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Public Policy - June, 2012

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• Calif. Sued Over Ballot Placement Of Gov.'s Tax Initiative
• Senate Committee OKs Bill To Sell Underused Gov't Property
• Calif. Miners Threaten To Sue Over Gold Mining Ban
• Care Providers Wary Of States Bucking Medicaid Expansion
• DOD Finalizes Policy For One-Bid Procurements
• NRC Nominees Macfarlane, Svinicki Win Senate Approval
• EU Aims $4.5B In Bonds At Mobilizing Stalled Projects
• Device Cos. Face Slim Chance Of Tax Repeal After ACA Ruling
• VA Moves To Biennial Checks Of Contractors' Veteran Statuses
• Regulators Urge House To Lay Off Mobile Payments Industry
• HHS Unveils New Grants To Build State-Based Exchanges
• Eurozone Leaders Agree To Single Banking Regulator
• Snapshot: New SEC Compensation Adviser Rules
• NY Adopts CO2 Cap, Enviro Justice Regs
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Open Up New Frontiers
• USTR Won't Let Issa Into TPP Talks
• Paris, London, Munich Will Share EU Patent Court
• GOP Sen. Slams DOJ For Refusing To Prosecute Holder
• Obama, Wielding Veto Threat, Enters Fray Over SEC Budget
• Federal Law Doesn't Kill Calif. Paint Thinner Regs, Court Says
• Atlantic City Wireless Gambling Bill Heads To Governor
• Congress Handily Approves 5-Year Flood Insurance Bill
• Congress Passes $120B Highway Funding Bill
• Supreme Court Seeks US View On Ill. Home Care Union Fees
• Lawmakers Say EPA Greenhouse Gas Regs Harmful To Coal
• WTO Strikes Half Of US Appeal In Meat Labeling Dispute
• API, Enviros Criticize EPA Diesel Fracking Guidance
• Big Banks' Living Will Summaries To Be Released Tuesday
• GAO Pushes Fannie, Freddie Overseer On Mortgage Relief
• Calif. Panel OKs Expansion Of Family Caregiver Protections
• NJ Assembly OKs Bill To Flip Foreclosures As Low-Cost Homes
• Calif. Prebankruptcy Law Gets Test Run In Stockton Ch. 9 Case
• SEC Finalizes Swap Reform Rules For Clearing Agencies
• Texas Insurance Exchange Debate Looms As ACA Upheld
• FDA Panel Calls For More Warnings On Metal Hip Implants
• Residency Requirement For NJ Candidates Remains Barred
• Calif. Dems Hail ACA Ruling While GOP Urges Caution
• House Panel Trains Fire On Appraisal Management Cos.
• 'Bath Salts' Drug Ban Heads To Obama's Desk
• DOJ Unlikely To Prosecute Holder Contempt Charge
• White House Threatens To Veto Defense Appropriations Bill
• DC Circ. Ruling Spurs FERC To Rethink Pipeline Rate Cap
• US Offshore Leasing Plan Opens Gulf Waters, Limits Arctic
• Roberts Swing Vote On ACA Strikes A Conservative Balance
• Dissecting The Supreme Court Ruling On Health Care Reform
• Clinic Says Miss. Abortion Law Is Unconstitutional
• Lawmakers Release Details Of Highway Funding Agreement
• Canada's Competition Bureau Commissioner To Step Down
• Cuomo Hails High Court Health Ruling As NY GOPs Fume
• GOP Sends Bill Cutting EPA Budget By $1.4B To House Floor
• GOP Vows Health Law Repeal, But Chances Are Slim For Now
• House Holds AG Holder In Contempt
• China Won't Face Iran Oil Sanctions, Says Clinton
• Barclays CEO Will Get 'Serious Questions' On Libor Dealings
• CFPB Promises To Keep Bank Documents Under Wraps
• US Chamber Slams NLRB's Bid To Revive Union Election Rule
• Texas Regulators Raise Wholesale Electricity Price Cap
• SEC Chairman Mulling Money Market Reform Proposal
• Mistakes Don't Equal Medicare Fraud, Hospitals Tell Senate
• Customs IP Rule Could Aid Counterfeiters, Groups Say
• Senate Democrats Continue Push For Privacy Legislation
• Energy Efficiency Experts Urge Senate To Ease Private Funding
• European Regulators Propose Caps On Fund Managers' Pay
• CFPB Warns Of Dangers In Reverse Mortgages
• Risks And Rewards Of Ga.'s MALP Bank Charter
• Health Care Ruling Brings Contract, Grant Opportunities
• Election Year Expectations For Energy, Environment
• High Court Limits On Medicaid Expansion May Be Moot
• Health Care Ruling Is Mixed Blessing For Insurers
• GOP, Experts Question EPA's New Soot Pollution Standards
• A Step Closer To US-EU Free Trade?
