Though other climate-change legislation is proceeding, Oregon lawmakers will not advance a bill prompting faster divestiture of state investments in coal, oil and gas companies.
North Carolina, Rhode Island, Ohio, Illinois and California are set to lose $136.8 million from their pension funds after investing in Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank.
House-approved legislation that seeks to ask voters to approve a constitutional amendment that would set up a citizens committee to determine how much to pay legislators. The legislation is only to enable the committee’s creation; further advisory rules would be set up upon the constitutional amendment’s approval. The House approved HJR 8 on a 40-24 […]