Under scrutiny from a GOP-led House committee, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson defended her department’s management of a new campaign finance tracking system. The system, which came with a hefty $9 million price tag, has faced criticism for technical glitches and poor functionality, according to Fox 2 Detroit. Benson denied mismanagement, emphasizing the challenges
In the final days of Oregon’s five month legislative session, lawmakers have proposed delaying the imposition of campaign finance limits by four years to provide more time for the state to set up the complicated system. That proposal was made public Tuesday after Secretary of State Tobias Read, whose office must carry out the provisions
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting
Chuck Zhang, CFO of PolyFlow, Payment Infrastructure for Web3.0. getty On May 20, the United States Senate made significant strides in stablecoin regulation by advancing the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act with a decisive 66-32 procedural vote. As the first comprehensive federal framework for stablecoins, the GENIUS Act aims to
Alexander’s comments were made in a statement, external submitted to Holyrood’s education committee. The committee heard evidence on Wednesday from the university’s former director of finance Peter Fotheringham, former chief operating officer Dr Jim McGeorge, and former chair of court Amanda Millar. Mr Fotheringham and Dr McGeorge expressed regret that cost-cutting measures were not made
Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed has decided to sit with representatives of the taxation, customs, and excise cadres of the Bangladesh Civil Service at 5pm tomorrow, in an effort to defuse escalating tensions over the proposed Revenue Policy and Revenue Management Ordinance, 2025. The decision to hold the meeting comes at a time when officials of
HAVE you heard about the car finance scandal? For nearly 20 years, drivers with PCP and HP agreements were being charged higher interest rates, potentially costing them thousands of pounds. 1 The scandal has affected millionsCredit: getty The missold car finance scandal could cause one of the largest compensation payouts in UK banking history. An
Indian benchmark indices gave up big gains on Tuesday and settled marginally higher amid renewed tensions in the Middle East even after ceasefire. Rising volatility dented the sentiment at Dalal Street. BSE Sensex added 158.32 points, or 0.19 per cent, to settle at 82,055.11, while NSE’s Nifty50 rose 72.45 points, or 0.29 per cent to
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Rusty Meeks, who formerly served as president and chief executive officer for the Arkansas Travelers, will start work as the state Department of Finance director of strategic initiatives late next month. “Anyone who has attended a game at Dickey-Stephens
LANSING — Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson testified before the state House Oversight Committee Tuesday on the botched launch of a new campaign finance website. Republican lawmakers cast the project, known as MiTN, as a debacle and waste of taxpayer dollars. The website replaced an older system that had issues but was overall functioning. Benson