Category Archives: Economy
Former Boeing test pilot found not guilty of deceiving FAA
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A former Boeing Co. test pilot was acquitted Wednesday on felony charges of deceiving federal regulators about a key flight-control system that played a role in two deadly crashes involving 737 Max jets.
New York City to let unvaccinated athletes play home games
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's mayor will announce Thursday that he’s exempting athletes and performers from the city’s vaccine mandate for private workers, a move that will allow Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving to play home games and
Sacramento teachers strike as Minneapolis walkout continues
Thousands of teachers and other school workers in Sacramento walked off the job Wednesday as the California capital became the second big U.S. school district this month to see a work stoppage over pay and staffing shortages as a teachers
Pennsylvania liquor board reverses decision on CBD edibles
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board on Wednesday reversed decisions from last year and said it will not allow beer and wine licensees to sell edible products containing the marijuana extract called CBD.
Saskatchewan budget: Agriculture and film industries win, music and sports fans lose
REGINA — Saskatchewan tabled its 2022-23 spending plan on Wednesday. Here's a look at some of the winners and losers: WINNERS Agriculture producers: The province is expanding the Saskatchewan Value-Added Agriculture Incentive to give producers a tax cr...
Highlights of Saskatchewan government budget include smaller deficit, new taxes
REGINA — Premier Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party government tabled its 2021-22 budget on Wednesday. Here are some of the highlights: — A $463 million deficit, $2.1 billion less than what was expected in the fall. — A goal to eliminate the deficit
Washington governor signs bills tightening gun rules
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a package of bills Wednesday tightening the state's gun laws, including a measure that bans the manufacture, distribution and sale of firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition....
IRS unit gets no funds to enforce sanctions on rich Russians
WASHINGTON (AP) — For all of the talk about slapping sanctions on Russian oligarchs, there was a notable omission in the Ukraine aid package approved this month by Congress: An infusion of money for the IRS criminal investigation arm tasked
Attorneys: Utility’s ex-CEO planned payments in Ohio scandal
Utility giant FirstEnergy Corp.'s former chief executive and a top official masterminded payments to public officials in an alleged $60 million bribery scheme to win a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear plants, attorneys representing investors i...
Ottawa issues $5 billion in green bonds for the first time ever
Ottawa has completed its first ever offering of green bonds that will be used to help pay for its investments in green infrastructure and other projects that will help fight climate change. The federal government says it issued $5 billion in
