Public Policy Archive » February, 2009

Public Policy - February, 2009

137 articles

• Corporate Law Changes Could Ease Del. Proxy Battles
• House New Dems Push For Bank, Insurance Reform
• FDA Requires Black Box Warning For GI Drug
• Obama's 2010 Budget Seeks $1B For Food Safety
• Obama Ups Civil Rights Enforcement Funds By 18%
• Obama's Budget Boosts DOL Funding To $13B
• Obama Seeks More Cash For SEC, CFTC In FY2010
• Obama's Budget Predicts $645B From Carbon Caps
• FERC Refuses To Revisit Nuclear Plant Standard
• EEOC Offers Rules To Enforce Anti-Genetic-Bias Law
• Salazar Slashes Oil Shale Leasing Plans
• EPA Announces Alternative Pollution Tests
• No Flood Insurance Reform Offered In House Bill
• DC Circ. Impels EPA To Set New Soot Standards
• Enviro Groups Say Dominion Plant Unconstitutional
• Can NEPA And The Stimulus Bill Coexist?
• EU Unveils State Aid Guidelines For National Courts
• How To Fix The SEC
• 3rd Circ. Upholds OSHA Chromium Limit
• House Tells USPTO To Up Efficiency, Not Spending
• House Wants Boost Of $37M For SEC, $35M For CFTC
• Bush Mercury Rule Faces Final Defeat
• CPSC Drafts Guidelines For Toys Under CPSIA Section
• Appropriations Bill Calls For $335M Increase To FDA
• $2.5B More For DOE, $174M For EPA In House Budget
• Adverse Event Reporting To The IRB
• FERC OKs $5B Constellation Sale To French Nuke Giant
• Energy Cos. Step Up Climate Risk Disclosures
• The New Mass. Data Protection Law
• EPA Tells Mich. To Review NMU Boiler Permit
• Wyo. House OKs Health Insurance Bills
• DOI To Hire 'Stimulus Czar' To Dole Out $3B
• Economic Crisis Hampers Push For GHG Regs
• EPA Gives States $6B Stimulus For Clean Water
• CDS Dealers Commit To EU Central Clearing Parties
• Online Implementation Of CPSIA Of 2008
• SEC Taps Khuzami To Lead Enforcement Division
• Globalizing The Criminality Of Cartel Offenses
• 4th Circ. Rules For States Over FERC In Permit Spat
• NRC Outlines New Reactor Construction Requirements
• DOE Aims To Start Using Stimulus Funds Quickly
• Is Obama's Climate Change Stance Changing?
• NM Gov. Aims To Ease Oil Field Waste Regulations
• Cap-And-Trade Plan Economically Flawed: Report
• Sens. Organize New Environmental Subcommittees
• Regulating GHGs Under The Clean Air Act
• New Nuclear Reactors Must Withstand Airplane Hit
• Convergence Of Antitrust, Securities Laws?
• The EU Working Time Directive
• EPA To Take Another Look At Regulating CO2
• Bill Would Make Nuclear An Option Again In WVa
• Manufacturers, Retailers, Importers — Beware CPSIA
• Sens. Introduce Bill To Stop Food Smuggling
• OFT, CC Outline Merger Review Protocol
• Senate Food Safety Bill Aims To Fix Recall System
• NYC Calorie-Posting Law Not Preempted: 2nd Circ.
• Most Tech Cos. Say No To Say On Pay: Survey
• Bill Aims To Crack Down On Commodity Speculation
• Stimulus Deal Pegs Billions For Greener Energy
• Superfund Changes Introduced In House
• Stimulus Bill Limits Exec Pay For TARP Recipients
• Indian Securities Agency Loosens Acquisition Rules
• Wis. Gas Markup Law Declared Unconstitutional
• Japan Lawmakers OK Harsher Penalties For Cartels
• H2B Workers Not Entitled To Reimbursement: 5th Circ.
• House Passes Water Conservation Bills
• Law Experts Call For Overhaul Of Supreme Court
• European Patent Office To Unveil New Fee Structure
