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By: BRIAN CROCE  The Department of Labor's new rule permitting retirement plan fiduciaries to consider climate change and other environmental, social and governance factors when selecting investments and exercising shareholder rights is a regulatory return to normal and takes more of a neutral approach than the proposal on which it was based, industry experts said. "I think the… Read more »

BY THE GEORGIA VIRTUE Senator Jon Ossoff’s bipartisan legislation to rename the Atlanta VA Regional Office in honor of Georgia’s late U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson is now law. Sen. Ossoff’s bipartisan law will rename the VA regional office in Decatur, Georgia, as the “Senator Johnny Isakson Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office” to honor Isakson for his… Read more »

By: MIL-OSI Publisher US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Wisconsin Ron Johnson WASHINGTON— On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and 67 of their Republican colleagues in writing a letter to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) opposing the Board’s joint employer proposed rule that is inconsistent with common law,… Read more »

By: Metter Advertiser The office of Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) will host Community Office Hours across counties in Georgia’s 12th District during the month of December. Included in these visits is a stop in Metter on Dec. 7 from 3-4:30 p.m. at Metter City Hall. During these events, members of Congressman Allen’s staff will be available to assist constituents with a variety of… Read more »

By: AL HACKLE On what has previously been a routine matter returning every two years, Statesboro City Council on Tuesday tabled renewal of U.S. Rep. Rick Allen’s rent-free lease of a City Hall office in order to ask if he gets the same deal in other 12th Congressional District communities. Allen’s Statesboro District Office, on the ground floor of City Hall across the lobby from the… Read more »

By WILLS ROBINSON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Republicans are ramping up their bid to challenge the Biden administration's policy to allow employers to consider green and social investments in American 401ks. GOP members of both the House and Senate are bringing forward legislation to protect retirement and investment accounts from asset managers who prioritize ESG… Read more »

By: Zoe Seiler Atlanta, GA — The Atlanta Veterans Affairs Regional Office on Clairmont Road is expected to be renamed to honor the late Sen. Johnny Isakson. Sen. Jon Ossoff introduced legislation this summer to rename the facility at 1700 Clairmont Road, and the bill has been passed by Congress. It now heads to President Joe Biden for his signature, according to a press… Read more »

by: Kim Vickers AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF)- After years of fundraising and construction, Apparo Academy is hosting a ribbon cutting on it’s new building addition. It’s an early intervention school for children with special needs. Apparo is a faith-based, nonprofit school that specializes in teaching children with special medical and therapeutic needs from ages 6 weeks to 7… Read more »

By Austin R. Ramsey Workplace retirement plan asset managers stand to gain more regulatory freedom under the Biden administration’s new approach to 401(k) climate change investing, even though the regulation’s immediate effects on actual plan offerings may be less dramatic. A new US Labor Department rule announced last week will let employers consider environmental, social,… Read more »

 Rachel Koning Beals Rule is likely to fire up opponents of environmental, social and governance principles — including Ron DeSantis — who have railed against ‘woke capitalism’ The Department of Labor finalized a rule Tuesday that explicitly permits retirement-plan fiduciaries to consider climate change and other environmental, social and governance (ESG) features when selecting… Read more »