Experts who spoke to The Lens said that the practice effectively insulates shareholders from risk, shifting it to ‘captive customers.’ But Entergy insists that the payments encourage investment, lowering borrowing costs and ultimately benefiting its customers.
Number of reported active cases is a decrease from last week.
At the city’s largest charter network, two-thirds of middle and high school students are fully vaccinated. But the rate is 36 percent for those under 12.
Dr. John Thompson was called by the defense this week, the fourth week of a month-long trial in the class-action suit.
The special Harrah’s Fund education grants will support three district programs that serve vulnerable youth
The council plans to hire a lawyer and intervene in a lawsuit over the trust.
The resolution instructs the council’s attorneys to prepare and submit an amicus brief in federal appeals court expressing the council’s opposition to the controversial jail building.
The sheriff-elect praised the City Council over its opposition to a controversial new jail facility.
A proposed council resolution calls for an amicus brief against Phase III. It also suggests that the council may not vote to approve an alternative plan, saying the vote is not necessary.
The suit was filed over disputed legal fees. But the plaintiffs are also requesting that a 2020 agreement extending the land trust in perpetuity be nullified.
