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Public Policy - February, 2012
359 articles
- EPA Will Miss 2012 Deadline For GHG Refinery Rule
- USTR Prods Congress On Trade Authority, Russian Relations
- FTC Readies Online Disclosure Guidance For Advertisers
- Lawmakers Spar Over EPA Policies On Coal, Fracking
- China Countervailing Duty Bill 'Critical,' USTR Tells Hill
- HHS Finds $1B in Home Health Medicare Claims Miss Data
- House Passes Calif. Water Bill Opposed By Obama
- FDA's Graphic-Image Tobacco Labels Found Unconstitutional
- Calif. Legislators Unveil Homeowner Protection Bills
- Consumer Groups Say Aneurysm Fixer Needs More FDA Tests
- Bernanke Says Volcker Rule Won't Be Ready In July
- EPA's New Emissions Rules Are Illegal, DC Circ. Told
- Bill Would Create Registry Of Legit Web Pharmacies
- Clinton Presses For Firm SEC Rule On Foreign Oil Payments
- House Passes Bill To Nix High Court Eminent Domain Ruling
- Treasury Floats Rule To Better Identify Bank Account Owners
- House Panel Votes To Kill Health Law's Medicare Costs Board
- Calif. Creates Criminal Unit To Enforce Wage Theft Act
- GOP Lawmakers Lash Out At Employer Contraception Rule
- Audit Watchdog Proposes New Exec Pay Regulation
- Oregon House OKs Ban On Job Ads Excluding Unemployed
- SEC, CFTC Float Identity Theft Rules For Financial Cos.
- Businesses Urge Delay Of Health Benefit Explanations
- Fight Looms As SEC Mulls Campaign Money Disclosures
- FTC OKs New Compliance Program For Online Kid Protection
- Statins Carry Small Risk Of Diabetes, FDA Warns
- Merck Failed To Probe Diabetes Drugs For Risks: FDA
- EPA's GHG Rules Based On Bad Science, DC Circ. Hears
- Sebelius, Lawmakers Spar Over Long-Term Medicare Solvency
- Identity Theft Tops FTC Consumer Complaints For 2011
- NYC Comptroller's Campaign Treasurer Charged With Fraud
- OMB Floats Smoother Rules For $600B In US Grants
- US Agencies Join Forces To Beef Up Trade Enforcement
- EPA Head Defends $8B Budget As Reps Rip Fracking Studies
- GOP Says Interior Department Overstated Oil, Gas Success
- Court Won't End Suspension Of DOE Uranium Mining Program
- Lawmakers Mull Wasteful Spending Revealed In GAO Report
- FHFA Chief Backs Fannie, Freddie On Principal Reductions
- Regulatory Recap: Capital Formation And Reporting
- EPA Rule Would Keep GHG Thresholds Steady
- Russian Watchdog To Float More Antitrust Changes In March
- Doctors Urge Hill To Get Rid Of Payment Advisory Board
- Lawmakers Urged To Block China Countervailing Duties Bill
- FDA Rejects Preterm Birth Drug From Watson, Columbia
- Fed Reveals Banks' Plans To Fix Foreclosure Practices
- Belgium Told To End Tax Breaks For Region's VC Investors
- US Touts New Environmental Justice Policies
- CFTC's Position Limits Will Cripple Markets, Groups Say
- Markey Presses NRC To Hold Off On Entergy Plant License
- HHS Proposes Specs For Health Plan 'Metal Tiers'
- TransCanada To Break Ground On Part Of Keystone Pipeline
- High Court Again Denies Bid To Argue For Kagan Recusal
- Shining The Light On Calif. Internet Privacy Law
- The New Era Of FCPA Enforcement: A Time For Reflection
- Lost In The Crowdfunding Framework
- Alaska Could Hold More Shale Oil Than Eagle Ford: US
- Disease Groups Beg Congress For Antibiotics R&D Boost
- House Group Takes Gay Spouse Benefits Ruling To 9th Circ.
