Government control articles
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Rai journalists strike over ‘suffocating control’ by Meloni’s government
Union calls for end to politicians’ interference in state broadcaster amid debate over censorshipAn Italian union has called for political parties to be “eliminated from Rai” as journalists with the public broadcaster went on strike in protest against the “suffocating control” allegedly being wielded by Giorgia Meloni’s rightwing government over their work.The ruling coalition has been accused of influencing programming, including censoring themes that are not in tune with its rightwing stance....
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City lawyer urges the government to ‘take back control’ of the FCA
A City lawyer launched an extraordinary call for the government to “take back control” of the regulator yesterday after Jeremy Hunt rounded on the FCA over its plans to name firms under investigation. The Chancellor told the FT he hoped the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) would “re-look” at its decision to make public the subjects of its []
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DOTD, animal control attempts to recover pig on Government Street I-10 off-ramp
BATON ROUGE — A pig appeared to be loose on the Government Street I-10 off-ramp Monday morning.According to traffic cameras, LaDOTD arrived at the scene around 10:30 a.m. and began assisting in recovering the swine.Police and animal control also responded to the scene, blocking traffic in one lane.The back door of a trailer also appears to be busted open.No other information is available at this time.Permalink| Comments