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Public Policy - May, 2012

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• Calif. Senate Sinks Fracking Neighbor Notification Bill
• Slimness Of Bloomberg Soda Ban Could Doom Legal Claims
• NJ Senate Passes Bill To Shore Up Solar Market
• NRC Floats Guidelines To Ease Post-Fukushima Orders
• Brazil Merger Filings To Drop As Gov't Raises Thresholds
• Europe's New Venture Capital Rules Draw Mixed Reviews
• $68B High-Speed Rail Plan Draws Fire From Orange County
• Aerospace Deal Crucial To FCC OK For Wireless Medical Tech
• White House Threatens To Veto Military Spending Bill
• Congress Sinks Biofuel's Hopes For US Military Boost
• Gas-Rich States Knock Federal Fracking Rules Before Panel
• House Rejects Bill Banning Sex-Based Abortions
• CFPB Pushes Mortgage Rule Deadline To Year's End
• Bill To Bolster US Exports Sails Through House
• Volcker Rule Should Build Hedging Firewall: Ex-FDIC Head
• House Panel OKs Repeal Of Health Reform's OTC Restriction
• Pay Practices Could Define Market Making Under Dodd-Frank
• US Chamber Asks SEC To Abandon Money Market Fund Regs
• China Trade Group Assails US Tariffs On Wind Towers
• GOP Bill Would Tie Civil Penalties To Clean Energy Loans
• Insurers Seek Further NFIP Reform Beyond Subsidy Cuts
• EU Wants 5 Countries Fined For Putting Off Telecom Reforms
• Proposed UN Control Would Smother Web, Lawmakers Warn
• EPA Must Expedite Update To Air Quality Standards, Judge Says
• Lawmakers Brawl Over Bill To Repeal ACA Medical Device Tax
• Holland & Hart Snags Energy, Resources Partner In DC
• Neb. High Court Rebuffs Suit Over Gov.'s Keystone Power
• Calif. Senate OKs Warrant Requirement For GPS Data
• PPACA In The Court: It's Down To Politics, Not The Law
• Feds Shutter NYC, Philly Discount Bus Network
• Another Round Of Iran Sanctions: The Senate Bill
• FDA Says Corn Syrup Can't Be Called 'Sugar'
• 1st Circ. Finds DOMA Unconstitutional
• App Makers' Privacy Policies Leave Users In The Dark: Panel
• Bill Barring Bias Over Religious Garb Clears Calif. Assembly
• Calif. Assembly OKs Bill Shielding Jobless From Hiring Bias
• House GOP Challenges NLRB Notice Posting Rule In DC Circ.
• AHA Updates Debt Collection Rules Amid Accretive Fuss
• FTC Disclosure Guides Should Go Mobile, Regulator Says
• Calif. Senate OKs Bill Gauging Financial Threats To Insurers
• House Handily Approves Sprawling FDA Reform Bill
• NC Lawmakers Propose Ban On BPA In Children's Toys
• Facebook Atty Urges FTC To Avoid Blanket Ad Disclosure Regs
• EU Bank Bailout Plan Could Lead To Central Regulator
• OMB Eyes July Date For Insourcing Cost Guidelines
• Contractors Say DC Hiring Law Is Unconstitutional
• Senate Revives Controversial Contractor Exec Pay Cap
• Illinois Congress Moves To Block Phone Bill 'Cramming'
• House Dem Urges DOJ To Probe BP's Statements To Congress
• Bill To Expand Family Leave Rights Heads To Calif. Senate
• NY Bill Would Make Carriers Disclose Insurance Commissions
• Fed Finalizes Dodd-Frank Rule On Nonbank Securities Oversight
• Obama Keeps Export-Import Bank Alive Through 2014
• Coburn Asks HHS To Block Usage Of Exhaustive Disease Guide
• NY Rep Calls For End To Force-Placed Insurance 'Kickbacks'
• Interior Carves Out Wind Leasing Area Off Mass. Coast
• NY Bar Gets Behind Push To Streamline Court System
• EPA Seeks More Time With State Ozone Rules
• Frank Floats Bill To Deny Clawback Coverage For Execs
• GOP Demands Docs From Interior On Green Energy Loans
• Ill. Senate Approves Bill Outlining Tax Benefits For Hospitals
