Page 15 - Consumer Issues News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Seplat Energy Plc has received the ISO 26000 endorsement, which is a major milestone that reinforces the company’s commitment to social responsibility.

In a new poll, North Dakota voters say they'd like to see big changes to the state's Legacy Fund, which operates as a savings account funded by oil tax revenue. In 2010, voters approved creating what's sometimes called the "people's fund," with 30% of tax revenue from oil production in the state flowing into the fund each month for long-term investments and general operations. The North Dakota News Cooperative commissioned the poll, and 68% of respondents said they want the money used for economic development within North Dakota, rather than the current focus on out-of-stat...

A bill in the New York State Legislature could alter how the foster care system operates in the state by ending the requirement for parents to pay for their child's stay in foster care. New York collected more than 2 million in 2021 from low-income parents with children in foster care. The so-called "maintenance payments" include a 9% interest rate. ...

Across the country and especially in rural parts of Missouri, U.S. Postal Service staffing shortages are being blamed by some for delays in mail delivery. Some postal carriers say the lack of staffing hampers the ability to split overloaded routes and is at the heart of the issue affecting prompt mail delivery. ...

In North Carolina, congregations are banding together to repurpose empty churches as community pillars to address issues like housing. According to a study called "Twenty Years of Congregational Change," church attendance has declined, with 70% of churches seeing fewer than 100 members at their services each week. Lynda Ferguson, senior pastor of First United Methodist Church in Asheboro, said the trend has affected churches in her area. ...