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KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE:KKR) shares are trading higher Friday by 0.86%, less than 24 hours after news broke that the private equity group is discussing whether to split media conglomerate Axel Springer. What Happened: KKR is reportedly in talks with German billionaire and Axel Springer CEO Mathias...

Editor’s Note: The headline for this article has been updated. According to a new report, German media company Axel Springer is considering an acquisition of The Wall Street Journal, expanding its already significant presence in the United States. The company currently owns Insider, Politico...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is actively pursuing a bipartisan marijuana banking bill and intends to incorporate "criminal justice provisions" into it. In a letter addressed to Todd Harrison, an investor in the cannabis industry, Schumer expressed his plan to integrate...

Former President Donald Trump continues to be one of the front-running candidates for the 2024 presidential election. Along with campaigning for president, Trump also faces a busy schedule of court dates related to four indictments and federal charges. Here are the recent findings from a poll...

In the marble-clad halls of Capitol Hill, Reggie Babin's name echoed with reverence. As the chief counsel to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, he was instrumental in carving a new trajectory for cannabis policy in the United States. Babin's journey from Cedric Richmond's legislative...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers wrote a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to deschedule marijuana and remove it from the Controlled Substances Act,  reported Politico. The letter, authored by Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), Dave Joyce (R-Ohio), ...

Even though Twitter's ban on former President Donald Trump was rescinded by CEO Elon Musk, he will not be welcomed back to two other social media platforms until January 2023 at the earliest. Here’s what you need to know.  What Happened: A report from Politico said Meta...

The Biden administration recently expanded its employee conduct guidelines to potentially decline security clearance to people who have backed marijuana-related business. “Eligibility may be negatively impacted if an individual knowingly and directly invests in stocks or business ventures...

It's happening again so get ready: the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, after a wildly successful and now legendary event in Miami during 4/20 week, we're gearing up now for our Chicago soiree, this coming Sept. 13-14.  As per usual among Benzinga's...

The Senate has been under pressure from all sides recently to pass the SAFE Banking Act that would "help cannabis-related businesses, support innovation, create jobs, and strengthen public safety in our communities." Just recently, about a quarter of voting members of the House of...

The 2022 midterm elections are heating up as politicians on both sides are batting around different strategies to reach their goals. A recent survey from Morning Consult and Politico revealed that four out of ten voters overall said ending cannabis prohibition should be prioritized, shedding...

New Jersey Senate president Nick Scutari (D) and Sen. Brian Stack (D) held a public hearing on the implementation of the state’s adult-use market on Thursday. “This is an informational hearing on the implementation of the adult-use recreational cannabis market in New...

A U.S. Senate candidate is spending millions of dollars on an advertising campaign to take on the world’s richest man and his electric vehicle company. What Happened: Technology entrepreneur Dan O’Dowd confirmed with Politico he's spending millions of dollars on a national...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is leaving the State Privacy and Security Coalition (SPSC), accusing the group of lobbying for weak privacy laws that benefit the industry instead of the users. What Happened: Emily Birnbaum — tech lobbying and influence reporter at Politico —...

It seems that New Jerseyans will have to wait a bit longer to purchase recreational cannabis, as the state regulator for the nascent industry rejected the applications from eight medical cannabis operators - dubbed Alternative Treatment Centers and all owned by MSOs - to launch adult-use sales...