• ACA Ruling To Spark More Investment In New Care Models
• State Laggards Face Health Exchange Dilemma
• Biosimilars Dodge Bullet As High Court Upholds ACA
• With ACA Affirmed, Employers Must Prepare For 2014
• High Court Upholds Health Care Law Under Taxing Powers
• Final Calif. Budget To Throw Wrench In Civil Litigation Process
• Lawmakers Reach Tentative Deal To Extend Highway Funding
• Texas AG Weighs Appeal Of DC Circ.'s GHG Ruling
• DOC Floats Calculation Rule Change For Anti-Dumping Cases
• Revamped Cybersecurity Bill Unlikely To Bridge Party Gap
• House Dems Push For Oil Cos. To Reveal Political Spending
• SEC Won't Meet Deadline For Securities Advertising Rule
• BP, Others Say FERC Lead Line Policies Hurt Renewables
• DePuy, Others Urge FDA Not To Lump Together Hip Implants
• DOD Aims To Improve Tracking Of Late Contract Payments
• Living Wills Give Banks A Chance To Uncover Own Weak Spots
• CDC Agency Wants Job Data In Electronic Health Records
• Firms Rev Up To Weigh In After Health Care Decision
• EU Could Rain On Cloud Strategy With Too-Tight Data Rules
• House Dems Plug Tax Credits For Wind Energy, Payroll Hikes
• Sen. Looks To Reaffirm Congress' Oversight Of Trade Talks
• Bill To Halt Fracking Clears Calif. Senate Panel
• Homeowner Protection Bills Win Calif. Panel's Approval
• Ron Paul's Bill To Audit Fed Heads To House Floor
• Russia's Human Rights Record Shouldn't Derail Trade: Clinton
• Pa. Lawmaker Latest To Float Bill To Curb Drone Use
• An EPA Victory In Greenhouse Gas Regulation
• Internet Video Data Caps Hurt Competition, Lawmakers Told
• EPA, Sierra Club Spar In DC Circ. Over Emissions Permits
• USPTO Official Slams Use Of Compulsory Patent Licenses
• Senate Panel Backs Bill For Sales Of US-Owned Property
• HHS Needs Private Help For Health Info Network, Group Says
• Traps For The Unwary In Disputes Involving China
• House Bill Would End 'Frivolous' ATM Class Actions
• Former NRC Chief Jaczko Bullied Employees, Report Says
• Lawmakers Reach Deal To Avert Student Loan Rate Hike: Report
• NJ Extends State's Wait To Seize Unused Gift Card Funds
• Australia OKs $10B Clean Energy Fund, But Miners Unhappy
• Army Corps Approves Keystone's US Segment
• US Floats New Arctic Drilling Plans As Shell Fight Looms
• FDA User Fee Bill Breezes Through Congress
• Cable Industry Rep. Deflects Lawmakers' Antitrust Concerns
• Top NY Jurist Pushes Sweeping Changes For Commercial Court
• Latest EU Rescue Plan Won't Work Without German Support
• Official Lauds Quality Of SEC Tips Under New Program
• Obama Vows Veto For Spending Bill That Shorts FDA By $700M
• Obama Taps Vice Chairman Irving Williamson To Head ITC
• NJ Foreclosure Relief Passes Both Houses, Goes To Talks
• Stricter LEED Could Hike Project Costs, Send Gov't Running
• AHA Urges Delay Of Psych Unit Quality Reporting Program
• Fla. Judge Blocks Law Targeting Cos. With Cuba Ties
• GOP Sens. Call ABA's 'Thurmond Rule' Letter Partisan
• German Antitrust Watchdog Seeks Tougher Merger Rule Reforms
• Dish CEO Defends Hopper, Seeks Retransmission Rule Revamp
