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Public Policy - April, 2012

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• NJ Sierra Club Blasts Proposed Business Permit Changes
• Senate Panel Fattens USDA Food Inspection Budget
• Audit Eyes CMS' Handling Of $30B Health E-Records Program
• Calif. Bill Looks To Repeal Corporate Long-Arm Statute
• Mass. State Rep. Ditches DLA Piper For Nixon Peabody
• Despite Delay, FHFA Likely To Allow Mortgage Relief
• SEC Taps New Deputy Director Of Enforcement
• Wall Street Groups Say Risk Rule Shouldn't Cover Nonbanks
• CFPB Taps Ex-EEOC Commissioner As New Diversity Head
• Reps Seek To Bar Abortion Coverage In Exchange Plans
• Opening Up Myanmar To EU Investment
• NY Senate Approves Bill Letting Attys Attach Arbitration Liens
• EPA Official Resigns After 'Crucify' Remark On Oil, Gas Cos.
• SEIU Asks Mexico To Probe Ala. Immigration Law
• Direct Investment Reporting — What PE Funds Must Know
• Judge Blocks Texas' Attempt To Defund Planned Parenthood
• NY City Council Relaxes Green Building Rules
• NY Panel Clears Bill To Lift Rebate Red Tape
• Dems' Bill Would Slash Oil Tax Breaks, Boost Clean Energy
• Shiver Me Timbers!: A Blow To Forest Service Activities
• Calif. Won't Give Funds To Cities Banning Project Labor Deals
• House Pushes Back Against Pentagon Weapons Program Cuts
• EEOC Hints Case-By-Case Criminal Checks A Better Bet
• Judge Won't Halt NLRB's New 'Ambush Election' Rule
• FCC OKs Channel Sharing Among TV Broadcasters
• NRC Chairman Under Fire Again From House GOP
• House Floats Bill Banning Facebook Ultimatums
• Bill To Crack Down On Piracy Clears Calif. Senate
• SEC Gives Broker-Dealers Extra Year On Flash Crash Rule
• US Floats Requirements For Employer Health Plans
• House Bill Aims To Break Down Banks Deemed Too Big To Fail
• New FCC Rules Force Networks To Post Political Ad Rates
• FCC Votes To Curb 3rd-Party Charges On Landline Bills
• Marcellus Industry Group To Unveil Gas Drilling Guidelines
• House Bill Would Halt Foreclosures On Gov't-Backed Loans
• DOE Broadens Enviro Review Of $11B Blackstone Power Line
• NY Bar Pushes For Expanded Expert Disclosure Rule
• Industry Urges CFPB To Cut Lawsuit Risk In Housing Rule
• Suit Says Army Corps Flouted Injunction On CWA Policy
• House Passes Bill To Fund Student Loan Rate Freeze Thru ACA
• DOL Withdraws Controversial Child Farm Labor Rules
• New FDA Rule Broadens Scope Of Clinical Investigator Bans
• Ill. State Senate Passes Fracking Regulation Bill
• Schumer Blasts Calls To Limit Biz Method Review Program
• GOP Seeks Dem Backing For Medicare Premium Support Plans
• NY Republicans Hop On Facebook Privacy Train
• US Chamber Pans EPA Science In Asbestos Draft Assessment
• The 'Catch' In IRS Proposed Rules For Health Plan Fees
• Interpreting Sanctions For Privacy Abuses In Syria, Iran
• EPA's New Source Performance Standards For CO2
• Muddling The RFOA Defense With New ADEA Regulations
• Marines Find Savings After Canning $3B Assault Vehicle Plan
• House Clears Cybersecurity Bill Despite Veto Threat
• Deepwater Oil Spill Penalty Bill Set To Move Forward
• Rep. Asks Feds to Probe Accretive Over Billing Tactics
• Calif. Panel OKs Bill Letting Court Workers Join Union
• GOP Co-Opts 'Fairy Tale' Attack To Push Own Energy Plan
• FDA Exploring '1-Page Solution' to Med Guide Size
• Wis. DOJ Forms New Consumer Protection, Antitrust Unit
• Teaching Hospitals Rail Against CMS' Proposed $170M Cut
• House Dems Defend Position Limits As Part Of Dodd-Frank
• EPA Won't Reconsider Sewage Sludge Incineration Rule
• Senate Energy Committee Moves 4 Key Nominees Forward
• Senate Committee Approves $119M For NJ Water Projects
• GAO Calls For More Transparency On USPTO Fees
• NJ Treasurer Swipes Back Over Gift Card Law Controversy
• ACA Tempts Employers To Drop Health Plans: GOP Report
• Sackett's Impact On EPA Not So Dramatic, Ex-Official Says
• Health Law Challengers Make One More Plea On Tax Issue
• House Bill Aims To Publicize Food, Product Recalls
• Cuomo Unveils $450M Energy Efficiency Effort
• Calif. Panel OKs Seafood Labeling Bill Amid Outbreak Fears
• Trade Pacts Must Protect IP, Experts Tell Legislators
• USTR Eyes Normal Russia Relations, Open Chinese Market
• House Committee Greenlights $2.93B In USPTO Funding
• EU Agency Seeks Unified Rules To Curb Market Abuse
• Space Contractors Urge Congress To Ease Satellite Exports
• EPA Under Fire After Admin's Call To 'Crucify' Fracking Cos.
