The Acting Chief of the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau has signed off on a Consent Decree that resolves an obscenity and indecency investigation involving the CBS affiliate owned by TEGNA in Spokane.

The city has met its requirements of a federal consent decree to eliminate sewage backups and overflows seven years ahead of the deadline.

The Carr Commission has entered into a Consent Decree with Sinclair and the shared services partners that absolves them of any rule violations tied to an August 2024 forfeiture that sought $3.34 ...

The Pocotaligo River in Sumter had the highest PFAS levels among 22 waterways tested in a nationwide study, raising health and safety concerns.

A government task force had initially sought to put the university under a consent decree, which would have put a federal judge in charge of overseeing Columbia’s compliance.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s administration will appeal to Brazil’s Supreme Court to try to preserve a tax decree that Congress overturned this week, according to two government ...

The IRS has settled a lawsuit with churches, agreeing not to enforce the Johnson Amendment against internal religious speech about politics — a major shift in nonprofit law.

Brevard County Schools are revising their student records policy to require parental consent to use a student’s chosen name.

Water expert warns that tap and bottled water contain harmful chemicals, with 200 million Americans drinking PFAS-contaminated water and consuming microplastics weekly.

The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some “forever chemicals” in drinking water that were finalized last year, while maintaining standards for ...

LMPD and the consent decree Collaboration between the federal prosecutor’s office and LMPD will be critical, Bumgarner said, as the local department prepares to implement a series of reforms.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has filed for federal court approval of the Seattle Police Department’s revised crowd management policies and seeks termination of the Seattle police consent decree ...