Government disputes with PPE suppliers could cost taxpayer £2.7bn, MPs warn Disputes with providers on 176 PPE contracts – mainly over faulty kit – are still to be settled. The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022
Buchanan pulls in big Q2 haul as Ways and Means race heats up WASHINGTON — Rep. Vern Buchanan led second-quarter fundraising among GOP hopefuls for the party’s top spot on the powerful Ways and Means Committee, raking in more than $860,000 in contributions. Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2022
Saving the PAC-12: One Interesting Possibility There is opportunity in times of chaos. The PAC-12, could maintain its strength, prestige and competitive spirit with a few careful additions. USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 19, 2022
‘It was opportunistic in the best sense’: how the US constitution inspired an exhibition After a frenzied auction, a rare first printing of the US constitution was lent to a museum in Arkansas where it’s led to an exhibition on democracy The Guardian - US · Jul 18, 2022
President Election: AAP meet to decide on presidential candidate support The meeting will be attended by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other members of the PAC, including Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, Punjab MP Raghav Chadha, and MLA Atishi, among others. Read more on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Jul 16, 2022
Delays to secure schools ‘leaving girls in unsafe conditions’ Government lacks ‘coherent strategy’ for youth custody, say MPs. The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022
Seeing Pa. as battlefield, Never Trumpers unite against Doug Mastriano PITTSBURGH — A political committee with connections to the Never Trump movement and to a high-profile neoconservative, will dip into Pennsylvania's gubernatorial race, "playing heavily" — its political director said — to convince college-educated suburban voters to buck Republican Doug Mastriano. Tribune News Service · Jul 14, 2022
There was a conspiracy to dissolve Provincial Armed Constabulary, 54 companies were disbanded, says Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath LUCKNOW: Addressing the jawans and officials on the passing-out parade of new PAC recruits, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that "there was a conspiracy to end the PAC force completely". "As a part of this conspiracy, a total of 54 companies of PAC were disbanded at different times,"… The Times of India · Jul 12, 2022
There was conspiracy to dissolve PAC, 54 companies were disbanded: UP CM Yogi Adityanath LUCKNOW: Addressing the jawans and officials on the passing-out parade of new PAC recruits, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that "there was a conspiracy to end the PAC force completely". The Times of India · Jul 12, 2022
Larry Stone: The Pac-12 will never be the same again, and that's sad SEATTLE — I have a six-decade relationship with the Pac-12 — old enough that I lived through its incarnations as the Pac-8 and Pac-10. My affiliation spans from John McKay to Lincoln Riley, from Lew Alcindor to Johnny Juzang, from Ann Meyers to Anna Wilson. Tribune News Service · Jul 7, 2022
Trump PAC paying witnesses' legal fees Trump group sought to cover legal fees of "more than a dozen" witnesses, report says Salon · Jul 1, 2022
Parliament restoration plan ‘unacceptably slow’ and untransparent – committee It is ‘inconceivable’ that the Palace should be allowed to deteriorate further and MPs are put in danger, the Public Accounts Committee chair said. The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022
Rs 150 crore to make Chandigarh railway station world-class CHANDIGARH: P K Krishnadas, PAC chairman, said the ministry has already allocated Rs 150 crore for developing Chandigarh railway station as world-class. The Times of India · Jun 25, 2022
Chandigarh railway station’s electronic eyes under PAC lens CHANDIGARH: PK Krishnadas, chairman of the National Public Amenities Committee (PAC), Railway Board, ministry of railways, expressed grave concern over security measures at Chandigarh railway station. The Times of India · Jun 24, 2022
Tribune News Service · Jun 23, 2022 How California primaries create special interest-fueled races with Democratic infighting SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento residents of Senate District 8 received reminders of California’s unusual top-two primary system every time they opened their mailboxes this spring.
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022 Youngsters who should have got child support ‘failed’ by ministers Thousands of children are still not getting the money they need from non-resident parents, committee chairwoman warns.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 19, 2022 Crypto billionaire’s PAC spends nearly $1 million in Illinois Democratic congressional primaries A PAC bankrolled by crypto billionaire Samuel Bankman-Fried poured $500,065 into television ads to elect Jonathan Jackson to Congress from the 1st District.
Irish Mirror · Jun 16, 2022 Inflation to increase National Children's Hospital costs by €51 million Fianna Fail TD Paul McAuliffe noted that additional inflation costs 'could go as high as 100 million'
The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2022 English universities over-reliant on overseas students’ fees, report warns Public accounts committee says institutions ‘potentially exposed to significant financial risks’, with 80 declaring annual deficit
The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022 Universities’ reliance on overseas income leaves them at financial risk – report Risks could see courses or campuses close, report warns.
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022 Kimberly Guilfoyle was paid $60k to introduce Trump before Capitol riot, Jan 6 committee member claims “I’m not saying it’s a crime, but I think it’s a grift”
The Times of India · Jun 11, 2022 Row over Prophet remark: 140 protesters held after Friday stone-pelting, violence in Uttar Pradesh LUCKNOW: At least 140 protesters were arrested after violence and stone-pelting in more than half a dozen districts of the state anti- after Friday prayers. In an emergency meeting, CM Yogi directed strict action against those involved in incidents of stone-pelting and violence, especially in Saharanpur and Prayagraj.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2022 £4bn of NHS COVID PPE to be burned as it is unusable, says committee report Opposition parties say the findings show the Conservatives are ‘burning taxpayers money by the billion’
The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022 Government plan to burn £4bn of PPE ‘costly to environment and Treasury’ The Public Accounts Committee has asked the Department of Health and Social Care to clarify its proposal, including predicted costs.
The Conversation · Jun 8, 2022 Robert Sobukwe: equal status in the pantheon of South African activists is long overdue The mortal fight against apartheid is usually cast in terms of good versus evil, a simple schism in which there are heroes and villains, or racially, in a white against black equation that blots out pretty much all else in between. But of course, this is hardly ever the case.