• Insurers Will Issue $1.3B In Rebates Under ACA, Study Says
• A Close Look At The White House Privacy Report
• Operationalizing Law Department Performance Metrics
• Crowdfunding — Who In Their Right Mind Would ...
• Senate Dems Want Final Volcker Rule Issued By Summer
• Calif. Panel OKs Bill Seeking Cost Analysis On Delta Plan
• Calif. Panel OKs Bill Requiring Warrant For GPS Search
• SEC Whistleblower Reveal Won't Sink Program, Attys Say
• Military Defends Buys Of Untested Missile Defense Systems
• Bernanke Says New Rules Should Prevent Bank Bailouts
• Student Loan Interest Bill Slated For House Vote
• Calif. Advances Bill Guarding Workers' Social Media Logins
• EEOC Tells Employers Criminal Screens Must Be Job-Related
• GOP Sens. Seek Action On House Energy, Enviro Bills
• House Panel Chair Grills CMS On Anti-Fraud Contractors
• White House Threatens To Veto House Cybersecurity Bill
• Calif. Bill To Protect DNA Privacy Moves Forward
• Bill Would Shift SEC's Investment Adviser Oversight to SRO
• High Court Trims IRS Window For Targeting Tax Offenses
• Senate To Give Flood Insurance Extension Another Shot
• Senators Urge DOD To Lift Cap On Civilian Workforce
• FDA User Fee Bill Clears 1st Legislative Hurdle
• The Sun Never Sets On Dodd-Frank
• House Passes Bill To Boost Federal Spending Transparency
• SEC Head Defends $245M Budget Request, Reform Progress
• TARP Watchdog Says Too Big To Fail Banks Got Bigger
• US Lawmakers Skewer Minn. Over $30M Medicaid 'Gift'
• State Law Dictates Renewable Energy Credit Ownership: FERC
• As NY Eyes Fracking, Foes Attack Economic Benefit Claims
• Judge Blocks GOP, Industry From Defending Pa. Drilling Law
• Top House Dem Asks GAO To Review Coal Lease Payments
• A 'Value' Approach For Calif. Corporate Distributions
• Touching Up Cosmetics Regulation
• Fostering Wind Energy Development In The Great Lakes
• Unemployed Job-Seekers: NYC's Next Protected Class?