• Lawmaker Blasts NIH For Funding Doc With Glaxo Conflict
• An OFAC Settlement That May Impact Future Investments
• Creating More Small Business Contracting Opportunities
• The Ebb And Flow Of OFCCP Health Care Jurisdiction
• Calif. Snubs Bill To Revamp Prebankruptcy Process For Cities
• Futures Watchdog Seeks To Rein In Customer Cash Transfers
• Brazil Finalizes Merger Rules With Reduced Info Demands
• Investment Advisers Warm To Idea Of FINRA Oversight
• JOBS Act May Cause D&O Coverage Concerns, Report Says
• Time Warner Fights Pause In Enforcement Of Franchise Ruling
• Calif. Assembly Passes Bill To Tap Cap-And-Trade Funds
• Labor Dept. Beats Trade Groups' Tip Rule Challenge
• FTC Says NC Dental Bill Would Thwart Competition
• States Get Six Times Longer To Return Medicaid Overpayments
• Enviro Rules Could Open 'Golden Age' Of Shale Gas, IEA Says
• NY Lawmakers Agree To Beef Up Anti-Telemarketing Law
• Ill. Mulls Partnership To Fight Insurance Fraud
• NRC Soft on Risk Assessment, GAO Says
• Judge Won't Force Wash. AG To Alter ACA Challenge
• EPA Steps Up Regulation Of Products Containing Mercury
• Physicians Asks CMS To Delay Dual Eligible Savings Plan
• UK's FSA Pads Budget With Lucrative Enforcement Actions
• Dump Chesapeake Director Duo, Top NY Moneyman Says
• An Unconstitutional FCA Provision Lurking In PPACA?
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Files For Bankruptcy
• Calif. Assembly OKs Bill To Curb Insurers' Iran Investments
• Lawmakers Push Twitter To Reveal Tracking Practices
• Ohio OKs Fracking Bill Requiring More Insurance, Disclosures
• Uncertainty Reigns On Eve Of Brazil's Antitrust Overhaul
• FCC General Counsel Schlick To Step Down
• Doctors Groups Seek To School House On Medicare Pay Fix
• Calif.'s Proposed Wildfire Liability Cap Sparks Criticism
• Lawmakers Press DOJ To Reopen Google Street View Probe
• Senate Confirms 2 Top Procurement Officials
• Illinois Assembly Approves $1.6B Medicaid Cut
• NJ Assembly Backs Minimum Wage Hike Over Biz Opposition
• Lawmakers Vote To Keep NJ In Cap-And-Trade Program
• DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional In Calif. Same-Sex Benefits Suit
• JPMorgan CEO Tenuously Set To Testify In Congress In June
• NY AG Says State's Energy Future Lies Beyond Indian Point
• House Hopes To Cut FDA Bill Costs With Biosimilars Provision
• Social Media Privacy Law Clears Calif. Senate
• Ohio Latest To Float Bill On Workers' Facebook Passwords
• Cantor Wants June House Vote On Health Accounts OTC Ban
• GOP House Leader Seeks June Vote On Device Tax Repeal
• Lawmakers Seek Comments On Unusually Heated Tariff Bill
• GSA Exec Departs As Spending Scandal Inquiry Continues
• US Says China's Currency Still Not Strong Enough
• Senate Skips DOI Nominee Amid Energy Confirmations
• NRC Renews Entergy Nuke Plant License Despite Safety Gripes
• Ron Paul's Fed Audit Bill To Get Full House Vote In July
• NY Republican Floats Tax Break For Patent Fees
• FERC's Call For Comments On Interconnection Facilities
• Tightening FDA Nanotech Regs On Food, Cosmetics
• Contractor Campaign Contributions Post-Citizens United
• Charting A Course For Post-AIA False Marking Litigation
• Senate Committee Passes $631B Defense Budget
• Calif. Panel OKs Bill For New Unit Targeting Counterfeiters
• 2 Prosecutors Sidelined Over Misconduct In Stevens Case
• States Limit Sharing Of Surplus Line Taxes
• Texas Floats New Effort To Reduce Gas Flaring
• More UK Insurers Fear Missing EU's Solvency II Deadline