• Flood Insurance Bill May Stall Over Pro-Life Amendment
• Sens. Propose New Licensing Rules For Radiation Techs
• UK Regulator Pushes Ahead With Piracy Crackdown Plan
• DC Circ. Validates EPA's GHG Endangerment Finding
• CFTC May Free Block Trades From Some Dodd-Frank Rules
• NJ Assembly Clears Bill Extending Development Permits
• Docs' Resistance To New Codes May Derail Reform Efforts
• An Imprecise Measure Of Loss — At Best
• Basel Committee Demands Uniform Capital Reserve Reporting
• EPA Releases New Cement Kiln Emissions Standards
• House GOP Targets AARP's Role In Health Care Reform Law
• Sequestration: What Government Contractors Need To Know
• Uncertain Advice In NLRB's Social Media Memoranda
• Calif. Panel Puts Brakes On Driverless Car Bill Vote
• Privacy Group Asks DHS To Halt Automated Targeting System
• Ariz. Immigration Ruling May Save Cos. From State Law Hassles
• NJ Senate Votes To Keep Fracking Waste Out Of State
• Treasury, IRS Target Aggressive Hospital Debt Collection
• Enviro Regs Can Be Based On Future Technology: Calif. Court
• Pa. Environmental Sec'y Calls NRDC Fracking Report Flawed
• Newest Federal Data Breach Bill Strips States' Power
• BIS Tells Banks To Recognize Losses, Wean Gov't Support
• NJ Assembly Backs Mobile Gaming At Atlantic City Casinos
• HHS Calls NY Medicaid Fraud Unit Understaffed, Undertrained
• Wash. Energy-Efficient Building Code Can Stand, 9th Circ. Says
• Justices Skip NYC Pay-To-Play Law, Encouraging Imitators
• McKenna Long Hires Senate Armed Services Expert
• ITA To Discipline Attys Who Commit Fraud In Duties Probes
• EU, Australia Introduce New Sanctions Against Syria
• NJ Senate OKs Court Filing Fee Hikes To Fund E-Court
• Top Dem Blasts NRC Response To Entergy Nuke Plant Leak
• Foes Of $2B Blackstone Line Muzzled Before Key Hearings
• ITC Expands Safeguard Rules To Include New Trade Pacts
• Calif. Democrats Propose Statewide Foreclosure Reforms
• Medicare Docs Are Moving To Electronic Records, HHS Says
• A Look At Recent Developments At The CPSC
• New Pension Rule May Help AMR Land A Deal With Pilots
• High Court Upholds 1 Key Part Of Ariz. Immigration Law
• High Court's Health Care Decision Expected Thursday
• Big Tobacco Extinguishes Calif. Cigarette Tax Measure
• Downgrades May Stir Up A Hornets' Nest For Banks
• USDA To Require Pork, DDG Exporters To Report Sales
• Future Of Fracking In NC Hinges On Democratic Governor
• Idaho Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Right-To-Work Law Extensions
• GAO Criticizes DOD Efforts To Beef Up Acquisition Staff
• EU Official Weighs In On Industry's Do-Not-Track Efforts
• NJ Assembly OKs Accident Victim Privacy Legislation
• NJ Assembly Advances Transportation Borrowing Bill
• IP Groups Tell US Not To Keep Valuable Patents Secret
• GAO Tells HHS To Improve Oversight Of Patients' Drug Info
• New AG Head's Focus On Privacy May Spur State Enforcement
• With Lawmakers Gone, Cuomo Is Ready To Move On Fracking
• GCs Name Law Firms With Top Shelf Brands
• DOE Says Nuclear Agency Mismanaged Workers' Comp