• Senate OKs $500K Conference Spending Cap Amid GSA Scandal
• Calif. Panel OKs Bill To Limit Use Of License Plate Data
• Unions Rip Blackstone Power Project While NYC Pol Backs It
• Chicago Approves $1B Public-Private Infrastructure Trust
• Cyber Threats Escalating At Federal Agencies, GAO Says
• FDA's Nanotech Safety Rules May Not Help Cos. Avoid Risk
• Calif. Senate Panel Greenlights Carbon Capture Bill
• GOP Keystone Measure In Doubt As Dem's Support Wavers
• Medicare Proposes 2.3% Rate Bump For Hospitals In 2013
• Outdated Telecom Law Shortchanges Consumers, Senators Hear
• FDA User Fee Bill Faces 1st Test In Senate Panel Vote
• EPA Establishes New Use Rules For 23 Chemicals
• NYC Tweaks Upper West Side Retail Rezoning Plan
• Calif. Panels Pass Cap-And-Trade, GHG Reduction Bills
• CFPB To Study Mandatory Arbitration Clauses
• New UK Plan Pushes Opt-Out System For Antitrust Suits
• Senate Won't Block NLRB Union Election Rule
• House Energy Committee Takes Up GOP-Backed Fuel Price Bills
• Transgender Workers Are Protected By Title VII, EEOC Says
• Global IP Treaty May Threaten Privacy, EU Watchdog Says
• Enviros Challenge Calif. Law That Speeds Up CEQA Suits
• NY Lawmakers Target Gas Stations Gouging Credit Customers
• Salazar Rips GOP Energy 'Fairy Tales' In Legislation Push
• White House Seeks To Cap Contractor Pay After New Raise
• Online Gambling: The Geolocated Road Ahead
• USDA Amplifies Testing, Guidance For Livestock Slaughters
• Medicare's Anti-Fraud Efforts Draw Fire From GOP Senators
• Senate Republicans Blast Regulators On MF Global
• Pricing Risk: Contracting With A SIFI
• Defining 'Swap Dealer' And 'Major Swap Participant'
• Calif. Panel Siding Against Bill To Nix Rail Funding
• 9th Circ. Allows Calif. To Enforce Carbon Fuel Standard
• Netflix Taps Greenberg To Lobby For Video Privacy Changes
• Delay Casts Doubt On Credit Union Lending Cap Bill
• Kentucky Lawmakers Crack Down On Painkiller Abuse
• Republican Sens. Question DOE's $529M Electric Car Loan
• Wireless Cos. Slam Calif. Bill Limiting Cellphone GPS Searches
• Trustees Report Leads To Calls For Medicare Reform
• Finance Reform Group Defends CFTC's Position Limits Rule
• USPTO Wants Input On 'Economic Security' Risks In Patents
• FDA Unveils Rules For Nanotech In Food, Cosmetics
• NY Economist Rejects GOP 'Job Killer' Attack On Wage Hike
• Med Industry Presses FDA To Modernize Clinical Trial Rules
• NLRB 'Ambush Elections' Rule Favors Big Labor, GOP Says
• FDIC Sets Cap For Resolution Authority Borrowing
• Doctors Slam Federal Stem Cell Research Funding In DC Circ.
• FDA Bolsters Post-Market Scrutiny Of Drugs
• CBP To Share Info With IP Holders In Counterfeit Probes
• Obama Orders Sanctions For Privacy Abuses In Syria, Iran
• EU Suspends Myanmar Sanctions, Urges More Reform
• Medicare Demo Program Rewards Mediocrity, GAO Finds
• Highlights Of The New Investment Treaty Model
• Business Groups Blast PCAOB Auditor Rotation Proposal
• High Court Skips Challenge To NYC Rent Stabilization Law
• Promoting Ohio Co-Generation Projects
• Calif. Panels To Mull Bills For Tapping Cap-And-Trade Funds
• La. Lawmaker Accused Of Writing Bills To Aid Big Oil Clients
• Calif. Panel Seeks Inquiry Into Failed Court Computer Project
• States Eye New York AG As He Tests Limits Of FCA
• Anti-Mensing Bill Could Topple FDA's Generics Framework
• Lawmakers Rush To Pen Oversight Bills After GSA Scandal
• New IRS Rule Won't Spark Exodus From US Banks, Attys Say
• New FERC Rule Ramps Up Oversight On Market Manipulation
• Calif. Bill Lets Some Workers File Liens Over Back Pay
• CFPB OKs Some State Mortgage License Transfers
• Senate To Consider Blocking NLRB's 'Ambush Elections' Rule