• Calif. Clears Faster Review Of K Road's Solar Project
• Obama Taps Yucca Mountain Critic To Replace NRC Chairman
• Obama Throws Weight Behind Wind Tax Credit Extension
• CFPB Lays Out Rules For Extending Reach Beyond Banks
• EU Antitrust Agencies Vow To Shield Leniency Docs
• CMS Failed To Recoup Medicare Overpayments, Audit Says
• Foe Says Blackstone's Green Power Line Could Cost Ratepayers
• Senate Passes Last-Minute, Short-Term NFIP Extension
• UK Bribery Act Crippled By Lack Of Funding, Attys Say
• NY Legislature Acts To Ease Home Partnerships' Tax Fights
• Top Dems Want Trade Pacts To Allow Blanket Capital Controls
• Lawmakers Blast DOD, Contractor Over $1B Billing Dispute
• FDA User Fee Bill Easily Slides Through Senate
• Senate Bill Presses USTR For More Transparency On Deals
• Solo Insurance Plans Fail To Meet PPACA Standards, Study Says
• FCC Dedicates Spectrum For Wireless Medical Devices
• LA City Council Endorses Plan To Phase Out Plastic Bags
• Counterfeit Parts Report — A Guide For Contractors, DOD
• The TSCA, Lead And The Division Of The Hazardous Bullet
• Mounting Compliance Challenges Under New CIP Standards
• Inside NJ's Trade Secrets Act
• Senate Democrats Relaunch Paycheck Fairness Act
• Australian Parliament Takes Up Privacy Act Reforms
• La. Regulators OK Entergy's Move To Regional Operator
• Bill To Speed Up Transit Projects Clears Calif. Assembly
• NJ Bill Allowing Mobile Gaming In Casinos Advances
• Nebraskans Mount Constitutional Challenge To Keystone Route
• Clearinghouses Easy 1st Target For Systemic Designation
• Senate To Vote On Pay-For-Delay, 16 Other FDA Changes
• UK Bill Outlines Plan To Ease Prosecution Of Cartel Cases
• FCC Considers Beefing Up New Anti-Cramming Rule
• NJ Panel Advances Bill Speeding Class Cert. Appeals
• White House Orders Gov't Agencies To Take Data Mobile
• Power Shortages Loom In Texas As Demand Rises, Report Says
• Senate To Vote On 60-Day Flood Insurance Program Extension
• IRS Flouts GOP Objections To Premium Tax Credit Rule
• NY Judge, Cooley Partner To Lead Pro Bono Rules Committee
• Canada's Abuse Of Dominance Guidelines Too Vague, ABA Says
• Md. Workers' Comp Insurance Giant Goes Private
• Grappling With The Right To Be Forgotten
• NLRB Overreached With Union Posting Rule, DC Circ. Hears
• Electronic Banking Data Bill OK'd By NY Senate Panel
• CPSC To Require Audits Of Children's Product Testing Groups
• GAO Finds No Clear Benefits To DOE's Nuke Safety Reforms
• Ill. Legislature Bans Employer Access To Facebook Passwords
• Bringing Civil Anti-Monopoly Cases Under China's AML
• How SBIR/STTR Regulation Will Impact Investment Firms
• House Dem Pushes Bill Targeting Gray-Market Drug Sales
• Calif. Assembly To Take Up Contested Municipal Bankruptcy Bill
• EU Adopts Plan To Strengthen Consumer Protection Rules
• Pentagon Aims To Speed Closure Of Contingency Contracts
• DOD Contractors Under Fire In Counterfeit Parts Report
• HHS Hit With Suit Over Medicaid Copays For Ariz. Residents
• Sens. Unveil Bill To Bar Bankers From Fed Service
• No Deal Yet On National Drug Track-And-Trace System
• NC Gov. Seeks Recommendations For Fracking Rules
• Regulators Float Competition Request For Offshore Wind Line
• Grassley Criticizes FCC, White House Over LightSquared
• US Manufacturers Want Action On Currency Manipulation
• Md. Bans Use Of Pfizer Affiliate's Chicken Feed Additive
• 5th Circ. Reopens Suit Over Texas Beachfront Land Seizure
• Bipartisan FDA User Fee Bill Hits Snag On Senate Floor
• Expanding False Claims Liability In Ga.