- Part C Insurers Could Face Mandatory Fraud Reporting
- Ex-House Energy And Commerce Counsel Back At Steptoe
- WTO To Examine US Zeroing Of South Korean Steel Imports
- NY Life Insurers Ordered To Give Families Lump-Sum Payouts
- Financial Domain Names Could Boost Web Fraud: EU Watchdog
- EU To Review Indian, Asian Polymer Duties
- Possible 'Japanese Madoff' Shut Down By Regulators
- Idaho Legislature To Weigh 2-Year Wind Farm Moratorium
- Senators Urge Extension Of Wind Power Tax Credit
- An End To Zeroing?
- Cybersecurity And The SEC: Disclosure Tips
- 221 Reps. Seek To Block GHG Rules For Power Plants
- Law Partners Could Pay For Tax Code Change: Experts
- CMS Proposes Stage 2 Goals For Health E-Records
- 7 States Try To Take Down Obama Contraception Rule
- In-Sourcing Afghan Police Training Wasn't An Option: GAO
- House Bill Aims To Rein In State Drug, Device Inspections
- OFT Chief To Leave Amid UK Antitrust Reorganization
- Google Enlists Ex-House Rep. To Lead Policy Push
- USPTO Gets Earful Over New Patent Fees Under AIA
- Ga. Senate OKs Bill Allowing Riskier Pension Investments
- Brazilian Adviser Tapped For 2nd Term Amid Antitrust Reform
- EU Panel Deadlocks Over Tar Sands' Emission Value
- ABA Wants Safeguards On Bank Info Given To CFPB
- CFTC Piles More Swaps Rules Atop Dodd-Frank Heap
- Congressional Insider Trading Ban Gets SEC Support
- CIA Sued Over Info Request Fees
- FINRA Wants Claim Limit Increase For Simplified Arbitration
- EPA Sends Water Protection Guidance To White House
- Are Those Real? Counterfeit Concerns For Contractors
- Privacy Bill Of Rights Could Fuel Class Actions: Experts
- Modernization May Have To Wait
- Obama's Tax Plan Takes Aim At Private Equity 'Loophole'
- SEC Mulls Fees As Buffer To High-Frequency Trading
- Wash.'s Contraceptive Sales Rules Unconstitutional: Judge
- New Rules Let States Opt Out Of Health Care Reform Law
- Union Sues Ind. Gov. Daniels Over Right-To-Work Law
- Swiss Banks Under Pressure To Help Collect Foreign Taxes
- Bill Would Spur Lenders To Speed Up Short Sales
- House Bill Would Allow Countervailing Duties On China
- Calif. AG, App Giants Unveil New Privacy Blueprint
- EEOC To Attack Systemic Bias Under New Plan
- EU Suspends ACTA Ratification For High Court Inspection
- Eye On Japan's Financial Reform Efforts
- EU Ministers Crack Down On Short Selling, CDS
- Keeping Pace With EU Data Privacy Law Overhaul
- Some Sticker Shock Over USPTO Fee-Setting Proposals
- A Jolt Of Power For FERC In EPA Reliability Issues
- Fla. Catholic University Sues Over Contraception Rule
- CFTC Puts Off 'Swap Dealer' Definition Vote
- US Issues $639M In Loans For Insurance CO-OPs
- CMS Sunshine Rule Will Unfairly Burden Docs: AMA, Others
- Forest's COPD Drug May Have Added Heart Risks: FDA
- 13 States Back Medicaid Expansion In High Court Brief
- FHFA Lays Out Plan To Cut Down Fannie, Freddie
