Controversial Contract News Today

Panama's President Laurentino Cortizo on Friday announced a ban on new metal mining concessions, but maintained a contract with a Canadian company that has sparked massive protests in the country. In a televised address, the president said the government had issued a decree "declaring a ban on granting new metallic mineral concessions throughout the country." 

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration has renewed a controversial contract with the company from suburban Kansas City that staffs the city’s migrant shelters despite the firm billing the city significant overtime and the administration saying it intended to replace the company with cheaper, local alternatives. On Monday, Favorite Healthcare Staffing and the city signed a $40 million extension ...

A person was taken to a hospital in Louisville after crashing a homemade plane in Southern Scott County.

Updated: 2:10 PM EST Jan 11, 2021 Methuens longtime police chief, whose high salary was a source of controversy, has retired.Chief Joe Solomon wrote on his Twitter account that he is now retired. He had been placed on leave in December following a scathing state report about his role in drafting labor contracts that benefited himself and his allies.Methuen City Councilor Nick DiZoglio confirmed that the city had received Solomons letter of retirement. Solomon was earning more than $30...