• Volcker Rule — Potential Perils To The Muni Bond Market
• EPA Grants New Pesticide Rule Exemptions
• Senators Slather Scorn On FDA After Sunscreen Label Delay
• Texas Has Right To Defund Planned Parenthood, 5th Circ. Hears
• Chamber Of Commerce Members Flouted FCPA, Report Says
• DOE To Steer $35M Into Ultra-Deepwater Research
• Broadcasters Contest FCC Political Ad Reporting Rule
• Senator Says Cybersecurity Bill An 'Overreaction'
• GAO Urges CPSC To Expand Role In Setting Industry Standards
• Central Clearing Rule Looms For Trades That Nailed JPMorgan
• NY Takes Reins Of Troubled Horse Racing Body
• GOP Sens. Blast FDA Over Reviewers' Accountability
• USTR Splits With EU Counterpart On Approach To Trade Talks
• Calif. Panel Delays Vote To Overhaul Trial Court Funding
• Treasury Dismisses Financial Crimes Enforcement Head
• Calif. Senate Rejects CPUC Transparency Bill
• Iran Sanctions Bill Clears Senate In Run-Up To Baghdad Talks
• LA Court Budget Cuts Will Stall Suits, Hurt Biz, Officials Say
• DEA Rule Changes Would Trample Privacy Rights, EPIC Warns
• USPTO Tightens Doc Standards For Trademark Cases
• Senate To Consider FDA User Fee Bill Amendments
• Driverless Car Safety Bill Zooms Out Of Calif. Senate
• Oil Group Uses Obama Order To Fight Disclosure Rule
• DOD Streamlines US-UK Defense Export Rules
• GAO Gives Mixed Report On CFPB Practices
• FTC Picks Up Privacy Legal Scholar As New Policy Adviser
• Health Insurance Tax Credits Too Paltry For Small Biz: GAO
• ABA Urges Congress To Allow Self-Funding For SEC, CFTC
• G-8 Hits On Drug Safety, Counterfeiting For 1st Time
• NY Borrowers Overcharged $500M For Insurance, Expert Says
• Bill To Extend Leegin's Reach To State Claims Fails In Kan.
• Notre Dame, Others Join Fight Over Birth Control Mandate
• EU Proposes New Rules To Rein In Credit Rating Agencies
• Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Block Veteran Health Cuts
• NRC Chairman Resigns Amid Criticism Of Leadership
• Global Swaps Rules Will Protect US Taxpayers: CFTC Chief
• The Problem With 'Access And Accuracy'
• EPA's Fair Air Rules For Fracking Emissions
• Calif. Court Agency To Shrink Workforce Amid Budget Cuts
• NDAA Contractor Pay, Commercial Item Changes Fail In House
• House Passes Defense Bill, Staving Off Automatic Cuts For Now
• Federal Attack On Calif. Mortgage Overhaul Spurs Debate
• House GOP Presses EPA On Power Plant Emissions Regs
• IRS Adopts Health Insurance Tax Credit Under ACA
• OSHA Steps Up Efforts To Revamp Whistleblower Program
• Treasury Issues Rules For Covering Dodd-Frank Expenses
• Volcker's Global Reach Is Vital Post-JPMorgan Loss: Group
• Reid Wants Monday Vote To Advance FDA User Fee Bill
• Conyers Targets Health Insurance Antitrust Shield Again
• Mass. Senate OKs Health Reform Bill, Expecting $150B Savings
• Calif. Judges Must Post Financial Forms Online, Panel Says
• NY Overbilled Medicaid $701M For Special Needs Patients: OIG
• FDA Issues Guidance On Biotech Pharmaceutical Testing
• Commerce Bars Individual Exporters From Ducking Duty Orders
• Rep. Seeks To Ease Privacy Notification Rule For Financial Cos.
• Lawmakers Seek To Block FHFA Foreclosure Sell-Off In Calif.
• Maine OKs $96M In Bonds For Infrastructure, Tech Projects
• NY PSC, Verizon Take Heat Over Wireline Service Plan
• House Votes To Back Keystone XL Measure In Transport Bill
• CFTC Wraps Up Reporting Rule For Pre-Dodd-Frank Swaps
• GAO Says Ports Must Coordinate To Prevent Duties Evasion
• FDA: Show Us Your ISO Audit And We May Leave You Alone
• Hiring Incumbent Employees On Government Contracts
• 3rd-Party Options For Customer-Generators In Pa.
