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Public Policy - April, 2010

198 articles

• EPA Proposes New Limits On Mercury Emissions
• DOL Unveils New Strategy For Preventing Violations
• China, Russia Still Among Worst IP Offenders: USTR
• Mexican Lawmakers Back Tougher Antitrust Fines
• Massey Probe Heats Up Amid Calls For Safety Reform
• Law Firms Prepare For Wave Of Health Care Work
• The Future Of US Internet Gambling Regulation
• Export Control Reform Initiative?
• Dem Immigration Plan Includes New Hiring Guidelines
• Oil Rig Blast Sparks New Offshore Drilling Debate
• Altria Fails To Nix FDA Tobacco Committee Members
• House Urged To Revisit Rules For Lead In Kids' Toys
• Colo. Lawmakers OK Uranium Cleanup Bill
• Senate Panel OKs Bills To Put Cameras In Courts
• USTR Hails New Haiti Trade Preference Bill
• Grassley Pushes For Post-Market Drug Safety Measures
• US Needs To Improve Export Infrastructure: Experts
• Feingold Urges New Curbs On Energy Speculation
• Congress Mulls Opening Cuba To Travel, Trade
• Grassley Pushes States To Beef Up False Claims Acts
• Congress Aims To Roll Back Citizens United Ruling
• Green Groups, Industry Push For Action On Climate Bill
• Senate GOP Relents On Finance Bill Filibuster
• Homeowners' Defense Act Clears US House Panel
• SEC, CFTC Seek Funds For Vast Enforcement Upgrades
• Sens. Grill 2nd Circ. Nominee On Death Penalty
• Legislators Seek To Soup Up NHTSA Amid Car Recalls
• WellPoint Ends Rescission, Delays Rate Hikes
• CPSC Counsel Offers Advice For CPSIA Rollout
• DOI Approves 1st Offshore Wind Farm
• Committee Sends FHA Reform Bill To House Floor
• House Panel Advances Flood Insurance Reauthorization
• Emissions Limits Will Help Cure Oil Addiction: Jackson
• A Path To Accountable Care Runs Through The FTC
• Navigating The Rocky Shoals Of Rule 1017
• Grassley Asks SEC Why Porn Surfers Weren't Axed
• Legal Landmines Surround Goldman Execs At Hearing
• Senate Finance Bill Strikes Out For Second Time
• Cadmium In The Crosshairs
• Commerce Won't Revise Chinese Duties In GPX Tire Case
• Bill To Extend Antitrust Leniency Program Introduced
• Customs, CPSC Team Up On Import Safety
• Partial Settlements Under Oregon Securities Law
• Aid-Ox Maker Wins Challenge To Product Delisting
• Finance Bill Fails In First Critical Senate Vote
• FDA Unveils New Analysis Rules For Medical Devices
• Calif. Assembly Panel OKs Emissions Threshold Bill
• SEC Watchdog To Probe Timing Of Goldman Suit
• AGs Urge EPA To Take Up Tougher Pesticide Rule
• H-1B: Solutions For Short- And Long-Term Needs
• Senate Climate Bill On Thin Ice After Key Sponsor Walks
• Forms SF-1 And SF-3 And Changes To Shelf Eligibility
• Refining China's Anti-Monopoly Law
• Much Litigation Expected After Oil Rig Explosion
• NY Stiffens Rules For Fracking In Watersheds
• New CPSC 3rd-Party Toy Safety Testers Include Mattel