• Defense Bill Would Limit Commercial Buys, Contractors Say
• USTR Says New Investment Treaty Model Boosts Protections
• Bill To Boost USPTO Funding To $2.9B Advances In House
• Fed Taps Academic Panel To Study Bank Stress Tests
• Hospitals Denounce Ill. Gov.'s $2.7B Medicaid Savings Plan
• GOP Bill Would Allow Pay Raises Above Union Restrictions
• FDIC Overestimated 2011 Bank Failure Losses, GAO Says
• Lawmakers Push FAA For Answers On Drone Privacy Concerns
• How The EPA Aims To Kill Coal
• Joint Panel To Review Stalled Calif. Mortgage Bills
• Ex-Prosecutor Tapped To Lead NJ Consumer Watchdog
• House OKs Small-Business Tax Cut Bill Despite Veto Threat
• House GOP Challenges NRC Chief's Votes On Nuke Projects
• OSHA's Rulemaking Takes Too Long, GAO Says
• Calif. Advances Bill Shielding Workers' Social Media Logins
• House Dems Push Holder On Oil Speculation Probe
• NJ Official Defends E-Courts Funding Amid Fee Questions
• US Takes A Swing At Clemens' 'Guilt By Association' Pitch
• FDA Head Defends Tech Upgrade Progress To Senate Panel
• NJ Lawmakers Bash NYC Commuter Tax Proposal
• Fed's Volcker Rule Grace Period Eases Bank Uncertainty
• Calif. Ban On Hiring Bias Against Jobless Clears Committee
• Generics Industry's Drug Shortage Plan Wins FDA Support
• GOP Bills Aim To Boost Oil, Gas Activity On Federal Land
• US-UK Patent Office Partnership Boosts Quality, Report Says
• EU May Issue Fewer ETS Permits To Bolster Carbon Market
• Union Head Prods SEC To Implement CEO Pay Disclosure Rule
• Tribes Call On BLM To Drop Fracking Regulations
• EU Agrees To Give US Flier Data, Despite Privacy Worries
• No Charges In Botched Stevens Case Remains Sticking Point
• DOT Creates National Registry For Truck Drivers' Doctors
• Reps. Say Fuel Bill Would Limit Consumers' Legal Options
• Gearing Up For Clawbacks
• FDA: Shining A New Light On Benefit-Risk Analysis
• Tailor-Made: New Title Insurance For Energy Projects
• EPA Plays It Safe With Dioxin Assessment
• Data Privacy And Competition Law — A View From The EU
• A New Opportunity For Exemption From Import Duties
• New Bill Would Let Generics Makers Update Own Labels
• Open Records, Lobbying Bills Pass Calif. Senate Committees
• Calif. Panel OKs Bill To Keep OT Out Of Fixed Salaries
• US Officials Press Congress To OK Normal Trade With Russia
• EU Watchdog Calls For Increased Monitoring Of Bank Boards
• Lawmakers Amend Cybersecurity Bills With Votes On Horizon
• New GSA Whistleblower Policy Already Working, Sens. Hear
• EPA Delays 1st Fracking Air Pollution Rule Until 2015
• Senate Weighs Reviving Privacy Board As Check On Gov't
• OFCCP Hiring Rules Draw Contractors' Ire
• GOP Bashes Dems For Skirting Tricky Health Budget Issues
• House Mulls Controversial FDA Mission Change
• DOE Loan Boosts Have Bred Mixed Results, GAO Study Finds
• House Committee Advances Bill Gutting Dodd-Frank Reforms
• $60M Medicare Anti-Fraud Program Sees Limited Results
• Streamlined Nuke Lab Oversight Could Cut Costs, Scientists Say
• Industry Drug-Tracking Idea Not Worth The Cost, FDA Says
• Global Regulators Push For Safer Mortgage Lending
• NY Dems' Wage Gap Bills Face Dead End In GOP-Held Senate
• House Passes Bill To Force Approval Of Keystone XL
• CFPB Takes Aim At Discriminatory Lending Practices
• House Reps Press USTR To Tamp Down Shoe Tariffs
• SEC Wants More Disclosure For Structured Notes
• US Expects $42B In Savings From Medicare Competitive Bidding
• DOE Budget Chief Defends Agency Spending Hikes
• Senate Bill Expands Pediatric Drug Regulation, Incentives
• FERC Deals Alaska Pipeline Owners Setback On Rate Hikes
• EPA Ozone Rules Ignore At-Risk Citizens, States Tell DC Circ.
