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President Joe Biden (left) greets John Kerry, the special presidential envoy for climate, on Jan. 27 as he arrives at the White House to speak on climate change. (Photo: Mandel Ngan/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images) In February, Beverly Wright linked the legacy of slavery and the Jim Crow era with energy development. In March, President Joe Biden appointed Wright to his White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council.  Wright, the founder of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice,...

The Greater Allegany County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director is a Belmont resident From News Reports BELMONT — Belmont resident and Greater Allegany County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Gretchen Hanchett on Friday announced her candidacy in the Republican primary for District 2 County Legislator. “I’m thrilled to announce my candidacy, not just for myself, but the District 2 community who deserves action-driven leadership," said Hanchett. "My position is our community as a ...

Another Crown Resorts director steps down as NSW regulator flexes muscle   747 VIEWS John Poynton has become the fifth Crown Resorts director to step down in less than a month as the company’s boardroom makeover continues in the wake of the recent Bergin Report. Crown announced Monday morning that Poynton, who had previously resisted calls to step aside, had agreed to make way following pressure from the NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA). The Authority had questioned Poynton...

Most Hyannis residents don’t deny the Cape is in dire need of housing.  But a proposal to build a 312-unit apartment complex on the site of the Twin Brooks Golf Course has drawn significant opposition, not only from neighbors but residents across town.  Many say they worry the complex would worsen traffic near the already troublesome West End Rotary, burden town infrastructure and contribute to the further degradation of Stewarts Creek and nearby wetlands, which feed into Keyes and Eugenia...

James Packers casino empire has been dealt another blow with the revelation that Crown Resorts underpaid hundreds of workers. Crown reported itself to the Fair Work Ombudsman after stories surfaced of widespread underpayment of hospitality workers including at the casino giants high-profile restaurants Dinner by Heston and Rockpool Bar & Grill. But the underpayments that the Ombudsman is investigating at Crown are separate to those of its rock-star restaurants and involve workers employed direc...

When the chips are down, can Andrews walk away from Crown’s table? We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement In the three decades since Crown opened its first casino in Melbourne it has hedged its bets on both sides of politics. The mates network it has built, stronger than perhaps anything the state’s body politic has ever seen, has helped grease the wheels in Victoria since the day Labor’s Joan K...

Since receiving the report from the NSW ILGA, the Victorian government said it has taken advice about the most appropriate way to proceed investigating Crown Melbourne over its casino licence. The state government said the royal commission “will ensure the most appropriate access to information regarding Crown Melbourne’s suitability to hold the casino licence, given the commission’s powers to compel witnesses and documentation”. “This is about making sure that those who hold a casino...

Green light for royal commission into Crown Melbourne By Emma Ryan|24 February 2021 The future of Melbourne’s Crown Casino hangs in the balance following the Victorian government confirming a highly anticipated royal commission into the gambling giant would go ahead, following damning allegations of illegal behaviour and questions as to whether it has the right to continue to hold its licence. The $5 million Royal Commission into Crown Melbourne Ltd (Crown Melbourne) will examine the bu...

Once judge Ray Finkelstein hands over his report, it will be up to Daniel Andrews to bring the casino back into line

The Victorian government will launch a royal commission into Crown Resorts in order to test the gambling giant’s suitability to hold its Melbourne casino licence.