Julie Carr Smyth, Ap Statehouse Correspondent Updated 11:20 am, Friday, May 25, 2018 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Parliamentarians are having their day at the Ohio Statehouse with Republican House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger's resignation last month creating a historic mid-session vacancy. Ohio House Speaker Pro Tempore Kirk Schuring, a Canton Republican, has handled daily operations since Rosenberger's April 12 departure amid an FBI investigation. But Schuring's leadership role only goes so far. Under governing rules and parliamentary procedures, the speaker pro tempore doesn't automatically ascend to the speakership. The 99-member Ohio House can't pass any bills until its speakership is "filled by election." Local Channel Now Playing: Now Playing Power line crashes onto home, sparking fire San Antonio Express-News Motorcyclist hospitalized after smashing into SUV San Antonio Express-News Police find stabbing victim in Terrell Hills San Antonio … [Read more...] about AP Explains: Why speaker-less Ohio House can’t pass bills
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How AP and Equilar calculated CEO pay
0 View Comments For its annual analysis of CEO pay, The Associated Press used data provided by Equilar, an executive data firm. Equilar examined regulatory filings detailing the pay packages of 339 executives. Equilar looked at companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 index that filed proxy statements with federal regulators between Jan. 1 and April 30, 2018. To avoid the distortions caused by sign-on bonuses, the sample includes only CEOs in place for at least two years. To calculate CEO pay, Equilar adds salary, bonus, perks, stock awards, stock option awards, deferred compensation and other pay components that include benefits and perks. Stock awards can either be time-based, or performance-based, meaning the CEO has to meet certain goals before getting them. Stock options usually give the CEO the right to buy shares in the future at the price they're trading at when the options are granted. All are meant to tie the CEO's pay to the company's performance. To determine what … [Read more...] about How AP and Equilar calculated CEO pay
AP Explains: What’s changing under new data privacy rules
Anick Jesdanun, Ap Technology Writer Updated 1:07 pm, Friday, May 25, 2018 Photo: Geert Vanden Wijngaert, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 European Parliament President Antonio Tajani, right, welcomes Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg upon his arrival at the EU Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. European Parliament President Antonio Tajani, right, welcomes Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg upon his arrival at the EU Parliament in Brussels, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. European Union lawmakers plan to press Zuckerberg on Tuesday about data protection standards at the internet giant at a hearing focused on a scandal over the alleged misuse of the personal information of millions of people. less European Parliament President Antonio Tajani, right, welcomes Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg upon his arrival at the EU Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. European Parliament President … [Read more...] about AP Explains: What’s changing under new data privacy rules
AP Explains: What to look for in Irish abortion referendum
DUBLIN (AP) — Voters in Ireland will decide Friday whether to repeal the country's strict anti-abortion laws. The referendum has divided voters in a traditionally Roman Catholic country where sign of changing attitudes have emerged in recent years. Here's what to look out for: ___ WHAT WILL BE DECIDED? A "yes" or "no" vote will decide whether Ireland repeals or keeps the controversial eighth amendment to the constitution, which in 1983 required authorities to equally defend the right to life of a mother and the right to life of a fetus, from the moment of conception. Abortion is only permissible in very rare cases when the woman's life is judged to be in danger. ___ WHAT ARE THE ARGUMENTS? Opponents say the law simply forces women to leave their home country at considerable expense to get safe abortions elsewhere. They also cite cases where women have been placed in danger because doctors were unsure whether they could legally carry out an abortion despite serious medical issues … [Read more...] about AP Explains: What to look for in Irish abortion referendum
AP FACT CHECK: Trump distortions while trashing Russia probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is twisting the words of his predecessor’s national intelligence director as part of his stepped-up effort to trash the credibility of the special counsel’s Russia investigation. In a tweet Thursday, during a stormy week on Twitter by the president, Trump said James Clapper acknowledged there was “Spying in my campaign,” meaning an informant implanted inside the operation. Clapper said no such thing and no evidence of that has emerged. The Justice Department plans to hold two classified briefings with select lawmakers Thursday addressing reports that a government informant — from outside the campaign — contacted Trump campaign aides in 2016. On Trump’s broader point that the Obama administration interfered with the Trump campaign to help Democrat Hillary Clinton win, evidence is lacking on that front, too. Clinton and many other Democrats are convinced James Comey, as President Barack Obama’s … [Read more...] about AP FACT CHECK: Trump distortions while trashing Russia probe