• US Companies And Canadian Privacy Law: Beware
• US Lifts Sanctions On Myanmar, Nominates Ambassador
• GOP To Wage War On ACA Regardless Of High Court Ruling
• NJ Eyes Legislative Relief For Solar Industry Troubles
• House Votes Down Threats To F-35, Next-Gen Bomber
• JPMorgan CEO To Take The Stand Before Senate Panel
• Twitter Latest To Join Growing Do-Not-Track Movement
• NJ Lawmaker Decries 'Political Attack' On Judiciary
• White House Taps OMB Veteran As Cybersecurity Chief
• FERC To Advise EPA On Power Plant Emissions Rules
• House Panel Says TPP Needs Binding IP, Labor Rules
• NJ DEP Defends Waiver Rule Amid Legislative Pressure
• FIO Could Be Advocate In Foreign Markets, Insurers Say
• Interior Takes Bids On 38M-Acre Offshore Lease Sale
• GOP Slams DOE Over 'Duplicative' Clean-Energy Bill
• FCC Plans Spectrum Grant For Wireless Patient Monitoring
• Police Slam GOP-Backed Warrant Rule For Geolocation Data
• Senate GOP Blocks Iran Sanctions Bill
• Regulators, Lawmakers Stand By No Admit Settlements
• 7th Circ. Upholds Pay Freezes For Ill. State Workers
• Hospital Group Wants HHS Coding System Switch Delayed
• Del. Bill Protecting Workers' Facebook Passwords Advances
• CBP Processing System, Trade Fraud Enforcement Panned
• White House Endorses 'Critical' FDA User Fee Legislation
• Senate Confirms 2 Stalled Obama Fed Nominees
• New FERC-Approved Standards For Critical Assets
• Top Banks May Need $566B To Meet Capital Rule, Report Says
• Up In The Air: JOBS Act Effect On Private Equity
• Internet Gaming On The Horizon For NJ, Lawmaker Says
• EU Adopts List To Weed Out Misleading Health Claims
• Study Says FDA Reviews New Drugs Faster Than EU, Canada
• Intel Exec, Others Press Congress On Sustainability Ratings
• Obama Targets Spending Levels In Defense Bill Veto Threat
• Vermont Gov. Signs Nation's First Ban On Fracking
• Top House Republican Questions JPMorgan Uproar
• Lawmakers Hear Calls For Changes To Patent Reform Law
• Cuomo Unveils Plans To Limit NY Contract Spending
• REIT Taxes Would Be Curbed Under New House Proposal
• Powerful Foes Could Doom Arbitrator Bill In NY Senate
• Senate's New FDA User Fee Bill Adds Funds For Rare Diseases
• EPA Withdraws Part Of Interstate Air Pollution Rule
• Poland Plans Individual Antitrust Fines, Upped Leniency Program
• SBA Floats Regs To Shield Small Biz From Contract Bundling
• Schumer Says 'Extra Virgin' Test Bad For NY Olive Oil Biz
• EPA Chief Stands By $14M Request For Fracking Studies
• HHS Outlines Benchmarks For State Health Exchanges
• GOP Says SIFI Rule Won't Fit Insurers, Other Nonbanks
• Ariz. Gov. Vetoes Bill Demanding Release Of Federal Land
• Oxfam Sues To Force SEC's Hand On Dodd-Frank Provision
• Senate Advances Bill On Same-Sex Benefits For Gov't Workers
• Bishops Threaten Suit Over Contraception Coverage Rule
• FSMA's Potential Impact, Part 1: Force Majeure Clauses
• Solar Execs In Congressional Hot Seat Over $5B DOE Loans
• Attys Against Prop 8 File Suit Over Calif. Teacher Laws
• Harrisburg City Council Can't Revive Ch. 9 Bid In 3rd Circ.
• Senate Breathes New Life Into Ex-Im Bank
• Dems Seek To Bar Tax Credits For Chinese Solar Panels
• Pentagon Seeks to Shake Up Bid Protest Jurisdiction
• FAA Expands Drone Use Despite Privacy Concerns
• Consumer Group Urges FDA To Dump NuVal Nutrition Ratings
• Myanmar's Suu Kyi Backs McCain's Call To Ease Sanctions
• NY Assembly OKs Minimum Wage Hike As GOP Foes Dig In
• NLRB Vows To Press On After Judge Voids Election Rule
• CBO Says FDA User Fee Bill Would Save $358M Over 10 Years
• House Dems Home In On Gas Flaring Regulations
• Texas Docs Want HHS To Drop New Coding System
• After JPMorgan Loss, GOP Delays Bills Weakening Dodd-Frank
• Senate Bill Would Boost Whistleblowers' Chances In Court
• OPIC Commits $88M To Canadian Fund Of Funds
• Accretive Taps Daschle, Frist To Pen Patient-Billing Rules
• Shut Up And Drill, Interior Tells Oil And Gas Cos.
