A LOOK BACK | Colorado congressman calls for global peace, more foreign spending | news
Sixty years ago this week: Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Byron Johnson, CD-2, addressed Monday’s Democratic Party Forum in Denver, saying he was optimistic about the prospect of world peace after years of rising tensions around the world. Johnson called himself a “roving member” of the United Nations Economic and Social Council staff and said his optimism was based on “a growing understanding among UN member nations that cooperation is necessary to avoid war “. “More prosperous nations are less likely to endanger the peace of the world,” Johnson said. “The economic and social union of groups of nations can reduce…
Read More »The government of Montenegro loses the vote of no confidence Political news
Lawmakers vote 50-1 against Prime Minister Abazovic’s government weeks after he signed a pact regulating the position of the Serbian Church. Montenegro’s parliament has passed a no-confidence motion, following a rift over a long-disputed agreement governing ties with the powerful Serbian Orthodox Church. The motion, which paves the way for the end of the current government and the start of a new round of political upheaval in the Adriatic nation, was passed shortly after midnight on Saturday (22:00 GMT Friday) with 50 votes. Only one lawmaker voted against it, while the rest of the 81-seat parliament boycotted the measure. “We…
Read More »Political notebook: term limits for high court judges endorsed by Castelli, Putorti | Politics
Democratic candidates for the 21st Congressional District support term limits for US Supreme Court justices. U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, does not. Matt Castelli, one of two candidates running in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, mentioned his support in a recent interview with Mountain Lake PBS and broached the subject in a phone interview Thursday. “We’re not doing things that reflect the will of the people,” said Castelli, a former CIA counterterrorism official who lives in Glens Falls. Castelli said he also supports term limits for members of Congress. “I support term limits for the Supreme Court and any office,” Matt Putorti,…
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Abortion ban reaches Ky Supreme Court. – 89.3 WFPL News Louisville
This week in Kentucky politics… Locals and officials are urging FEMA to speed up aid for flood victims in eastern Kentucky. Abortion is still illegal in Kentucky, but the state Supreme Court says it will take up the matter later this year. And state election officials certified several Republican primariesalthough some “Liberty” candidates are still challenging results. WFPL’s Bec Feldhaus Adams joins Kentucky Public Radio’s Ryland Barton for this week’s edition of Kentucky Politics Distilled. Kentucky Politics Distilled is our weekly roundup of the big news (and sometimes the weird news) happening at the state Capitol. keep going:Apple Podcasts |…
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ESG investing brings political struggles to the investment world
Our society is not only divided along political lines: the media, culture and even coffee shops have been demarcated between red and blue. So it is perhaps inevitable that these fissures will reach the investment world. I’m talking about the growth of so-called ESG investing, which stands for Environmental, Social and Governance, and the growing backlash against this trend. Battle lines are forming in the hitherto apolitical world of money management. The roots of social investing go back decades, when activists called for pension funds to boycott investments in tobacco stocks and companies doing business in apartheid-era South Africa. ESG…
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Jim Heffernan’s column: Politics has changed over the decades – Duluth News Tribune
Well, here we go again, heading into another election season. I’m afraid he can’t stop it, though he would so soon. Jim Heffernan I spent the last 25 years or so of my active journalism career at this paper participating in interviews with politicians and candidates for the paper’s editorial endorsements. It was interesting work most of the time. Of course, we met with both Republicans and Democrats and the occasional independent, like Governor Jesse Ventura, whose demeanor could only be described as gruff. Always. I liked most of them on both sides of the aisle, and I won’t take…
Read More »Analysis: Mitch McConnell is right. Senate Republicans have a nominee problem.
CNN — We got used to it displays of swagger by politicians (see former President Donald Trump). That is why it is remarkable when a politician admits that the political winds may not be going his way. That was the case when Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell said this week that Republicans had a better chance of taking back the House than the Senate. “The quality of the candidates has a lot to do with it [it]”, he pointed out. McConnell’s comments are where we begin our roundup of the week’s news. The Democrats’ chances of holding the Senate didn’t…
Read More »Fires: Marcelo praises unity in the political sphere
The Portuguese head of state assures that there is sufficient preparation in all entities to solve what “may await us in the coming weeks”, in terms of forest fires. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa also points out that there is knowledge of the challenge facing the country. According to the President of the Republic, “there is a unit of political power” that involves the political actors present in the Government and Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa himself, however, during the operational information session at the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC), in Lisbon, adds that it includes the mayors of municipalities…
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