- China, US Reach Blockbuster Deal In WTO Film Fight
- US Chamber, Others Seek Clarity On FCPA Enforcement
- US, Mexico Open 1.5M Acres In Gulf For Drilling
- FDA Calls For Voluntary Reporting Amid Drug Shortages
- Zeroing Fight To Continue Despite DOC's Vow To Change
- 'Buy American' And Solar Devices — DOD Clarification
- Ramping Up For 'Ring-Fencing'
- House Bill Would Cap Credit Card Interest Rates At 16%
- NC Gets Health Insurance Waiver While Wis. Misses Bar
- House Greenlights Energy Bill To Expand Oil Drilling
- Long-Awaited EPA Report Finds No Dioxin Health Risk
- Novartis Must Note Blood Pressure Drug Risks On EU Labels
- PhRMA, Others Urge CMS To Back Off On Sunshine Rule
- FERC Floats Rule To Boost Gas, Utilities Data Sharing
- Power Plant Emissions Rule Challenged On Multiple Fronts
- Federal Execs Blast Inclusion In Insider Trading Bill
- Privacy, Piracy Concerns Prompt FTC Site Hacks
- Obama Unveils New Export Initiatives, Trade Zone Rules
- Congress Passes Payroll Tax Cut, 'Doc Fix' Deal
- Sham IP Claims Get Too Much Antitrust Slack, Reps. Hear
- EU Approves $8.8B Danish Bank Guarantee Plan
- DOT Floats Automaker Guidelines To Cut Distracted Driving
- Philly Courts Revamp Mass Tort, Asbestos Programs
- Increasing Access To Innovative Biomedical Technology
- In Promotional Labeling, Size Matters
- Law School, Meet Litigation PR ...
- House Panel OKs Bill Striking Swaps 'Pushout' Rule
- FTC To Weigh Public Concerns In Finalizing COPPA Rule
- New Bill Would Give FDA Greater Development, Review Tools
- 'Doc Fix' Deal Slashes Bad Debt Payments, Prevention Fund
- FERC Won't Change Utility Merger Review Process
- GOP Lawmakers Challenge NLRB 'Ambush Election' Rule
- Bernanke Says Examiners Need 'Balance' In Bank Reviews
- Apps For Kids Lack Sufficient Privacy Disclosures: FTC
- White House Seeks To Lump Commerce, 5 Trade Agencies
- Catholic Group Sues White House Over Contraception Rule
- USPTO Gene Test Fight Pits Patients Against Patents
- Lawmakers Introduce 2 Bills To Boost US-Made Goods
- ITC To Investigate Expansion Of Duty-Free List
- Employers Fear Calif. Wage Theft Law May Spur Suits
- Sens. Demand Info From Ben Venue Over Drug Shortage
- Republicans Scoff At Obama's Energy Budget Proposal
- DHS Brass Defend Media Monitoring Program's Privacy Regs
- 2012 Regulatory Watch List: Commodity ETF Industry
- CFPB To Oversee Credit Reporting, Debt Collection Cos.
- Avoiding Union Ire With Consistent Policy Enforcement
- Enviros Say Fla. Agency Hushed Up Plan To Block Creek
- EPA Violated CWA With Idaho Waterways Plan: Enviros
- Senate Confirms 11th Circ.'s 1st Cuban-Born Judge
- HHS Delays ICD-10 Coding Switch Due To Provider Complaints
- House GOP Slams Troop Reductions In DOD Budget
- SEC Tweaks Standards For Performance-Based Advising Fees
- Volcker Rule Draws Fire From Range Of Nonbank Cos.