• SEC, CFTC Approve Weaker Swaps Rule Under Dodd-Frank
• Reining In Workplace Hazards: OSHA's New Standards
• Calif. Official Presses For Funds For $68B High-Speed Train
• Calif. Panel Mulls Bill To Send $68B Rail Project To Voters
• House Looks To Save $44B By Retrieving Health Subsidy Excess
• Public To Chime In On NJ Beach Rules Opposed By Enviros
• Calif. Bill Barring Agency Oversight Of VoIP Earns Panel's OK
• White House Threatens To Veto $46B Small Biz Tax Bill
• Treasury, IRS Propose New Exemptions For REITs
• Fannie, Freddie Ordered To Streamline Short Sales
• Canadian Privacy Czars Stress Accountability In New Guidance
• Report Knocks FDA For Lagging On Critical IT Upgrades
• Conn. Advances Bill Banning Hiring Bias Against Jobless
• State, DOD Resist Suspension Rule In Contract Reform Bill
• Reform Group Urges SEC, CFTC To Hold Firm On Swaps Rule
• Hospital Groups Rip CMS' Proposed Overpayment Rule
• GSA Official Excused From Hearing, Told To Hire Atty
• White House Threatens Highway Bill Veto Over Pipeline
• ABA Calls CFPB Rule Guarding Privileged Bank Info 'Chilling'
• Drugmakers Spar Over Clinical Trial Rules For Biosimilars
• Mutual Fund Groups Target CFTC Over Cost-Benefit Study
• UK Geology Experts Back Fracking With Strings Attached
• Obama Vows To Get Tough On Oil Speculators
• EPA's E15 Gas Blend Will Hurt Carmakers, DC Circ. Told
• DC Circ. Blocks Implementation Of NLRB Union Posting Rule
• Google's Street View Eyed For Further Probes
• Salazar, Panel Blast Congress Over Drilling Safety
• HHS Rule Doesn't Cede Claim Reviews, 9th Circ. Told
• House Panel OKs Bills To Stem Gas Prices, Boost Oil Output
• Wall Street Says Volcker Rule Ignores Swap Market Reality
• NY Greens Pressure GOP On Fracking Waste Bill
• Ex-Im Bank Fight Imperils US Role In Project Boom: Experts
• Google TV In Europe: New Privacy And Monopoly Concerns
• Calif. Senate Panel Gives Go-Ahead To Carbon Capture Bill
• Calif. Budget Cuts Harm Judicial System, Critics Warn
• Judge Won't Lift Contractor Political Donation Ban
• Sentencing Panel Floats New Insider Trading, Fraud Rules
• Calif. Updates Guidance On Wage Theft Law Requirements
• House Cybersecurity Bill Backs Off On IP Theft Provisions
• German Antitrust Chief Says Reforms Don't Do Enough
• NY Aims To Protect Facebook Passwords From Employers
• GAO Report Finds Health Care Antitrust Guidance Lacking
• House Dems Blast GOP's Fuel Standard, Gas Leasing Bills
• Key GSA Exec Takes The Fifth In Vegas Party Probe
• NJ Consumer Watchdog Relaxes Font Rule For Ad Disclaimers
• US-China Trade Friction To Rise, Chinese Official Says
• Industry Groups Seek Broad 'Qualified Mortgage' Definition
• NYC Scraps Waste-To-Energy Plant Plans For Old Dump Site
• Don't Raise Electric Rates To Fund Solar, NY Biz Group Says
• NJ Senate Chief Looks To Toughen Property Tax Cap
• Enviros Ask DC Circ. To Block Ga. Nuke Plant Expansion
• Hoenig, Norton Join FDIC Board
• Wyo. Gov. Calls Interior's Fracking Rule Excessive
• US-Colombia Trade Pact To Start As Labor Fixes Take Hold
• Altering The Leveraged Lending Landscape
• CFTC Fires Back At Industry Groups In Trade Limit Suit
• Securities Regulators Set New Rules For Clearinghouses
• Debit Card Fee Rule Is Legal Under Dodd-Frank, Fed Says
• The Jencks Joke
• Calif. Panels Set To Take Up Homeowner Protection Bills
• NLRB's Union Posting Rule Struck Down
• Utilities Dealt Setback In Calif. Net Metering Decision
• Workers' Comp Group Wants Calif. Employer-Paid Rates Up 4%
• UK's Cameron Wants Myanmar Sanctions Suspended
• NLRB To Combine Regional Offices In Pilot Program
• House GOP Bill Would Gut FDIC's Big Bank Wind-Down Power
• Sens. Defend CFTC Trading Limits Rule To Ebb Speculation
• GOP Vows To Push Bill Forcing Keystone Pipeline Approval
• Faegre Baker Adds Former Evansville Mayor As Counsel
• Texas Agency Gives Go-Ahead To Experimental Stem Cell Use
• Bill To Ease Hospital Mergers Sweeps Through RI Senate
• SNR Denton Adds Ex-Commerce Department Bigwig
• EPA Moves To Ramp Up Public Access To Chemical Data
• House Dems Urge Obama To Tap US Oil Reserves
• NY Sen. Wants To Cork Flow Of Chinese Fake Ice Wine
• USDA To Allow Foreign Imports Of Dragon Fruit, Bananas
• Bear Hunt Policy Won't Get NJ Supreme Court Review
• Contractors Oppose Defense Bill's No-Bid Research Provision
• Ind. Workers Lose Bid To Back Right-To-Work Law In Court
• States, Power Plants Fight EPA Air Pollution Rules in DC Circ.
