession," Jerome Powell said. Fortune · Jul 26, 2023
NSW Liberal plan to generate carbon credits by ending logging in state forests snubbed by federal Labor Exclusive: State ministers touted ‘significant carbon abatement’ plus benefits for threatened species and regional economies The Guardian - AU · Jul 19, 2023
America's largest reptile sanctuary wants to import gharials from India America’s largest reptile bank based in Arizona has applied to the Federal Government to import six gharials and another equal number of mugger crocodiles from Tamil Nadu, which it says would help preserve these endangered species. The Hindu · Jul 18, 2023
Space · Jul 11, 2023 National Guard in space? White House says no thanks The office of U.S. President Joe Biden has voiced opposition to the creation of a Space National Guard, arguing instead for better management of existing Space Force personnel.
Zenger · Jun 18, 2023 Robert Kiyosaki Warns Of More Bank Failures, Mortgage Giant, Loan Depot, On The Ropes Author of 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' advises caution as regional banks and mortgage companies fall
The Canberra Times · Jun 17, 2023 Federal Golf Club retirement village one step closer to completion The first proposal from the club was submitted in 1998.
Zenger · Jun 8, 2023 Biden Extends Helping Hand To Trudeau As Canada Wildfire Crisis Hits US Air Quality Biden spoke with his Canadian counterpart Trudeau, offering to provide federal assistance in addressing the ongoing wildfires.
Cinemablend · Jun 5, 2023 New Judge In Disney World's Battle With Ron DeSantis Could Be Bad News For Disney The federal lawsuit brought by Disney against Florida governor Ron DeSantis and others may have just taken a blow.
ABC News · May 24, 2023 Former attorney-general Christian Porter will not represent Clive Palmer in $300b legal fight against Commonwealth Christian Porter will no longer act for the mining magnate in his $300 billion claim against the federal government after a Senate estimates committee heard he received confidential and privileged information about the case when he was the attorney-general.
ABC News · May 18, 2023 Battle to rid Gulf of Carpentaria and Groote archipelago of ghost nets gets federal funding boost Sea rangers in some of Australia's remotest waters are battling to protect marine life from the vicious problem of ghost nets.
The Conversation · May 16, 2023 Community batteries are popular – but we have to make sure they actually help share power To power Australia without fossil fuels will mean using batteries to store power from solar and wind. We often think this means home batteries – or large grid-scale installations.
Kiplinger · May 15, 2023 Government Seeks Ban on Salary History in Federal Interviews The Government has proposed a ban on salary history questions in federal job interviews, in an effort to close the gender pay gap.
The Independent UK · May 2, 2023 Novak Djokovic able to play at US Open after United States vaccine policy change The unvaccinated Serbian was forced to miss last year’s tournament.
Newcastle Herald · Apr 26, 2023 Off and racing: $52m Glendale sport upgrade formally kicks off The expanded centre is due for completion next year. The last stage delivers a 1300-square-metre Trampoline Centre of Excellence in an Australian first.