- New SBA Size Limits Open Contracts To Over 8K Businesses
- Lawmakers Pan Obama's CFPB, NLRB Recess Appointments
- Lawmakers Decry Chinese State-Owned Cos. In US
- Consumer Group Wants Google CEO To Testify On Privacy
- Agencies Must Toughen Up Banker Pay Rules, Senate Panel Hears
- GOP Signals Fight Ahead Over Medical Device User Fees
- Pregnancy Bias In Workplace Still Widespread: EEOC Panel
- DOT's LaHood Says $2.2B Needed For Mass Transit Projects
- FCC Tightens 'Robocall' Regs For Telemarketers
- NY To Examine Insurers' Data Used To Request Rate Hikes
- The EU Proposal For Financial Transactions Tax
- New EPA Rule Cracks Down On PVC Plant Emissions
- Groups Sue EPA To Force Revamp Of Air Quality Standards
- Fracking Disclosures Needed To Quell Public Fear: Salazar
- US, EU Strike Deal Opening Trade In Organic Products
- House Delays Vote On $260B Transportation, Energy Bill
- Energy Cos. Want A Pass On Dodd-Frank Trading Rule
- Lawmakers Aim To Stem US Natural Gas Exports
- HHS, DOJ Recoup Record $4.1B From Health Fraud In FY 2011
- Senate Banking Chair Seeks Audit Of Small Bank Exams
- USAID Will Probe Contractors To Keep Cash From Terrorists
- HUD Withdraws Farm Credit Mortgage Insurance Plan
- Canada Rolls Out Controversial Online Surveillance Bill
- Obama Calls For Balanced Trade During Chinese VP's Visit
- CMS Floats 60-Day Medicare Overpayment Refund Rule
- USPTO Patent Review Rules To Trigger Discovery Battles
- DOD Defends Military Budget Cuts At Senate Hearing
- The Wide-Ranging Applications Of Calif. Anti-SLAPP Law
- Bulking Up NERC's Reliability Authority
- The Buzz On Electric Vehicle Safety
- European Parliament Approves New Bank Transfer Regime
- Obama's Budget Gives $150M To Ohio Uranium Plant
- Scope Of Biz Method Patent Review Left Murky By USPTO Rules
- Obama Budget Seeks To Arm Regulators For Fight Against Fraud
- White House Holds Product Safety Budget Steady
- Caterpillar Doesn't Dig Barriers For Remanufactured Goods
- Obama Budget Would Trim Health Entitlements By $350B
- Obama's 2013 Budget Targets Pay-For-Delay Deals
- Chicago Businesses Cry Foul Over Mass Transit Defunding
- Drug Industry Balks At Obama's Budget Proposals
- Obama's Budget To Give Clean Energy A Leg Up
- Belgium, France Lift Short Selling Bans
- Obama Eyes $26M Trade Enforcement Center In New Budget
- GOP Senators Seek Keystone Amendment Vote
- SEC Puts PE Firm Practices Under The Microscope
- Volcker Launches Broad Defense Of Eponymous Rule
- A Perfect Storm Of EU Data Law Changes
- Alliant Can't Keep $733M Army Plant Contract From BAE
- Obama Budget Would Double Infrastructure Spending
- Consumer Task Force Launches Campaign Against Lending Fraud
- 4 Tips For Avoiding The Eye Of The CFPB
- Sen. Wants Answers On Exec Bonuses At Bankrupt Cos.
