Romanian and Swiss entrepreneurs and investors, members of the Switzerland-Romania Chamber of Commerce (CCE-R), elected a new eight-member Board of Directors during the General Assembly organized on April 15, 2024 in Bucharest. On April 19, the new board of CCE-R elected a new president of the Chamber: Dr. Adriana Cioca, Managing Director of Artemis Romania, […]
Lawsuits under New York's new voting rights law reveal racial disenfranchisement even in blue states
BY AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press FREEPORT, N.Y. (AP) — A new voting rights law in New York is already having a dramatic effect, with lawsuits in several local communities seeking to reverse decades of minority voter disenfranchisement. The lawsuits help dispel a longstanding narrative that racial voting discrimination happens only in the South or in
BY AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press FREEPORT, N.Y. (AP) — A new voting rights law in New York is already having a dramatic effect, with lawsuits in several local communities seeking to reverse decades of minority voter disenfranchisement. The lawsuits help dispel a longstanding narrative that racial voting discrimination happens only in the South or in
FREEPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Weihua Yan had seen dramatic demographic changes since moving to Long Island’s Nassau County. Its Asian American population alone had grown by 60% since the 2010 census. Why then, he wondered, did he not see anyone who looked like him on the county’s local governing body, the 19-member Nassau County Legislature? […]
FREEPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Weihua Yan had seen dramatic demographic changes since moving to Long Island’s Nassau County. Its Asian American population alone had grown by 60% since the 2010 census. Why then, he wondered, did he not see anyone who looked like him on the county’s local governing body, the 19-member Nassau County Legislature? Last year, he decided to do something about it and ran for one of the seats. Continue reading at The Republic News.
ANIS, the Employers’ Association of the Software and Services Industry has a new president. Edward Crețescu, CEO of Regista, was elected in this role during the General Assembly of Members that took place yesterday, April 23, 2024. The designated vice president is Diana Sipos, Country Manager Eviden Technologies Romania. During the same meeting, a new […]
It’s time for the quadrennial discussion of the Electoral College. Every four years more than a few folks wonder aloud why the U.S. president isn’t simply chosen via a national popular vote.
AUGUSTA, Maine — Railroads in Maine face new requirements for reporting the transport of hazardous materials in the state after Gov. Janet Mills signed an emergency bill into law on Friday, the Portland Press Herald reports. LD1937 was introduced last year following a Rockwood, Maine, derailment and fire that saw three crew members injured [see []Read More
Former Chelsea manager André Villas-Boas was elected the new president of Portuguese giant FC Porto on Saturday night. Porto announced Villas-Boas as the new president on their X handle, ending Jor
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia is voting Wednesday in a parliamentary election after a campaign that centered on a bitter rivalry between the president and prime minister of the country.
The proposals are part of an ongoing effort backed in recent years by both progressive Democrats and libertarian-minded Republicans.