• Halliburton Pushes To Keep Fracking Formulas Secret In Wyo.
• Panel OKs Calif. Bill For CPUC To Review US Safety Guidance
• EPIC Asks Senate To Expand Privacy Act Damages After Cooper
• DOL Says Old H-2B Visa Rules In Effect, For Now
• $100M Alzheimer's Funding Plan Includes Genentech Drug Trial
• NY Senate Panel OKs Eminent Domain Reform Proposal
• EU Deal Allows For Higher UK Bank Capital Requirements
• Trending Topic: Twitter's 'Innovator's Patent Agreement'
• A Look At Recent Developments In Cybersecurity Policy
• Iran, Sanctions And Oil — A Global Update
• The Big, Green Apple: NYC's New Zoning Amendment
• EPA Takes Coal Waste Permit Quarrel To DC Circ.
• House Reps Seek To Protect Small Biz From DOD Insourcing
• Calif. Assembly OKs Bill To Help Short Sellers Duck Foreclosure
• Rakoff Slams US Sentencing Guidelines For Being Too Harsh
• Judge Voids NLRB Union Election Rule
• SBA To Open Research Awards To More Small Businesses
• EPA Issues Final Rule In Fight Against Smog
• Calif. Judiciary Decries Proposed 20% Cut To Court Funds
• EU Privacy Watchdogs Seek To Bolster Biometric Safeguards
• US-Colombia Free Trade Pact Goes Into Full Swing
• NRDC Pushes To Reopen FDA Suit Over Soap Chemicals
• NRC Ups Oversight Of Dominion, FLP Nuclear Plants
• Groups Call For NJ Fracking Waste Ban
• 41 AGs Back Bill Allowing Suits Over Generic-Drug Warnings
• SEC Majority Against Money Market Regs Won't Kill Issue
• NJ Bill Would Place Limits On Employer Credit Checks
• McCain Wants Myanmar Sanctions Suspended
• NY Pols Push Mobile Anti-Spam Law, Saying Feds Too Lax
• Google-Backed Wind Power Line Clears Competition Review
• FDA Delays Deadline For Stricter Sunscreen Labeling Rules
• Accretive Rebuts Claims Of Harsh Collection Tactics
• Groups Demand Speedy Update Of EPA Air Quality Standards
• GOP Rep. Demands Info On Foreign Account Reporting Rule
• Impacts Of New ADA Standards For Accessible Design
• Fla.'s 'Captive'-ating New Insurance Legislation
• Biobased Products — New Reporting Rule For Contractors
• Sackett: Implications For Pre-Enforcement Review
• Expanding The Extraterritorial Reach Of US Sanctions
• Small Banks Exempt From Stress Tests, Regulators Say
• CPUC Orders PG&E, Others To Boost Energy Efficiency Plans
• Senate Cybersecurity Bill Heads To Floor Despite Backlash
• House Declines To Keep 4 DOJ Antitrust Offices Open
• China's High Court Eases Way For Antitrust Plaintiffs
• House Dems Push For Hearing On NLRB Leak Scandal
• Biotechs Push FDA For Clear-Cut Biosimilar Labeling Rules
• Republicans Hit DOI With 2nd Subpoena Over Coal Rule
• FDA Quizzed On Antibiotic Use In Corn-Based Animal Feed
• DOT Gives Calif. Lawmakers Ultimatum On Bullet Train Funds
• JPMorgan's $2B Loss May Spur Volcker Rule Tightening
• Australia Passes Bills To Streamline Tariff Systems
• NY Lawmaker Seeks Probe Into VoIP Deregulation Group
• Medicare Doc Fees Not Reviewable By Courts, Judge Says
• Calif. Solar Project Gets OK To Skip County Permits
• Franken Prods DOJ On Mobile Tracking Amid Privacy Concerns
• New House Bill Aimed At Detecting Medical Device Risks
• NY Extends Blackstone Power Line Debate As Public Tunes In
• Calif. Pushes Joint Cap-And-Trade Market With Quebec
• HHS Tightens Disclosure Rule Under Health Reform Law
• Hospital Group Pans HUD's Mortgage Insurance Rate Hike
• Kan. Bill Would Extend Leegin Reach To State Antitrust Claims
• Sanders, Ellison Float Bill To End Oil, Gas Tax Breaks
• When HIPAA Is Not Enough: Tougher Texas Privacy Laws
• A 1st For Fracking: EPA's Air Emissions Regulations
• Brinker: How Break Policies Affect Class Certification
• Automatic Suspensions: A Solution In Need Of A Problem
• Legal Group Says Calif. Pregnancy Law A Good Model For U.S.