• Ala. Lawmakers Get Tough On Trademark Violations
• GOP Probes Auto Cos. Over 'Secret' White House Talks
• Unions Want Legislation Beyond New OSHA Program
• Ratings Agencies Bowed To Wall St. Pressure: Report
• GAO Offers Guidance On SEC, CFTC Harmonization
• EU Hikes Byrd Amendment Sanctions To $95M
• Chinese Steel Cos. Hit With Anti-Dumping Duties
• Brown Seeks Crackdown On Worker Misclassification
• HHS To WellPoint: Don't Drop Breast Cancer Patients
• Pending Legislation For Money Services Business
• Upping The Ante On Energy Efficiency Standards
• Currency Policy Won't Fix Chinese Trade: Testimony
• Privatization Of State Cleanups Sparks Enviro Anger
• ITC Silent On Advice Concerning Thai Tire Waiver
• Conn. Boosts Employee Misclassification Fines
• Obama To Wall St.: Stop Fighting Finance Reform
• Moody's Subpoenaed By Financial Crisis Panel
• Grab Your Calculator: FERC's New Penalty Formula
• Senate OKs Schroeder To Head DOJ Legal Policy Office
• Movie Ticket Trading Plan Moves Closer To Approval
• CPSC Aims To Define 'Children's Product'
• EU Trade Plan Targets Commercial Infringement
• Bill Would Reverse High Court Rulings Limiting CWA
• Senate Panel Clears Strong Derivatives Bill
• Reps Push To Add Wind, Hail To Insurance Program
• Mich. Lawmakers Fight $162M Lyondell Cleanup Deal
• FINRA Issues Private Placement Offering Guidelines
• GOP Questions SEC About Timing Of Goldman Suit
• Sens. Seek To Extend Ethanol Industry Tax Credits
• Bill Aims To Bar Warming Analysis From NEPA Reviews
• An Eye On Acquiring Minority Interests
• New Merger Guidelines Would Up Enforcer Flexibility
• EU Adopts New Competition Rules For Online Selling
• Gates Wants 1 Agency To Handle Dangerous Exports
• Dems Grill Ex-Lehman Execs Over Firm's Collapse
• Salt Report Spurs FDA To Form Attack Plan
• CFTC May Patrol Exempt Commercial Market Contracts
• Obama Taps Harvard Prof. To Run Medicare, Medicaid
• Senate Bill Aims To Jump-Start Offshore Wind Projects
• Patent Reform Would Boost US Economy: DOC
• Waxman Wants To Strip Lead Paint Loophole
• From Guiding To Enforcing: DOL Drops Opinion Letters
• Ohio Sen. Asks DOT To Ground Airline Mergers
• Experts Urge Fast Senate Action On Carbon Capture
• US Antitrust Officials Propose New Merger Guidelines
• Senate Dems Decry Offshore Drilling Revenue Split
• EPA Proposes Mercury Cuts From Gold Production
• The Evolution Of FINRA E-Mail Disciplinary Cases
• DOI Finalizes New Offshore Oil, Gas Production Rule
• House Eyes Replacements For Fannie, Freddie
• House Panel Probes Cadmium Concerns At Retailers
• Calif. Order Shows Impact On Tradeable REC Markets
• NRC Adds 14 Exemptions To Environmental Reviews
• Secondary Payor Liability In Settling Medicare Claims
• Senate Dems Push For Trade Controls In Climate Bill
• Reporting Releases And Other Incidents
• Whatever Happened To 'Courteous Service?'