• US, German Regulators To Cooperate On Audits
• DOT Poses Brake Override Rule After Toyota Crash Studies
• Obama Launches Gas Development Working Group
• Fannie Mae Asks Servicers To Protest Chicago Property Law
• Top NY Lawmakers Gird For Battle Over Minimum Wage Hike
• Banks Need More Imagination In Stress Tests, Report Says
• Expanding The Scope Of WTO Gov't Procurement Agreement
• House Committee Chair Says DOI Dodged Coal Rule Subpoena
• Calif. Officials Get On Board With $68B High-Speed Train Plan
• Large Banks Had $640B Shortfall For New Basel Targets
• FWS Presses For Eagle Permit Changes To Boost Wind Energy
• Canadian Official Seeks Data Breach Reporting Requirement
• DOL Pushes Back Deadline For Comments On FMLA Changes
• Ex-Im Prez Warns Possible Shutdown Would 'Disarm' US Cos.
• HHS Wants Hospital Medicare Payments Tied To Commuter Data
• Lawmakers Accuse White House Of 'Fibbing' About GSA Costs
• Miss. Senate OKs Bill Letting Officials Skirt AG, Hire Counsel
• SEC Member Asks Congress To Override Morrison Decision
• Calif. Republicans Push For Action On State Pension Plan
• CFPB To Hold Banks Accountable For Vendor Violations
• Md. Legislature Advances Insurance Bills Targeting Fraud
• Key EU Lawmaker Denounces Global IP Anti-Piracy Treaty
• Cuomo Creates Health Benefit Exchange With Federal Cash
• 9th Circ. Lifts Ban On Political Ads On Public Stations
• Patient Groups Demand Wider Drug Coverage On Exchanges
• Obama Won't Order Ban On Anti-Gay Bias By Contractors
• Don't Count On JOBS Act To Spark IPO Craze, Attys Say
• EPA Sends Revamped Combustion Engine Rule To White House
• NY Legislature Floats Bills To Punish Call Center Outsourcing
• EPA Denies Green Groups A Review For Waste-Burning Rule
• Pa. Judge Extends Life Of Local Fracking Laws
• Canada's New M&A Regs Require Attention To Assets, Revenues
• Souping Up MISO's Interconnection Queue Procedures
• Tweaking SBIR To Attract VC Investment
• A Call For Labeling Genetically Engineered Foods
• How To Interpret ACO Rule — CMS Clarification
• Weak Governance Still Plagues Financial Sector, Report Says
• CFPB May Lighten Up On Credit Card Fee Restriction
• EPA Funding Rule Imperils NY Waterfront Projects: Enviros
• Planned Parenthood Sues To Keep Texas Health Funding
• 9th Circ. Says Citizens United Bars Wash. Contribution Limit
• Boston Fed Chief Pushes For Added Money Market Reforms
• Driverless Vehicle Bill Speeds Ahead In Calif. Senate
• NJ Assembly Panel Authorizes Port Authority Subpoenas
• Inspector General Raps FDIC Over Conference Spending
• Fla. Law Cracks Down On Unregistered Securities Sales
• FDA Asks Drug Cos. To Curtail Antibiotics In Livestock Feed
• Calif. Panel Snubs Alternative Work Schedule Bills
• Steelmakers Urge Action On Transportation, Currency Bills
• Fracking Notice Bill Moves Forward In Calif. Senate
• Neb. Passes Bill To Resume Keystone Pipeline Review
• SEC Seeks Input On JOBS Act Ahead Of Rulemaking
• EU Regulators Seek Uniform Anti-Money Laundering Rules
• House Committee Demands More Interior Drilling Ban Info
• GOP Hearing A Chance For SEC To Face Cost Analysis Critics
• GOP Presses IRS On Plans For $500M Health Reform Funds
• Upstate NY Could Cash In On $26B Tax Cut, Schumer Says
• EEOC's Longest-Serving Commissioner Calls It Quits
• Revamping Calif.'s Wetland Policy
• 6 Steps To Compliance With DOD's Business Systems Rule
