Archives for April 2023

Rooting out ESG-based investing is proving to be more difficult than conservatives had figured, even in Republican-led states where early efforts to tame the practice have faltered. … [Read more...] about GOP war on ‘woke’ ESG investments suffers setbacks in red states

Federal prosecutors have offered a no-jail plea deal to a vandal who admitted to defacing a Catholic church with profane graffiti, destroying a Virgin Mary statue, assaulting a church worker and resisting arrest. … [Read more...] about Feds want no jail time for a pro-abortion vandal who defaced a church, assaulted a church worker

Turmoil in the banking system after two major banks collapsed led many Federal Reserve officials to envision fewer rate increases this year out of concern that banks will reduce their lending and weaken the economy. … [Read more...] about Bank turmoil led Fed officials to forecast fewer rate hikes

Advocates for prisoners' rights have filed a civil rights lawsuit against state corrections officers who allegedly ignored requirements that they videotape a prison-cell encounter with an inmate who says he was sexually abused, beaten without provocation and taunted with words that evoked the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of police. … [Read more...] about Lawsuit: Guards beat, taunt New Mexico inmate with, ‘You can’t breathe’

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills' bill to expand abortion access in Maine will generate emotional debate in coming weeks, but its eventual passage is virtually assured. … [Read more...] about Maine abortion bill has enough co-sponsors to ensure passage