- Biosimilar Guidance Silent On Industry's Biggest Questions
- DOE Loan Program Could Lose $2.7B, Less Than Forecast
- St. Paul Drops Fair Housing Appeal Before High Court Review
- France Formalizes Antitrust Settlement Process
- GSA Revives Guidance For Building Contract Pay Process
- Sens. Press OMB For Delayed Medical Device Rule
- FDA's Stepwise Approach To Demonstrating Biosimilarity
- Info Gathering In The Google Age: Notes On The SCA
- ITC Keeps Heat On LG, Samsung In Washer Dumping Probe
- Calif. Teams With DOL To Fight Worker Misclassification
- Broadening The Range Of 'Broker May Not Vote' Matters
- GOP Threatens White House With Contempt Over Solyndra
- Obama Announces Compromise On Birth Control Rule
- Using The Clayton Act To Disentangle The FTAIA
- Expanding Agency Debarment And Suspension Authority
- Revised Removal Statutes — Possibilities, Pitfalls: Part 2
- Banks' $25B Reprieve Over Housing Crisis May Be Fleeting
- Watchdog Finds No Bias In Keystone Enviro Review
- Health Insurers Slam HHS Rule To Simplify Policy Explanations
- Lawmakers Interrogate Google Over Privacy Policy Changes
- Volvo Recalls Trucks Over Low-Temp Spontaneous Braking
- Pa. Lawmakers To Allow Counties To Charge Fracking Fees
- CPSC Proposes New Safety Standards For Infant Swings
- FDA Releases Guidance On Biosimilar Approvals At Last
- Sens. Set Up Final Vote On $109B Transportation Bill
- Bill Would Require DOD To Use US-Made Steel
- EU Adopts Rules To Rein In Opaque Derivatives Market
- Drug Cos. To Fund FDA Generics Reviews Under New Bill
- NRC OKs First New Nuclear Plant Construction In 30 Years
- Getting Non-US Advisers In Line With Advisers Act
- Contractors Oppose DOL's 7% Disabled Work Force Rule
- Senate Panel OKs Bill To Put Cameras In Supreme Court
- Sniffing Out Vapor Intrusion
- House Passes Ban On Congressional Insider Trading
- USPTO Regs Could Impose Steep Fees On Patent Challengers
- GSA Details Security Roles For Cloud Computing Acquisitions
- House GOPs Train Fire On Unions' Political Contributions
- Mine Safety Regulator Centralizes Oversight Functions
- SEC Targets Tri-Valley After Earnings Restatements
- House Version Of Insider-Trading Bill Draws Criticism
- Drilling Violations Are Barely Punished, House Dems Say
- Popular Acid Reflux Drugs Can Trigger Infections: FDA
- US Eases Foreign Tax Evasion Rules Amid Privacy Worries
- House Committee Bill Demands Full Review Of Ethanol
- US Banks Push For Overseas Exemption To Derivatives Rules
- Bill To Require FDA To Limit Arsenic, Lead In Juice
- China To Revisit Duties On EU Potato Starch
- EPA Chief Defends MACT Rule Amid Coal Plant Closures
- Lawmakers Question Practicality Of Waste Storage Plan
- GMO Salmon Needs More FDA Testing, Consumer Groups Say
- Senate Panel Finds $10.5B For Transportation Bill
- House Panel Weighs Means To Check CFPB's Accountability
- House OKs Bill Adding Fannie, Freddie To Federal Budget
- FDA Faces Renewed Battle Over Plan B Age Restrictions
- You Say Brokering, I Say Facilitation
- Alliance Plans 79-Mile Gas Pipeline To Cut Flaring
- Wall Street Groups Seek To Stay CFTC Position Limits Rule
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle E-Waste In Ill.
- FTC Warns App Marketers Of Potential FCRA Violations
- RI Joins $25B Mortgage Relief Deal While Others Remain Unsure
- Patton Boggs Scores Former CFTC Commissioner
- Fannie, Freddie Wind-Down Raises Liquidity Worries
- IP Attys Blast USPTO's Supplemental Exam Rules
- EPA Braces For Shake-Up As High Court, Congress Take Aim
- House Bill Aims To Strip Obama Of Keystone Permit Authority
- Judge Upholds FDA Approval Of Generic Lovenox
- Ramping Up Calif. Renewable Energy
- Legislators Battle Over Scope Of Export Control Reforms
- DOL Tells High Court Drug Sales Reps Deserve OT Pay