• EPA To Phase Out Gas Stations' Vapor Recovery Systems
• Calif. Judges May Get To Strike Data From Financial Disclosures
• Interior IG Evading Drilling-Report Probe, Lawmaker Says
• Pentagon Poses Info-Sharing Rule To Boost Cybersecurity
• EEOC Keeps Fighting To Preserve Its Investigation Methods
• NJ Bill Protecting Workers' Facebook Passwords Advances
• House OKs $51B Spending Bill, Urges Action On China
• CFTC Ducks Fight On Swaps Rule But Showdown Looms
• Consumers Can Recover On All Bad Credit Deals, FTC Says
• FDIC Wind-Down Plan Won't Be Pretty, But Just May Work
• FDA Panel Endorses Arena's New Obesity Drug
• Bill To End Gay Bias In Workplace Gets New Life
• Calif. Foreclosure Bills To Implement $18B Bank Deal
• NJ Online Gambling Bills Clear Assembly Hurdle
• Ohio Sen. Renews Fight To Break Up Big Banks
• Calif. Assembly OKs Bill To Shield Workers' Facebook Logins
• NJ Gov. Vetoes Health Insurance Exchange Bill
• Federal Agencies Ban Overseas Tax Haven Contractors
• Higher US Oil Output Won't Protect Consumers, CBO Says
• Conflict Minerals Rule Could Cost $16B, Industry Groups Say
• Panel Pushes For Asbestos Trusts To Publish Claimants' Info
• GOP Probes $3.8B Loan Program For Nonprofit Health Insurers
• Streamlined Hospital Regs To Save $1B Yearly, CMS Says
• Pacific Trade Talks Aren't Secretive, Kirk Tells Critics
• GOP Says Lack Of Obama IG Nominees Boosts Fraud Risk
• Schumer Seeks SEC Probe Of Maker-Taker System
• Drug Tracking Talks Continue As Panel OKs FDA Fee Bill
• FWS's 'Eagle' Eye On Renewable Energy Development
• CFPB Proposes Regulations To Limit Mortgage Fees
• Where Rubber Hits Road: Examples Of Alternative Fees
• Sens. Join FTC, Commerce In Push For Privacy Legislation
• Obama Nominee For Key DOE Post Steps Down
• Calif. Panel OKs Bill To Undo Personal Injury Ruling
• Medicaid Primary Docs To See $11B Pay Boost Under CMS Rule
• EPA Adds 3 Sites to Superfund's National Priorities List
• White House Sued For Clean Air Act Meeting Records
• House Clears $140B Lending Cap For Ex-Im Bank Through 2014
• House Democrats Unveil Overdraft Protection Bill
• Fed. Circ. Sends Tire Co.'s Nonmarket Duty Challenge To CIT
• NY Assembly OKs Bill Allowing Class Actions Against Gov't
• Dems Propose Bill To Protect Employee Social Media Privacy
• Bill Aims To Prevent States Defunding Planned Parenthood
• Sens. Allege Drugmakers Financed Opioid Misinformation
• As Solar Costs Fall, Gov'ts Struggle To Right-Size Subsidies
• $2.7B Quarter Prompts Fannie To Spurn Treasury Funding
• Bipartisan Plan For Medicare Payment Overhaul Emerges
• HHS To Inject $75M Into School Health Centers
• Volcker Says Prop Trading Ban Proposal Is Too Complex
• Congress Must Act On Apparel Provisions Soon, USTR Says
• IP Professors Slam Pacific Trade Talks As Overly Secretive
• Dutch Enact Europe's 1st Net Neutrality Law
• House Dem Wants NRC To Probe Staff Retaliation Claims
• Senate Approves Expanded Federal Whistleblower Protections
• GOP Calls Obama's Offshore Drilling Plan Too Restrictive
• US Must Press China To Keep IP Promises, Official Says
• NY Advances Bill Requiring Caterers To Disclose Tip Policies