• Broadening 'Discrimination' To Include Unemployment
• CalPERS Tapped For SEC Investor Advisory Panel
• New Calif. Bill Would Curb Police Searches On Cellphone GPS
• Minn. Gov. Nixes Bill Curbing Cos.' Asbestos Liability
• Md. Lawmakers Greenlight Shale Impact Area Bill
• CFPB Oversight Efforts May Hamstring Mortgage Servicers
• $68B Calif. Rail Plan Draws Scrutiny Over Fund Use, Conflicts
• Backer Of Green Building Tax Cut Vows Push In NY Assembly
• After Deadly Crash, NTSB Says Race Planes Need More Tests
• Group Fights Ill. Campaign Finance Laws In 7th Circ.
• To Protest Dodd-Frank, Kan. Gov. Won't Sign Reform Bills
• Flaws In Obama Mortgage Plan, High Debt Slow Recovery: IMF
• USPTO Rules Under AIA Would Burden Patentees, Groups Say
• Medicare, 27 ACOs Launch Shared Savings Program
• Fed Governor Says Bank Stress Tests Will Change
• Panel Tells NRC Not To Play Politics With Nuclear Waste
• Ad Group's New Standards Aim To Improve Tracking Disclosures
• Health Law Will Add $340B To Deficit, Medicare Trustee Says
• FHFA Chief Says Principal Reductions Could Save $1.7B
• New VA Restrictions On Drug Co. Detailing Activities
• Biofuel Groups Back EPA Fuel Rule In Petroleum Group's Suit
• Please Submit Your Resume, References And Facebook Login
• Calif. Committee Pushes Through Pipeline Safety Bill
• Maryland Bans Employers From Workers' Social Media Accounts
• Wis. Ruling May Boost Labor Opposition In Other States
• Calif. Panel To Mull Alternative Work Schedule Bills
• Mo. Lawmakers To Mull Workplace Bias Law Changes Again
• EPA Rejects Groups' 2nd Shot At Ban On Lead Ammo
• HHS Plugs 10-Digit Health Plan ID In Streamlining Move
• IIF Warns Europe Of Moving Too Far On Capital
• DOD's Contractor Inventory Falls Short Again, GAO Finds
• Grassley Won't Lift Hold On FCC Nominees
• ABA Prez Slams Obama's Remarks On High Court Health Ruling
• US, Brazil Leaders Tout Biofuel, Offshore Safety Efforts
• SEC Reveals Roster Of New Investor Advisory Committee
• Green Groups Want Loopholes Out Of EPA Fracking Rule
• Clinics Challenge Calif. Medicaid Outpatient Rate Cuts
• HHS Pushes Back Deadline For Switch To New Coding System
• NY Bill Calls For Earthquake-Fracking Link Study
• HUD Head Pressures FHFA To OK Mortgage Write-Downs
• Nothing Unites Congress Like China: Part 3
• Stifling Innovation In The US Auto Industry
• Inter Partes Review: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
• Broader SEC Analyses Could Cost It $22M, CBO Says
• Bill Looks To Boost Calif. Clean Energy Exports
• Pharma Groups Urge CMS Not To Limit Drug Price Calculation
• Mine Safety Risks Must Be Corrected Under New MSHA Rules
• Wash. Bill Would Ban Employers' Facebook Ultimatum
• GSA Scandal Intensifies With Video Of Singing Spendthrift
• Wis. Outlaws Damages In Employment Bias Suits
• FDA Finalizes Regs On Device Info Requests
• Calif. Committee To Review Trio Of Tax Break Bills
• DOE To Release $15M To Fund Bio-Oil Research
• Calif. Health Plan Exchange Progresses As ACA Ruling Looms
• Passage Of JOBS Act Adds To SEC's Rulemaking Burden
• 5th Circ. Health Law Challengers Indignant Over AG Letter
• Mass. Senate Passes Bill Targeting Energy Costs, Renewables
• BSEE, Coast Guard Agree To New Oil Spill Response Plan
• DOE Touts Renewable Energy Program's Economic Benefits
• EU Hackers Would Face 2 to 5 Years Under Cyberattack Bill
• JOBS Act — A Game Changer For Emerging Growth Cos.
