A Lieutenant with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department was arrested after turning himself in for several financial fraud charges Tuesday.
For a state that wishes to be one of the nation’s agenda-setters and serve as a model for the country, California is woefully weak when it comes to protecting children from sex crimes. GOP state Sen. Shannon Grove has introduced a bill that would make it a felony to purchase or solicit a child for […]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau seems beset with problems. Not only is it a federal bureau with zero constitutional authorization to even exist (in which it has lots of company), but it has been dealing with scandals over discrimination in hiring and promotions, as well as squabbles over pay scales. The management has gotten raises, but the rank and file are still at the same rate, despite inflation, which has been well, considerable.
WAIKIKI (KHON2) -- It has been 18 months since officials launched Safe and Sound Waikiki, an initiative to combat crime in the heart of Waikiki's tourism district with help from the community. Officials said crime is down overall, but some businesses still hope for more police presence. Honolulu police Maj. James Slayter said Safe and []
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Half of leaders in the City of London use AI to access financial advice, according to new research released by KPMG UK.
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Nav has added a new “credit health experience” to its financial health platform for small businesses. The new Nav Credit Health helps small business owners understand their business and personal credit, learn how to improve them, and see how they can use both their current and future position to access funding, the company said in a […]
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones has come up with a novel approach to fighting crime in her city. No, it does not involve funding the police and hiring more officers. To this writer's knowledge, it does not involve replacing police officers with social workers. Well, it might include that, but this innovation in creating a safer city is to hold local businesses accountable for crimes that occur in and around their properties.
One-third of small-business owners say increased crime is cutting into their earnings, and 7 in 10 grade President Joe Biden’s performance negatively in terms of helping small businesses, a new poll finds. Pollsters John McLaughlin and Scott Rasmussen conducted the survey, along with the Job Creators Network Foundation in March, among 400 small-business owners. When asked about their sentiments regarding the state of the economy, 46% of small-business owners said the economy is getting worse,...