• DOJ Stands Firm On Discovery Policy After Stevens Debacle
• FDA Wants Child-Size Radiation Doses From Medical Imagers
• UDAAP May Interfere With 'Ability-To-Repay' Under TILA
• Easing US Sanctions Against Burma
• Bill To Give Cos. Administrative Reliance Immunity Gets Boot
• Fast-Track Rules Set Key Precedent For CEQA Cases
• Sen. Pushes NLRB Member To Resign Over 'Misconduct'
• HHS Sees Promise In Telehealth, Managed Care Programs
• FTC's Top Mergers Litigator To Leave Regulator
• DOD Promises Better Oversight Of Future F-35 Purchases
• Obama Renews NRC Commissioner's Term Despite Dems' Gripes
• GOP, Dems Face Off On Keystone's Role In Transport Bill
• PE Group Defends Tax Perks For Corporate Debt
• Calif. Assembly Passes Bill To Cut OT From Fixed Salaries
• Fed Urged To Implement Better Stress Test Coordination
• NY Senate Votes To Keep VoIP Services Unregulated
• Calif. Senate Passes Bill For Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits
• Feds Want Accurate Pipeline Records After Deadly Explosion
• AMA Joins Chorus Against Medicare E-Records Rule
• SEC To Hire Outside Investigator To Probe OIG Misconduct
• ABA Says Account ID Rule Could Violate Client Privilege
• Obama Pushes To Extend Clean Energy Tax Breaks
• Calif. Panel Sinks Bill To Tag Warning On Class Action Ads
• Dems' Student Loan Rate Bill Stalls In Senate
• Michael Jordan Gatorade Ads Endanger Teens, Group Says
• Interior OKs Anadarko's 3,700-Well Gas Project In Utah
• 7th Circ. Blocks Ill. Law Banning Audio Recording Of Police
• Boehner Urges Obama To Pursue More Trade Deals
• NJ DEP: Some Rules Were Made To Be Waived
• House Panel OKs FDA User Fees Bill Despite Sticking Points
• NY Lawmakers Act To Tighten Mortgage Licensing Loophole
• HUD Secretary Backs 4 New Responses To Housing Crisis
• Congress Must Retake Policy Lead From Fed, Paul Says
• Sussing Out Regulations A And D Of The JOBS Act
• Making Sense Of Recent Labor Rules For Gov't Contractors
• CMS Urges 5th Circ. To Crush Preferred Pharmacy Appeal
• Neb. Capital Considers Anti-Bias Law Despite AG's Opposition
• Calif. To Establish Rules For Fracking Operators
• Device Makers Seek More Exemptions From ACA Excise Tax
• Obama's Budget Shafts Local Pharmacies, Groups Say
• Senate Confirms 2 FCC Commissioners After Long Wait
• Execs Urge Congress To Tie Keystone To Transport Bill
• Conservative Group Presses Congress To Cut Off Ex-Im Bank
• House Panel To Question Mission And Existence Of Fed
• Sens. Seek Study On DEA Role In Emergency Drug Shortages
• White House Touts ACA's Efforts To Boost Nursing Numbers
• New Calif. Pregnancy, Disability Regs Raise Eyebrows
• EPA Not Required To Set New Ozone Rules, Judge Says
• House Committee Continues Fight To Stem Defense Cuts
• Legislators Urge USTR To Protect Glassware Jobs In TPP
• Vermont Poised To Pass 1st Statewide Fracking Ban
• FBI Lobbies Social Networks In Push To Boost Snooping Powers
• NRC Misses Mark On Nuke Shutdown Funds, GAO Says
• NY Ill-Prepared For Possible Fracking Expansion, Enviros Say
• House Drops Potential Snag From FDA User Fee Draft Bill
• Dems, GOP Trade Blame Over Dozens Of Judicial Vacancies