• DC Circ. Upholds More Stringent EPA Lead Paint Rule
• Interior Fracking Rule Given 60-Day Comment Extension
• EU Commissioner Warns Essential Patent Bans May Be Abusive
• NJ Senate OKs Gender Pay Bills Over Biz Objections
• Facebook Joins Calif. Pact Governing App Privacy Policies
• Oil Group Tells DC Circ. Biofuel Minimums Are Unreachable
• GOP Sens. Target Kelo Ruling With Eminent Domain Bill
• GOP Sens. Blast Health Grant Program After GAO Reports
• NY Legislature Wraps Without Wage Hike, Fracking Bills
• No Fast-Track For $68B Rail Project A Boon For Enviro Protests
• NY Assembly Passes Bill To Criminalize Robosigning
• NJ Assembly Limits Perks At Bridge, Toll, Port Authorities
• FDA Supplement Guidance Likely To Remain Onerous, Attys Say
• Universal, EMI Defend $1.9B Deal Before Senate Panel
• FTC Knocks Microsoft Tracking Move As Industry Crafts Rules
• Canadian Oil Spills Cast Shadow Over Pipeline Boom
• Senate Panel Approves NRC Nominees Macfarlane, Svinicki
• Oversight Chair Wants SEC To Examine 'Flawed' IPO Process
• Texas Tort Reform Did Not Cut Health Care Costs, Study Says
• Del. Lawmaker Latest To Float Geolocation Privacy Bill
• Calif. Advances Bills To Ramp Up Oversight Of Insurers
• Power Giants Join DC Circ. Challenge Of FERC Incentives Rule
• DOD Aims To Negotiate Lower Rates On Service Contracts
• New Philly Rule Requires Buildings To Report Energy Efficiency
• Calif. Dems Slammed For Blocking Gov.'s Pension Reforms
• New Solar Project Signals Upswing For Tribal Land Permits
• $1B Health Insurance Rebates May Not Be A Lasting Trend
• Feds Issue Mortgage Guidance For Military Homeowners
• Senate Dems Look To Enforce Russia's Trade Commitments
• Texas Bank Takes Politically Charged CFPB Fight To Court
• Banks Could Pay Big For Foreclosure Errors
• Calif. Committee Clears Bill To Cap Patient Medical Costs
• NJ Assembly Approves Fracking Waste Ban
• SIGAR Probes Afghan Taxes On Contractor Aid
• Casey Urges CFPB To Standardize Bank Account Disclosures
• Lawmakers Press Accretive Over New Billing Allegations
• Bill Would Renew Sanctions On Burma, Promote Textile Trade
• Email Monitoring Can Be Illegal, OSC Tells Federal Agencies
• EU Panel Votes To Reject Global Anti-Piracy Pact
• House Passes GOP Energy Package Despite Veto Threat
• EU Unveils Dispute Mechanism For Foreign Investors
• FDA To Lower Risk Category For Hemodialysis Devices
• SEC Head Touts Money Market Reform In Banking Committee
• EU Data Protection — Implications For Clinical Studies
• GOP Bill Seeks To End EPA Air Surveillance Over Farms
• GOP House Bill Would Revamp Medicaid Funding Structure
• Commerce Head Resigns Following Seizure, Car Crashes
• ABA Pushes Senate To Vote On Judicial Confirmations
• Senate Blocks GOP Bid To Kill EPA Power Plant Rule
• House Panel Backs Abortion Limits On US-Run Health Plans
• SEC Adopts Rule For Exchanges On Compensation
• Banks Press CFPB To Delay Mortgage Disclosure Changes
• Lawmakers Seek To Undo High Court's Dukes Ruling
• NYC Defends Flavored Tobacco Ban In 2nd Circ.