• CPSC Finalizes Lead Exemptions For Some Electronics
• XBRL Filings To Become Mandatory This June
• CAIR: A Journey Revisited — Part II
• Texas Bill Aims To Open Door For Guns At Work
• SEC Settlements Continue Decline In 2008: Report
• GOP Reps Revisit Comp Time Amendment To FLSA
• CAIR: A Journey Revisited — Part I
• US Chamber Suggests Changes To SEC Structure
• Greener Electricity? Try Greener Regulations
• New Bank Bailout Includes Big Bucks, Big Questions
• Compliance Woes Under CPSIA
• Salazar Delays 5-Year Plan For Offshore Drilling
• Protein From Engineered Goats Wins FDA Approval
• An Ill-Advised Bailout For Organized Labor
• EPA Stays Bush-Era NSR Aggregation Rule
• Manufacturers Urge Obama To Oppose Patent Reform
• Retailers Scramble After Ruling On Phthalate Ban
• Diacetyl And The OSHA Regulatory Agenda
• Leahy Discloses Plan To Reintroduce Patent Reform
• The Problem With IMS Health V. Ayotte
• DOI Re-Evaluates ESA Decisions In Wake Of Scandal
• Senate Panel Passes Transmission Bill Amendment
• Pork Groups Fight Factory Farm Emissions Rule
• Obama Promotes Unions On Govt. Construction Jobs
• Energy Regulation Will Mirror Securities: Experts
• Preventive Strategies For Ledbetter
• NY To Evaluate Wind Power's Impact On Wildlife
• Federal Preemption Shifting, Not Dead: Experts
• FDA Seeks Stronger Safeguards For Addictive Opioids
• Obama Executive Orders — 'Paying His Union Dues'
• Bill Aims To Give CPSC Power To Delay Lead Ban
• EPA To Reconsider Calif. Emissions Waiver
• Credit Union Regulator Considers Revisions To System
• 165 Species Won't Be ESA-Listed
• EPA, DOE Propose Hanford Deadlines
• Obama Names Volcker-Led Economic Advisory Board
• Obama Asks DOE To Set New Appliance Standards
• Colo. May Outlaw Incentives For Denying Coverage
• AIG Bows Out Of Green Lobby Group Under Pressure
• Anticipated Policy Shift For Stem Cell Research
• NY Proposes Insurance Broker Disclosure Rule
• Rep. Calls For More Disclosure On Use Of TARP Cash
• AGs Urge EPA To Begin Regulating Greenhouse Gases
• Judge Orders CPSC To Close Phthalate Ban Loophole
• House Republicans Urge Support For Offshore Drilling
• DOJ Prepares To Release More Amnesty Letters
• Bill Would Loosen CPSIA For Small Businesses
• CFTC Nominee Vows To Back Regulatory Reform
• State Insurance Regulators Enter CDS Oversight Fray
• Top Sens. Target Drug Cos.' Pay-For-Delay Deals
• Tomorrow's SEC
• SEC Disgorgement Waiver Process Lax: OIG Audit
• New Bill Challenges Airline Alliance Immunity
• DOJ Joins EU In Probe Of Global Cable Cartel
• DOI To Withdraw 'Rushed' Oil, Gas Leases: Salazar
• Madoff Whistleblower Slams SEC Before House Panel
• House Weighs Food Safety Bills As Fears Grow
• Obama Caps Pay For TARP Execs At $500K
• Democrats Release Road Map For Climate Change Bill
• EPA OKs $9.1M Deal Over Iowa Superfund Site
• EU To Post Comments On Drug Sector Antitrust Probe
• Colo. Wildlife Experts Support New Gas, Oil Rules
• EPA To Begin Regulating Commercial Ship Discharges
• Regulating Off-Label Info On Drugs, Medical Devices
• ESA: A Tool For Shaping Climate Change Law
• EU Standards: The Challenge For US Manufacturers
• Suggested Amendments To US Bankruptcy Code
• Reversing The Benefit To Bank Acquirers
• CPSC Stays Testing Mandate In Phthalate, Lead Ban