• DOE Veteran Joins Dickstein Shapiro
• Schumer Urges DOT To Require Disclosure Of Carry-On Fees
• Simple Volcker Rule May Be Out Of Reach, Experts Say
• The E-Verify Program: Is It All It's Cracked Up To Be?
• Fueling The Fight For GHG Standards
• Cap-And-Trade Funds For $68B Calif. Rail Project To Spur Suits
• 2nd GOP Subpoena Goes After DOI's Coal Rule Details
• Fed Backs Banks' Renting Out Foreclosed Homes
• New Nuclear Licenses Unlikely This Year, Experts Say
• FDA Panel Backs Astellas Bladder Drug Despite Concerns
• 30 Sens. Urge FHFA To Fix Mortgage-Modification Study
• Nebraska Keystone Bill Gains Second-Round Approval
• Sunshine Act Authors Pressure CMS For Final Rule By June
• SEC Exempts Swaps From Some Securities Regulations
• USDA Inspectors Squawk At Pared-Down Poultry Inspections
• $2B In Rebates For Insured If ACA Started In 2010: Report
• New Zealand Privacy Czar Backs Relaxed Info-Sharing Law
• Ex-Regulator Urges DOJ To Probe Wall Street Oil Speculation
• Enviros Sue To Force EPA's Hand On Coal Ash Standards
• New Requirements For Audit Committees Of Texas Insurers
• Gingrich Health Care Think Tank Heads Into Ch. 7
• Top NY Fracking Foe Shows Mild Support For GOP Bills
• How Qualified Client Rule Changes Affect Fund Managers
• Calif. Panel To Weigh Bill Linking Gas Rates To Pipeline Safety
• Senate Drafts Plan To Speed Up FDA Drug Approval
• GAO Questions Pentagon's Clean-Energy Funding Strategy
• SEC Aims To Clear Up Confusion Over Target Date Funds
• 1st Circ. Considers Constitutional Challenge To DOMA
• European Commission Urges Delay Of ACTA Vote
• DOE Rushed Treasury Review Of $535M Solyndra Loan: Report
• FDA Must Do More To Ensure Drug Import Safety, Report Says
• Ad Industry Pushes Back Against Commerce Privacy Codes
• Inside The European Debate On Takeover Regulation
• Calif. Faces Enviro Challenge To New River Mining Rules
• Holder Backs Obama's ACA Remarks Amid 5th Circ. Flap
• FHFA Head Vows Quick Decision On Mortgage Debt Reductions
• Chamber Wants Review Of EEOC Background Check Guidance
• House Dems Push Obama To Outlaw LGBT Bias In Contracting
• Calif. Bill Aims To Let Court Workers Be Part Of Union
• WTO Again Says US Clove Cigarette Ban Tramples Trade Rules
• Reps. Tout Bill Giving Generics Cos. Leg Up On Exclusivity
• Geithner Defends Strong Bank Regs As Crucial To Recovery
• USDA Rule To Boost Gov't Purchases Of Biobased Products
• Cracking Down On Unemployment Discrimination In Calif.
• Franken, Consumer Groups Urge Privacy Legislation
• FTC Officials Say Privacy Codes Won't Create Safe Harbor
• Pharma Group Pans FDA Guidance On Off-Label Info Sharing
• Business Plans For Finance Cos. In Flux With SIFI Rule
• Mo. Lawmakers Advance Birth Control Coverage, Services Bills
• Top Republican Subpoenas Interior For Drilling Ban Info
• VA Ponders Update To Health Care Acquisition Rule
• Medicare Tones Down Plan To Deny Rx Coverage To Abusers
• EPA Carbon Rule Would Curb Coal, Boost Gas Power Plants
• NYC Wins Big As Cuomo Divvies Up $1.2B Project Loot