- UK OKs Lufthansa-Emirates Deal Over Antitrust Concerns
- Canadian Watchdog Raises Bar On Merger Notices
- The End Of Saving Greenbacks To Patent Greentech
- Judge Can't Stop Contentious Texas Abortion Law
- DOD Should Weigh Reforms For Small Contractors: Panel
- USDA Won't Impose New Labor Provisions On Contractors
- DOE Secretary Chu Threatened With Congressional Subpoena
- IRS Lays Out Plan For New Medical Device Tax
- US Slaps Iran, Central Bank With New Sanctions
- Enviros Challenge DOE's $8.3B Nuclear Loan Guarantee
- US Makes Deals With EU, Japan To End Zeroing
- FRB Snapshot: Housing Investment Opportunities
- Obama Appoints New White House Procurement Head
- Inside The EU Data Privacy Proposal
- Who's A Federal Contractor? You Just Might Be
- ATF Has Longer Firearm Import Permits In Its Sights
- Judge Denies Green Group's Push To List Sage Grouse
- Republicans Want DOJ To Take Action On Solyndra
- Top US Law Firms Blast Ch. 11 Fee Guideline Changes
- FTC Eyes Privacy Limits For Facial Recognition Rules
- House Dems Attempt To Block Keystone Oil Exports
- Wheelchair Fraud Prevention Programs To Launch In June
- SEC Commissioner Objects To Choice For Auditing Panel
- White House Ready To Start Fannie, Freddie Wind-Down
- Commerce Seeks To Scrap Cotton, Steel Import Rules
- Wrigley Building Clears First Hurdle To Landmark Status
- BLM Slashes Available Oil Shale Land In Western States
- Contested Highway Fund Bill To Go For House Vote
- China Announces Crackdown On Counterfeit Goods
- Senate Bill Would Streamline FDA's New Device Reviews
- EEOC Says Cos. Must Retain Records To Comply With GINA
- Highlighting 'Pay For Delay' Concerns
- A Little 'Guidance': All You Need For Preemption?
- Revised Removal Statutes — Possibilities, Pitfalls: Part 1
- Google Defies EU Watchdog's Call To Delay Privacy Policy
- Google Addresses Some Privacy Concerns Before House Panel
- Bill Aims To Boost Contract Work For Small Businesses
- House Bill Would Put New Checks On Agency Settlements
- EU Seeks Deeper Study Of Faulty Breast Implants
- Feds Seize 16 Sports Streaming Sites In Copyright Crackdown
- Senate Passes Ban On Insider Trading
- House Committee Sends Arctic Drilling Bill To Floor
- White House Rules Aim To Widen Retiree Benefit Options
- CMS Won't Change Emergency Care Rules For Inpatients
- Senate Panel Backs Beefed-Up Iran Sanctions
- Minn. GOP Sets Out New Right-To-Work Bill
- Jury Trial Restrictions Cut From Mo. Discrimination Bill
- SEC's Small Biz Group Wants Reporting Rules Loosened
- EU Lawmakers Block Food Labels With New Health Claims
- Nuclear Utility Fees Should Fund Waste Program: Panel
- Bill Targets 'Loophole' In FDA Device Approval Process
- Raising The Enforcement Bar
- Republicans Seek To Block GHG Rules For Power Plants
- The Impact Of CFPB Rule On Remittance Transfers
- Broader Than Bombs: What The AECA Means To Cos.
- Qualcomm Discloses Feds' FCPA Investigation
- Indiana Senate, Gov. OK Right-To-Work Law
- Senate Panel To Examine Verizon Wireless Spectrum Deals
- FCA Haul Topped $8.8B In Past 3 Years, Holder Says
- DOL To Re-Propose Child Farm Work Exemption
- Kappos Says Prior Use Rule Shouldn't Be Changed For Now
- Force Fannie, Freddie To Lower Loan Principals: Lawmaker
- Calif. Senate OKs Restrictions On Debt Collection Suits
- House Panel Passes 3 Bills To Expand Oil, Gas Drilling
- Bank Regulators Say New Ombudsman Would Harm Exams
- White House Unveils Mortgage Refinancing Plan
- Lawmakers Blast Obama's CFPB, NLRB Recess Appointments
- Fannie, Freddie Kick Off Foreclosure Purchase Program
- Sens. Urge Strong SEC Transparency Rule For Oil Cos.
- EU Iran Sanctions — Following The US Lead
- FCPA: Ethical Beacon Or Anti-Competitive Burden?
- SEC Panel Proposes Easing Regulation On Small Businesses