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Investors are now less concerned about climate policy, but they are also demanding greater action before committing their money.

Apra finds country’s banks may be more vulnerable to economic downturns as they face threefold increase in lending losses

‘The wild west approach needs to end,’ says climate scientist Bill Hare, amid warning targets should be met by cuts in absolute emissions

 Australia has joined 122 other signatories to the global methane pledge. Australia has now become a signatory to the global methane pledge to help collectively reduce global methane emissions by at

The smelter’s lobby says the trade-exposed industry needs longer than others to adjust to the ‘substantial’ burden of switching to lower-emissions energy.

Commissioners have a packed agenda that includes lobbying ordinances, their 2023 budget and the induction of Jake Gaither Golf Course as a historic site

City commissioners approved a 10-year ban on lobbying for anyone convicted of fraud-related crimes, intended to stamp out back-door dealings.

The city is poised to make two changes to its lobbyist regulations that could eliminate registration fees and bar convicted criminals from advocating on behalf of clients.

In 2016, former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum stepped on stage at the Democratic National Convention and delivered a speech pundits called reminiscent of years past, when then-relatively unknown U.S. Senator Barack Obama did the same. A week ago, Gillum stood before a federal judge to plead not guilty to 21 counts and three federal charges stemming from a long-running corruption probe. Here's a timeline of events leading up to Gillum's federal indictment.

Now that the midterm elections of 2018 are behind us, CNN has made an interesting choice when hiring a new political commentator: Andrew Gillum, the former mayor of Tallahassee who lost a tight race for Florida governor to Republican Ron DeSantis in November. The selection is made all the more curious since the Florida Commission on Ethics has found Gillum as having "probable cause" regarding five counts of ethics violations for allegedly accepting gifts while traveling with lobbyists....