• ITC Leaves Pipe Fitting Duties In Place For Italy, Others
• $200M SEC Boost Fails In House Committee
• GOP Moves To Block IRS Premium Tax Credit Rule
• Chinese Tire Co. GPX Says US Duty Law Violates Due Process
• House Panel Looks To Limit FDA Oversight Of Cigars
• HHS Hands Out $129M In Community Health Center Grants
• NJ Bill Would Ban Private Use Of Drones, Limit Police Use
• House Panel OKs Funding For FCC Political Ad Reporting Rule
• House Bill Would Halt New Surface Mines Pending HHS Study
• No Permits Yet For NJ Gas Utility In Suit Against Town
• NY Assembly Passes Fracking Health Study Bill
• House Dems Press DOI To Toughen Fracking Disclosure Rules
• House Panel Passes EPA Budget With $1.4B In GOP Cuts
• ABA Seeks Shorter Probes, Privacy In UK Competition Regs
• Italy's Antitrust Agency Conditionally OKs Unipol, FonSai Deal
• Report Urges EU, US To Lower Tariffs, Align Trade Regs
• Kappos Sounds Alarm On Essential Patent Injunctions
• FDA User Fee Bill Keeps Rocketing Through Congress
• Obama Pushes Russia Trade Bill, Minus Human Rights Terms
• Calif. Cap-And-Trade Plan Gets Appeals Court's OK
• China Promises Yet More Rare Earth Controls
• CPSC Mulls Reforms To Recall System
• CFTC Moves Toward High-Frequency Trading Regulation
• House Approves Land Use Bill Expanding DHS Surveillance
• IPOs Need Cigarette-Style Warnings, Banking Committee Hears
• OCC Extends Lending Limit Rule To Derivatives
• The Right To Understand Health Care In Your Own Language
• UK Seeks To Give Shareholders Binding Say Over Exec Pay
• House Set To Battle Obama After Finding Holder In Contempt
• Sens. Battle Over Plan To Repeal Mercury Emissions Rule
• More Fine-Tuning Still To Come For Calif. Court Budget
• Sens. Begin Voting On Amendments To $1T Farm Bill
• Plan For Taller LA Buildings Draws Legal Threats
• NJ Bill To Regulate Cellphone, Laptop Insurance Advances
• Drugmakers Find Much To Love In Final FDA Reform Bill
• SEC Issues Details On Form PF Disclosure Requirements
• EPA Air Chief Defends Agency Gaffes On Emissions Rules
• Mobile, Data Brokers Among FTC's Top Priorities, Brill Says
• CFTC Funding Cut Passes House Appropriations Committee
• CMS Hands Out $6B For Health Care Providers' E-Records Use
• Ex-USTRs Urge Prompt Action On Russian Trade Relations
• Labor Deal Comes At Crucial Time For $5B Tappan Zee Project
• JPMorgan Didn't Hide $2B Loss From Public, Dimon Says
• Calif. Panel Throws Out Bill Targeting Utility Execs' Bonuses
• Opt-Out System Could Be Key To Boosting EU Antitrust Suits
• Holder To Face House Contempt Vote Wednesday
• White House Threatens To Veto GOP Energy Package
• PSE&G Wins NJ Approval For $390M Transmission Project
• Asbestos Removal Tax Credit Bill Clears NY Senate
• Sens. Pressure High Court To Televise Health Law Decision
• Shoddy Risk Practices Fueled $2B JPMorgan Loss: Watchdogs
• Biz Leaders Urge Cool-Off Period After Health Care Ruling
• Senators Encourage ITC To Keep Roller Bearing Duties
• NAIC Wants In On Risk Panel Proposed In Flood Insurance Bill
• NY Assembly Passes Anti-Cramming Bill For Phone Charges
• USPTO Says Novartis' Patent Term Case Is Time-Barred
