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Ethics Board OKs measure requiring board members to leave after recusal - AOL
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (490+ words) The Independent Ethics Board signed off on a proposed city ordinance that would extend voting abstention requirements for city commissioners to members of all city voting boards. The seven-member Ethics Board unanimously approved the proposal during its May 19 meeting at…...
Investigation conducted into behavior of Davis County Commissioner John Crofts
8+ hour, 51+ min ago (1284+ words) A five-month investigation into the conduct of Davis County Commissioner John Crofts alleging hostile work environment, political favoritism, religion concerns, LGBTQ discrimination, defamation and fitness for duty concerns has taken place. The investigation report was the subject of a GRAMA…...
Ethics Investigation Opened into Meehan Over Sexual Harassment Claims
13+ hour, 49+ min ago (377+ words) The House Ethics Committee opened an investigation into Congressman Pat Meehan (R-Delaware) over sexual harassment claims against him, and his office's handling of the allegations. According to Politico, the investigation cites the harassment allegations and the use of his office…...
Teens Are Dying By Suicide. Open AI Lobbies For Liability At 100 Dead.
18+ hour, 49+ min ago (362+ words) The bill applies only to models trained with more than 10^26 floating-point operations or with a compute cost above $100 million. That captures the frontier models from Open AI, Anthropic, Google Deep Mind, x AI, and a handful of others. Everything built…...
MCMC to increase public awareness of responsible sharing of videos of crimes
23+ hour, 3+ min ago (327+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: The Communications Ministry will intensify digital literacy efforts to raise public awareness on the responsible uploading and sharing of videos involving crimes on social media. Its minister, Datuk Fahmi Fadzil, said the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission will…...
New York" magazine investigating plagiarism claims against writer Ross Barkan - AOL
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (238+ words) New York Magazine is reviewing past articles from one of its columnists just days after he was hit with plagiarism allegations. The contributor, Ross Barkan, was accused of ripping off other writers in at least three articles published recently in…...
WA lawmaker's attempt to get ethics charges dismissed is rejected
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (587+ words) AI in therapy and food benefits. States grapple with new tech A state ethics board has declined to dismiss an ethics complaint against Washington state Rep. Tarra Simmons, setting the stage for the wide-ranging allegations to be contested in a…...
Laws? Maybe for Thee But Not For Me
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (484+ words) Shelby Co. (ECWd) " Once again, the spin cycle of lawlessness in Shelby County, with zero accountability, has reared its ugly head. During the Shelby County Board meeting on 5/14/2026, the board had a lengthy discussion regarding a budget amendment that was…...
A nation in moral crisis
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (1265+ words) Justice delayed is justice denied is far more than a familiar legal maxim in Bangladesh today. It has become a painful reflection of public frustration, institutional fragility, and a growing sense of social despair. The recent rape and murder of…...
WA lawmaker's attempt to get ethics charges dismissed is rejected " Washington State Standard
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (674+ words) A state ethics board has declined to dismiss an ethics complaint against Washington state Rep. Tarra Simmons, setting the stage for the wide-ranging allegations to be contested in a public hearing next month. Simmons, a Democrat, had filed a motion…...