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What to expect in Louisiana’s primaries and how it’s set to test Trump’s power

This election marks the latest instance of Trump seeking to exact retribution from perceived political adversaries

The Independent UK

Democrats win big over GOP incumbents in 2 statewide Georgia utility regulator races

Democrats have won blowout victories in two races for the Georgia Public Service Commission

The Independent UK

Public Service Commission hearing begins for Kentucky Power rate increase case

The hearing comes after weeks of public comment hearings around eastern Kentucky. Kentucky Power’s request to the Public Service Commission was originally submitted last May.

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Chhattisgarh HC to review 18 selected PSC candidates; petition alleges nepotism, calls for CBI probe

RAIPUR: The Chhattisgarh high court has directed that the appointment of 18 PSC-selected candidates, who are close relatives of the top brass of the state Public Service Commission (PSC), other bureaucrats, politicians, and businessmen, would be subject to the final outcome of the petition challenging their selection.

The Times of India

Saskatchewan naming and pronoun policy: The best interests of children must guide provincial parental consent rules

Saskatchewan’s Premier Scott Moe recently shuffled his cabinet. Among the ministers changing portfolios is Dustin Duncan, who is being moved from education to overseeing the province’s Public Service Commission.

The Conversation

Germany’s political public service v NZ’s myth of neutrality

We should be more honest about the fiction of a politically neutral public service. In Germany there would be room for someone as political as Rob Campbell in the public service, says Oliver Hartwich

Newsroom.co.nz

NY crypto lawsuit has climate fallout

The lawsuit determines whether the state's Public Service Commission must consider emissions in its decision making

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A green breakthrough in Louisiana

Davante Lewis' victory brings new attention to the importance of public service commissions

Salon

Rosendale wins reelection in Montana US House race

Montana Republican Matt Rosendale won a second term in the U.S. House as he fended off a pair of challengers in the race for a newly drawn district representing the eastern portion of the state

The Independent UK

Zinke, Rosendale look to extend GOP dominance in Montana

Montana voters are electing candidates in two newly-drawn U.S. House districts after the Republican-controlled state gained a second seat for the 2022 election due to population growth

The Independent UK

LG&E’s ‘not actionable’ energy plan earned poor marks from regulators

WEKU

DeSantis 2018 campaign got $25,000 from nonprofit secretly funded by FPL cash, records show

MIAMI — In the run-up to the 2018 election, Broken Promises — a mysterious nonprofit group registered to a UPS box in the nation’s capital — gave $25,000 to a political committee called Consumers for Energy Fairness. It was the first donation the committee received that year.

Miami Herald

New standards to support survivors of national tragedies

New guidelines - developed by the families and survivors of previous tragedies - will set out how government agencies should help rather than hinder when disaster strikes.

Newsroom.co.nz

Officials' finger pointing over abuse scandals

Comment: Today the country's top public servant fronts up at the Royal Commission into abuse in state care. Aaron Smale says officials are still running interference

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Supreme Court temporarily blocks Georgia law, ruling it harms Black voters

The ruling forced this year's election for the state's Public Service Commission to be postponed until a new voting system could be created.

The Conversation

A new report from Queensland offers guidance on integrity to all Australian governments

Peter Coaldrake’s report to Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, Let the Sunshine In, is a clear and frank assessment of culture and accountability in the Queensland public sector today. With one exception, it also offers refreshing guidance to jurisdictions across Australia showing signs of complacency about integrity.

Newsroom.co.nz

Ombudsman to crack down on OIA delays

The Official Information Act must not be manipulated or undermined, the Chief Ombudsman says as he prepares to ramp up reporting on delays by ministers and agencies.

WEKU

Lone Kentucky Public Service Commissioner approves sale of Kentucky Power to Liberty Utilities with conditions

After months of public pushback from lawmakers, and controversy over the approval of nominations to the Kentucky Public Service Commission, on Wednesday the PSC approved the sale of Kentucky Power to Liberty Utilities with conditions. Kentucky Power will be required to set up at least $113.5 million in funds to…

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Qld watchdog finalising laptop raid report

Queensland's corruption watchdog will send a report to senior public servants on its probe into the wiping of a laptop from the integrity commissioner's office

WEKU

Beshear says lone Public Service Commissioner can rule on the sale of Kentucky Power

In less than a week, the Kentucky Public Service Commission must rule on the sale of Kentucky Power to Liberty Utilities for $2.8 billion. But the PSC currently only has one commissioner. Despite not having a quorum, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday the sole commissioner can rule on the sale.

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Queensland integrity commissioner Nikola Stepanov accuses Public Service Commission boss of misogynistic slur

Queensland integrity commissioner Nikola Stepanov says the head of the state's Public Service Commission, Robert Setter, called her a "b***h on a witch hunt" during a phone call in 2018.

The Guardian - AU

‘Bitch on a witch-hunt’: agency head says he didn’t make slur against Queensland integrity commissioner

Nikola Stepanov told a parliamentary committee that “I was called that term” by the Public Service Commission chief executive

ABC News

Queensland Public Service Commission chief denies being uncooperative with lobbying audit

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will not say if she still has confidence in the state's chief of the Public Service Commission, Robert Setter, who denies being uncooperative with a lobbying audit.

ABC News

Queensland Premier defends decision to refer Integrity Commissioner for potential investigation

The Queensland Premier confirms reports she referred the state's Integrity Commissioner to a parliamentary committee over allegations of possible misconduct. But she denies it has anything to do with claims of interference.

ABC News

Outgoing Queensland integrity commissioner Nikola Stepanov says independence of office at risk from current oversight arrangements

After last week announcing her resignation, Queensland's integrity commissioner Nikola Stepanov says it is not appropriate for the office to be under the control of the Public Service Commission.

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