Democrats introduce constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United campaign finance ruling – The Hill

A group of House Democrats introduced a constitutional amendment on Thursday to overturn a Supreme Court ruling that eliminated restrictions on corporate campaign spending. The Supreme Court’s 2010 ruling in the Citizens United v. FEC case prohibited the government from restricting political campaign spending by companies, nonprofit organizations and unions. This amendment, if passed, would … Read more

Bleak financial outlook will mean heart-breakingly difficult decisions … – Brighton and Hove News

Brighton and Hove City Council faces a “dark chapter”, according to its political leader, as there are limited funds and “few options left”.Councillor Phélim Mac CaffertyThis was the bleak prediction by the Green leader of the council Phélim Mac Cafferty as he addressed senior councillors this afternoon (Thursday 19 October).His comments came at the start … Read more

This Week In Credit Card News: Have You Experienced Financial Infidelity? How Few People Write Checks – Forbes

Nearly Half of Americans Haven’t Written a Check in the Past YearIn a new survey from GOBankingRates, 44.5% of respondents revealed they have not written a physical check in the past year. While this percentage may seem quite high, many are still using their checkbooks on an active basis. For instance, 15% said they write … Read more

Conducting Effective Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering … – Morgan Lewis

JavaScript is turned off in your web browser. Turn it on to take full advantage of this site, then refresh the page. With the ever-increasing use of sanctions as a foreign policy tool (or weapon), sanctions compliance has taken on greater importance than ever. Moreover, as countries increase extraterritorial applications of their sanctions, even companies … Read more

Active ownership in 2023: our Engagement Blueprint in action … – Schroders

Considering sustainability factors as a component of proper investing appears to me both necessary and unobjectionable. This applies to both ESG integration into investment decisions as well as active ownership. 0 Min Snapshot 01/20/2023Considering sustainability factors as a component of proper investing appears to me both necessary and unobjectionable. This applies to both ESG integration … Read more