• Canada Gets Added To Trans-Pacific Trade Talks
• FHFA To Unify Tests For Fannie, Other Mortgage Lenders
• CMS Readying Customer Surveys For Health Exchanges
• Scientists Want More Seismic Data On Energy Development
• FCC: Taking Into Account Environmental Impact Of ASRs
• Gov't Must Discourage Medicare Fee-For-Service, House Hears
• Complying With New Conflict-Of-Interest Policy Regs
• GOP Senators Blast US Agencies On Stop-Loss Insurance
• CFTC Defends Mutual Fund Rule From Legal Challenge
• Bill Seeking Audits Of Water Utilities Clears Calif. Panel
• 'Regulation By Amicus' No Longer An Option For Agencies
• Calif. Seeks To Update Flammability Rules To Avoid Toxics
• NJ Panel Clears Info-Sharing Bill To Foil Insurance Fraud
• Industry-Backed Drug Tracking System Gone From FDA Bill
• Drug Theft, Counterfeiting Bills Would Garner Few Cases: CBO
• EPA Won't Regulate Aircraft, Ship Emissions Soon
• NJ Bill Would Punish Shareholders For Frivolous Suits
• Sen. Prods Google, Apple Over 3-D Mapping Technology
• FHFA May Bar Fraudsters From Fannie, Freddie Business
• Commerce, State Coordinate Arms Definition On Trade Lists
• NJ Assembly Panel Advances Foreclosure Relief Bill
• GOP Measure To Kill EPA Emissions Rule Gets Veto Threat
• US, South Africa Create Forum To Address Trade Tiffs
• NJ Panel OKs Court Fee Hike To Fund Legal Aid Program
• Novartis, Others Win $400M In HHS Vaccine Center Contracts
• US To Deduct Tax Costs From China, Vietnam Export Prices
• HHS Plans New Guidance For Disclosing Fraud, Kickbacks
• Mass. AG Challenges NRC's Pilgrim Nuke License In 1st Circ.
• Mexico Gains Membership In Trans-Pacific Trade Talks
• Shadow Bank Rules May Create 'Maginot Line,' Lenders Say
• More Shale Development Means More Industry Regulation
• EU Law: Notify The Authorities Of A Data Breach?
• Privacy Code Of Conduct For Mobile Apps May Be Tall Order
• Tax Cut, Wage Hike Deals Unlikely In Albany's Final Week
• FDA Probe Could Grow To Encompass Fresenius Empire
• NLRB Appeal Could Split Circuits On Union Poster Rule
• Shell's Arctic Drilling Plans Get Election-Year Boost
• NJ Assembly Panel Advances Data Breach Penalty Changes
• Rumors Of Bank Liquidity Rule Changes Worry Reformers
• DOD Amends War Zone Regs For Private Security Contractors
• Florida Provides $40M To Improve State's Deepwater Ports
• Head Of ACA Implementation To Step Down From Post
• Hawaii Latest State To Drop Surplus Lines Tax Sharing
• FDIC To Clarify Cos. Subject To Its Liquidation Authority
• NY Lawmakers Look To Curtail City Condo, Co-Op Tax Breaks
• MGM, Peterson Plan Casino As Md. Weighs 6th Gaming License
• Catholic Hospitals Pull Support For Birth Control Bargain
• NJ Lawmakers To Mull Revised Fee Hike To Fund E-Courts
• CMS Floats Rule On Coverage Beyond Insurance Settlements
• EPA Toughens Up Air Quality Standards For Soot Pollution
• MedPAC Calls For Tax On Supplementary Medicare Plans
• US To Stop Deporting Certain Young Illegal Immigrants
• Derivative Rule Delays In US Slow Global Reform: Report
• Energy Atty Jumps Back To Kelley Drye After API Gig
• A Compliance Defense For The FCPA?
