President orders FAA to end diversity hiring, return to merit-based employment standards, affecting New Jersey facility
EGG HARBOR, NJ — President Trump issued an executive directive Tuesday ordering the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) hiring practices and return to strict merit-based employment…
Congress Battles With The Army For Gender-Neutral Fitness Standards
Congress Battles With The Army For Gender-Neutral Fitness Standards Micaela Burrow on December 8, 2022 Congress’ new defense bill will require Army Secretary Christine Wormuth to rehaul the army fitness test one…
U.S. senators want FAA to rewrite aircraft evacuation standards
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. senators are proposing legislation to require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to rewrite aircraft evacuation standards to do a better job of taking real…
Florida Takes $2 Billion Away From BlackRock Due To Firm’s Activist Investing Standards
Florida Takes $2 Billion Away From BlackRock Due To Firm’s Activist Investing Standards Jack McEvoy on December 1, 2022 Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis announced Thursday that the state will begin…
U.S. Treasury Yellen: Twitter should be held to certain standards for content
By David Lawder NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday said social media company Twitter should be held to certain standards for content, arguing that it is “not…
Austrian central bank defends compulsory mortgage-lending standards
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria should keep its recently introduced compulsory standards for mortgage lending, the Austrian National Bank (ONB) said on Tuesday, despite a recent call by the conservative finance minister for…
Virginia Board of Education Rejects GOP Governor’s Proposed History Education Standards
Virginia Board of Education Rejects GOP Governor’s Proposed History Education Standards Reagan Reese on November 18, 2022 The Virginia Board of Education will not advance proposed revisions to the state’s history standards…
University Pushes Proposal That Would Terminate Professors For Failing To Meet Social Justice, Diversity Standards
University Pushes Proposal That Would Terminate Professors For Failing To Meet Social Justice, Diversity Standards Reagan Reese on November 11, 2022 West Virginia University is considering a proposal that would terminate professors…
Powell says Fed officials recommitted to meeting new ethics standards
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged on Wednesday the U.S. central bank’s latest ethics stumbles and said it was working hard to make sure…
Powell says Fed officials recommitted to meeting new ethics standards
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged on Wednesday the U.S. central bank’s latest ethics stumbles and said it was working hard to make sure…
Stellantis CEO: Europe auto emissions standards a “diversion”
By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN (Reuters) -Uncertainty over the future of European regulation on auto emissions gives Chinese competitors already ahead of the game an additional advantage, Stellantis chief executive Carlos Tavares said…
‘Racial Reckoning’: How US Universities Are Watering Down Standards In The Name Of ‘Diversity’
‘Racial Reckoning’: How US Universities Are Watering Down Standards In The Name Of ‘Diversity’ Reagan Reese on September 5, 2022 Colleges and universities are pushing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) standards to…
KKR’s Seeger to join global sustainability standards body
By Greg Roumeliotis and Simon Jessop NEW YORK/LONDON – Private equity investor KKR said on Thursday that sustainable investing executive Elizabeth Seeger is leaving to join global standard-setter the International Sustainability Standards…
U.S. proposes standards for fast electric vehicle charging projects
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) on Thursday proposed minimum standards and requirements for electric vehicle (EV) charging projects funded under a $5 billion government program. The rules…
U.S. to propose standards for government funded EV charging projects
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) is on Thursday proposing minimum standards and requirements for electric vehicle (EV) charging projects funded under a $5 billion government program. “Everyone…
Draft law on joint standards for minimum wages in EU passes crucial hurdle
BRUSSELS – The European Union on Tuesday reached a breakthrough on common rules for minimum wages across the 27-nation bloc with a provisional agreement on measures designed to promote collective bargaining and…
Stanford Prof Single-Handedly Debunks California’s Woke Math Standards
Stanford Prof Single-Handedly Debunks California’s Woke Math Standards Kendall Tietz on May 6, 2022 A Stanford University professor slammed California’s proposed Math Framework for being “false” and “misleading.” Brian Conrad, Stanford University…
‘Relic Of The Past’: Democrats Cheer Biden’s Fuel Economy Standards That Will Make Cars More Expensive
‘Relic Of The Past’: Democrats Cheer Biden’s Fuel Economy Standards That Will Make Cars More Expensive Thomas Catenacci on April 5, 2022 President Joe Biden’s Transportation Department outlined stringent new fuel economy…
New company sustainability standards body drafts first guidelines
By Huw Jones LONDON – A new global standard setter for company sustainability reporting set out its first draft guidelines on Thursday, entering a crowded field as trillions of dollars pour into…
Arab refugees see double standards in Europe’s embrace of Ukrainians
By Hassan Hankir and Hams Rabah SIDON, Lebanon/AMMAN – Syrian refugee Ahmad al-Hariri, who fled the war in his country for neighbouring Lebanon 10 years ago, spent the last decade hoping in…
Owner of a Tanker Company Sentenced to Prison for Lying to OSHA, Violating DOT Safety Standards
POCATELLO – A Pocatello man was sentenced to a month in federal prison, five months of home confinement, three years of supervised release, and a $15,000 fine today for lying to the…
Owner of a Tanker Company Sentenced to Prison for Lying to OSHA, Violating DOT Safety Standards
An Idaho man was sentenced to a month in prison, five months’ home confinement, three years’ supervised release, and a $15,000 fine today for lying to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration…
Biden plan to give illegal immigrants $450k ridiculous, even by Democrat standards, NJ lawmaker says
Senator Michael Doherty blasted a reported plan by the Biden administration to pay illegal immigrants $450,000 if they were detained and separated from family members after entering the United States illegally. “These massive payments…
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