One state senator earned $836,000 in legal fees representing a sheriff. The amount he disclosed: $13,328. “The notion that you could get public money and not report it in our flim-flammery of an ethics system… Read More
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High court judge backs end-of-life care plan for toddler on life support
A high court judge has endorsed an end-of-life care plan for a 23-month-old boy who has been at the centre of a life-support treatment legal battle. Mr Justice Hayden said the details of provisions for… Read More
For British bosses a bigger headache than Brexit is emerging
Brexit has fallen into second place as the most significant risk facing company bosses for the first time since the EU referendum, as weak domestic growth saps demand for their goods and services. According to… Read More
Deficit to top $1 trillion per year by 2020, CBO says
Members of both parties further added to the deficit in March when they increased military and domestic spending by nearly $300 billion over the next two years. During the debate over the bill, Republican… Read More
Fox Business host corners Trump’s chief economic adviser on trade: This doesn’t sound like the man I’ve ‘admired’
During a tense exchange Wednesday afternoon, Fox Business host Neil Cavuto grilled CNBC economic analyst-turned-White House adviser Larry Kudlow over his apparent flip-flopping stanc on tariffs amid President Donald Trump’s trade war. After Kudlow asserted… Read More
Addiction Drug’s Side Effect: More Overdoses?
Researchers suggest people getting Vivitrol shots may be more susceptible to a fatal overdose if they halt the regimen early and resume using opiates. by Alec MacGillis At the very moment that the Trump administration… Read More
Oklahoma teachers fight for increased funding: “We’re doing this for our kids”
OKLAHOMA CITY — For the second day, thousands of Oklahoma teachers marched at the state capitol. Inside the rotunda, educators, and hundreds of their students demanded an increase in school funding. On Tuesday, Oklahoma Governor… Read More
Child burial fees waived across UK after campaign by MP
Child burial fees are to be waived after a campaign led by an MP who needed a loan to bury her eight-year-old son after he was killed in a car accident. Carolyn Harris, the MP… Read More