• Performance Rights: US Vs. Canada
• US-UK Defense Trade Treaty: Procedures For Contractors
• Much-Needed Guidance For Health FSAs Has Arrived
• Wheels Of Justice To Grind To Halt After Calif. Budget Cuts
• Calif. Trash-To-Energy Plants May Labor For Renewable Status
• LA Officials Press Calif. Gov. To Issue Fracking Ban
• Health Care Ruling Could Mean Years Of Delay For Biosimilars
• Softer Gov't Contractor Suspension Rule Boosts Reform Bill
• Sens. Pass $159B Bill Sans NLRB, ACA Defunding Measures
• NJ Assembly Panel Backs Iran Sanctions Measure
• Pentagon Looks To Boost Insourcing For Jobs It Can Do Itself
• New Hong Kong Antitrust Bill May Be Slow To Take Effect
• EU Lawmakers Push For Tougher Breast Implant Standards
• NJ Ban On Accepting Fracking Waste Clears Assembly Panel
• Pa. House Approves Bill To Extend Police Surveillance
• UK's Broad Ring-Fencing Proposal May Outshine Volcker Rule
• Sen. Blasts EPA Chief's Claims On Coal's Decline
• FHFA Takes Tough Stand Against Green Home Finance Program
• Top NY Dem Backs Bill To Let Doctors Negotiate En Masse
• US Seeks Update Of Trade Regs On Military Training Equipment
• Food Safety Amendments Slow Down Senate Farm Bill
• Unions Back NJ Bill To Penalize Call Center Job Offshoring
• Groups Push For Streamlined Licensing Of Insurance Agents
• USTR Defends Trans-Pacific Pact After Leak Sparks Outcry
• CFTC May Push Back Swaps Rules For Foreign Banks
• Hawaii Is 1st State To Commit To Health Insurance Exchange
• Package Of Housing Reform Bills Clears NY Assembly
• Sens. Grill White House On $20M Health Reform PR Campaign
• FTC Franchise Rule's Exemption Threshold Raised For Inflation
• Cuomo Calls Leaked Fracking Plan Info Premature
• Inside The DOD's Cybersecurity Info-Sharing Program
• NY AG Pens Legislation To Criminalize Robosigning
• CFTC Floats Blame-Sharing Rule For Swaps Under Dodd-Frank
• FAR Removes Public Disclosures From Sole-Source Contracts
• Chamber, Others Call For Action On Fabric Trade Provisions
• Senators Blast Medicaid's Anti-Fraud Spending
• Senate Bill Seeks End To Cramming, Pushes FCC To Action
• Doctors Back CMS Board Rule Despite Hospitals' Opposition
• NJ Bill Trio Looks To Rein In Bridge, Toll Authorities' Spending
• Fracking's Latest Frontier: Regulation And Taxation
• Calif. Panel Approves Bill To Exclude OT From Fixed Salaries
• Panetta Presses Senate To Allow DOD Energy Investments
• Calif. Panel OKs Workers' Comp Bill Despite Opposition
• Chinese Investment Boom Lends Lifeline To US Hotel Projects
• ACA's $1B Innovation Grants Draw Ire Of Repeal-Minded GOP
• House Dems Ask FCC, DOJ To Probe Verizon Spectrum Buy
• Judge Fries Challenge To Cleveland's Trans Fat Ban
• CFPB Solicits States' Beefs Over Private Student Loans
• Cuomo Backs Home Rule Power As Fracking Deal Shapes Up
• Republicans Balk At NRC Nominee's Background
• IRS Must Improve $880M ACA Implementation, GAO Says
• RI Bill Would Slam Auto Insurers With Repair Suits, AIA Warns
• Volcker Rule Might Have Prevented $2B JPMorgan Loss: Dimon
• NJ To Unify Clean Energy Program Under 1 Admin
• FDA Advances Petition To Ban BPA In Formula Packaging
• Employee Privacy In China: A Guide For Foreign Companies
• CFTC's Chilton Recommends Stronger Firewall For Client Cash
• NH Gov. Nixes Bill Seeking To Protect Salinger Legacy
• Reconciling Muni Direct Loans With Securities Laws
• OSHA: Targeting The Chemical Industry
• Senate Panel OKs $1.9B Funding For Dodd-Frank Oversights
• China Fast-Track Merger Plan Unlikely To Speed Deal Reviews
• Calif. Voters Will Decide On GMO Labeling In November
• Levin Urges Quicker Action On Looming Defense Cuts
• Groups Urge Senate To Override NLRB's Nod To 'Micro-Unions'
• Reid Pushes For Bipartisan Answer To Cybersecurity Threats
• Panel OKs Bill To Align Calif. False Claims Law With US Law
• Senator Calls For Oil, Gas Drilling Off SC Coast
• CMS To Accept New Applications For Shared Savings Program
• Continental CEO Urges Congress To Keep Oil, Gas Tax Breaks
• $159B Bill Advances Over GOP Protests Of ACA Funding
• Dimon Will Face Senate Firing Squad Over Reform Opposition
• DC Circ. Tosses EPA Rule Letting Navistar Sell Subpar Engines
• Biz Groups Want ACA Employer Regs Now, Penalties Later
• UK Antitrust Reform Bill Heads For Committee Scrutiny
• Dodd-Frank Panel To Tackle Distrust Among Retail Investors
• NY Bill Looks To Shine Light On Secret Fracking Deals
• FCC Mulls Privacy Concerns Posed By Carriers' Data Mining
• Excess Insurers One Step Closer To Boost In NY State
• NLRB Says Vote On Union Elections Rule Is Legit
• Senate To Consider Ending Russian Trade Restrictions
• NY Enlists Docs, Pharmacists In Rx Drug Crackdown
• The Forgotten Bank Holding Company Act Of 1972
• Nearly 100 Mayors Defend EPA's Power Plant Emissions Rule
• FDIC's Newest Members Want Tougher Capital Proposals
• HHS Backs Bar On Medicare Claim Reviews In 9th Circ.