• Congressmen Pressure Toyota Over Research
• US, EU, Others To Release Draft Version Of IP Treaty
• 9th Circ. Nominee Faces Divided Senate Panel
• Enviro Groups Urge Obama To Act On Coal Ash Rule
• Fla. Tomato Safety Bill On Way To Governor's Desk
• Congress Reauthorizes Unemployment, Flood Benefits
• House Bill Would Insure Ponzi Feeder Fund Victims
• Keeping Track Of Carbon Sequestration
• Senate Unveils Chemical Regulation Overhaul
• Insurers Will Try To Dodge Spending Reforms: Report
• Kan. Natural Gas Rules Violate Federal Laws: Judge
• House Panel Approves Energy Efficiency Rebate Bill
• Bill Introduced To Extend Comcast-NBC Comment Date
• Congress, White House Plan Mine Safety Crackdown
• Whither The SEC? For Now, No Place New
• House OKs Bill Eliminating Privacy Notice Confusion
• Corporate Involvement In Political Campaigns In SD
• Coaxial Cable — Clarifying 'Domestic Industry'
• The Growth Of Agricultural Competition Enforcement
• SEC Plans To ID Large Traders, Limit Options Fees
• Sens. Grill Holder On Securities, Health, Antitrust
• DOI To Study Impact Of Drilling In Arctic Seas
• CPSC To Toughen Up Safety Enforcement In 2011
• DOL Misreported Massey Mine Safety Violations: Solis
• NY Bill Would Ban Trans Fats Statewide
• White House, Senate Square Off On Finance Reform
• Lincoln Takes Tough Stance In Derivatives Bill
• The Economic Impact Of New MMSEA Regulations
• FDIC Revises Fee Assessment System For Large Banks
• Senate Investigation Finds Fraud At WaMu
• FDA Proposes Rules For Listing Side Effects In Ads
• Maine Lawmakers Pass Major Energy Corridors Bill
• Mercury Flouted Consumer Laws: Calif. Insurance Chief
• EU To Accept Svenska Antitrust Commitments
• DOI To Study US Royalty Revenue On Oil, Gas Leases
• Colombia Toes Line On WTO-Ordered Customs Reform
• House Ignites Probe Of Flame-Retardant Chemicals
• Neb. Approves Law To Attract Clean Energy Projects
• NZ Gets Boost From WTO On Australian Apple Rules
• FTC Seeks More Info On Monster-Yahoo Jobs Site Deal
• Revisiting Multinational Corp. Compliance Programs
• Health Care Reform And 'Grandfathered Plans'
• Congress To Study Smokeless Tobacco Use In MLB
• FCC Moves Ahead With Broadband Plan After Loss
• State, Local Regulators Call For Tough Climate Bill
• Reed Says Rating Agencies Trying To Kill Reform Bill
• US Opts Out Of WTO Vote On $3.8B S. Africa Loan
• State AGs To Sens.: Don't Trample Our Climate Work
• Draft Climate Bill Skimps On Mass Transit: Sens.
• Net Neutrality Law After Comcast A Long Shot: Attys
• US, Japan To Resume Talks On Beef Import Ban
• EPA Tightens Restrictions On Phosphide Products
• A Watershed Moment For EPA's TMDL Program?
• FDA Inspects Just 24% Of Food Facilities Yearly: Study
• Mobile Marketing And The TCPA
• A Comment On Private Antitrust Litigation In China
• Whistleblower Protections Under Health Care Bill
• Berrien To Play Forceful Role As EEOC Head: Experts
• 5 More States Join Suit Against Health Care Law
• Utah Sens. Slam BLM Categorical Exclusion Deal
• SEC Proposes New Rules For Asset-Backed Securities
• Offshore Drilling Threatens Fla. Economy: Dems
• SEC Names First-Ever COO For NY Office
• Broadening COPPA In Light Of New Technologies
• Coal And Nuclear — A History Worth Repeating?
• Health Care Reform Means New Disclosure Rules
• EPA Seeks To Add More Chemicals To Toxics List
• FCC Can't Enforce Net Neutrality: DC Circ.
• UK Reps Bash Kraft For Cadbury Buy Maneuvers
• Brazil Delays Retaliation Tariffs In US Cotton Dispute
• USPTO Aims To Extend Provisional Application Period
• Mexico To Usher In Harsher Penalties For Monopolies
• What You Need To Know About UK Bribery Bill
• House Republicans Pressure GM On Delphi Pensions
• Treasury Delays Report On Currency Manipulation
• Argentina Defends Media Law Against HBO's Jabs
• Employer-Owned Life Insurance: What To Watch For
• Are Coal Ash Management Controls On The Horizon?
• SEC Names 1st Chief Compliance Officer
• USPTO Revises Appeal Briefs Procedure
• EPA Delays Fugitive Emissions Rule For 18 Months
• SEC Mulls Revising Asset-Backed Security Rules
• EPA, DOT Reveal National Vehicle Fuel Standards
• New EPA Guidance Aims To Limit Mountaintop Mining
• Markey Revives 'Use It Or Lose It' Oil Lease Bill