“Rules of the Judicial Conduct Board, which investigates judges, and the Disciplinary Board of the State Supreme Court, which investigates attorneys, require complaints be kept confidential except under limited circumstances. [Ms. Kane’s spokesman Chuck Ardo] said the rules do not apply to people initiating the complaint, however.”
Navy to challenge Chinese claims in South China Sea
USA TODAY: …Plans to send a warship through the contested space in the vicinity of the Spratly Islands have been rumored since May, but three Pentagon officials who spoke to Navy Times on background to discuss future operations say Navy officials believe approval of the mission is imminent. If approved, it would be the first […]
Hillary Clinton says she does not support Trans-Pacific Partnership
Speaking at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, as part of a two-day swing through the leadoff caucus state, Clinton said that she’s worried “about currency manipulation not being part of the agreement” and that “pharmaceutical companies may have gotten more benefits and patients fewer.”
Capitolwire: Performance audit highlights ‘dereliction of duty’ at state Department of Education.
In the 80-page report, DePasquale says “misguided leadership” and a “dereliction of duty” at both agencies left 561 under-performing schools without any help recovering from academic distress and the state, itself, without a master education plan for the last 16 years.
Thousands of federal drug inmates set for early release
The more than 5,500 inmates set to go free in November are among the first of what could eventually be tens of thousands eligible for release. The U.S. Sentencing Commission voted last year to retroactively apply substantially lower recommended sentences for those convicted of drug-related felonies.
KEISLING: Pressure builds for U.S. Justice Department to investigate PA Supreme Court’s porn email chain
A state official who asked not to be identified said a federal prosecutor recently called for a special prosecutor to examine the email chain.
IMF warns on worst global growth since financial crisis
FINANCIAL TIMES: High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email [email protected] to buy additional rights. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed5db834-6c01-11e5-8171-ba1968cf791a.html#ixzz3nonFa8KV The world economy will this year grow at its slowest pace since the global […]
U.S. vs. Russia: What a war would look like between the world’s most fearsome militaries
USA TODAY: …Russia remains weak, according to many traditional criteria. But it is now developing some key technologies, new fighting tactics and a brazen geopolitical strategy that is aggressively undermining America’s 25-year claim to being the only truly global superpower. The result: Russia is unexpectedly re-emerging as America’s chief military rival. As U.S. officials watch […]
U.S. Sees Russian Drive Against CIA-backed Rebels
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Russia has targeted Syrian rebel groups backed by the Central Intelligence Agency in a string of airstrikes running for days, leading the U.S. to conclude that it is an intentional effort by Moscow, American officials said. The assessment, which is shared by commanders on the ground, has deepened U.S. anger at Moscow […]
Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal Is Reached
NEW YORK TIMES: The United States, Japan and 10 other Pacific basin nations on Monday agreed after years of negotiations to the largest regional trade accord in history, an economic pact envisioned as a bulwark against China’s power and a standard-setter for global commerce, worker rights and environmental protection. The announcement here that weary trade […]
TSUKERMAN: Attitude of Russian public to Putin’s bombing of Syria
“The Government’s decision is consistent with international law and the mentality of our people, that is for peacekeeping, the moral, the active role that Russia has always played in different parts of the world, especially in the Middle East… The fight against terrorism, the struggle for justice and peace, for the dignity of people who are experiencing the challenge of terrorism – is the sacred struggle.”
California Gov. Brown signs controversial assisted-suicide bill
LOS ANGELES TIMES: Caught between conflicting moral arguments, Gov. Jerry Brown, a former Jesuit seminary student, on Monday signed a measure allowing physicians to prescribe lethal doses of drugs to terminally ill patients who want to hasten their deaths. Approving the bill, whose opponents included the Catholic Church, appeared to be a gut-wrenching decision for […]
Capitolwire: Amid budget debacle, House wants to move medical cannabis bill by year’s end.
In the report, the group struck a balance between SB 3 and the “far more conservative” House Bill 1432 by allowing 14 qualifying illnesses — including chronic pain and PTSD — but limiting the number of licenses and dispensaries.
MORRIS: “Cadillac Tax” for Obamacare bothers labor unions, too
The “Cadillac Tax,” a form of excise assessment, would charge employers to pay 40 percent of the cost of benefits in excess of $10,200 for an individual or $27,500 for a family to continue to subsidize Obamacare.