• Wal-Mart's Worldwide Anti-Corruption Policies Under Review
• GOP Senators Urge 9th Circ. To Preserve DOMA
• McCain Calls For Special Prosecutor To Probe Security Leaks
• Corporate America Supports ENDA, General Mills Says
• Energy Groups Sue EPA In DC Circ. Over Biofuel Decision
• Pipeline Safety And The Integrity Of Water Crossings
• Amount Paid V. Amount Billed: The Value Of Health Care
• FSMA's Potential Impact, Part 2: Title And Risk Of Loss
• Enviro Groups Call Calif.'s Cap-And-Trade Program Biased
• Wyden To Oppose FISA Extension Absent Surveillance Info
• EU Guidelines On Cookie Consent May Leave Significant Gaps
• 9/11 Cancer Coverage Rule Could Imperil Fund's Longevity
• Lawmakers Balk At Hydropower Directives From Energy Sec'y
• OFPP To Revamp Guidelines On 'Value Engineering' Savings
• Panel OKs Bill For Better Cooperation With CPUC Probes
• Ohio Tackles Shale Regs Early In Gas Production Boom
• Senate Bill Would Block Wage Mandates For In-Home Care
• NY Comptroller Sees Opportunity Amid Shareholder Revolt
• SEC Issues Road Map For Swap Reform Implementation
• Contractors Back Bill Keeping Medicare Quality Control As Is
• India, Others Off The Hook For Iran Oil Import Sanctions
• NJ High Court Won't Let Christie Kill Housing Council Yet
• SEC Should Probe Chevron Over $18B Ruling, House Rep. Says
• EU May Relax Rules On Unapproved GM Food
• EU May Fall Short In Upholding Bank Capital Rules: Report
• UnitedHealth, Others To Keep Reforms Even If High Court Won't
• Holder May Face Contempt Charges From House Committee
• Pushing For Stricter FCM Controls Post MF Global
• Hospitals Call For Drug Shortage Fines In FDA Bill
• Impact Of New US Army Corps NWPs On Renewable Projects
• Global Financial Regulators Float Trade Labeling Rules
• Holder Picks 2 US Attys To Head Probes Into Security Leaks
• House Rejects Motion For $37.5B Cap On Highway Spending
• States' Insurance Dept. Budgets To Fall In 2013: Report
• House GOP Presses EPA For More Info On Utility Rule Costs
• Obama Should Fight EU Airline Emission Plan, Sen. Says
• Canadian PM Proposes Tougher Food Safety Law
• NJ Lawmakers Eye Administrative Law Reforms
• House Bill Would Require Warrants For Drone Use
• DC Circ. Revives Suit Over Medicaid Drug Denials
• Drug Tests Violate USDA Workers' Privacy, DC Circ. Says
• 9/11 Responders To Get Cancer Coverage Under Proposed Rule
• Google Gets Apps Contracts In Line With EU Data Regs
• Small Bank Lending Could Take Hit Under Fed Capital Rules
• FDA Mulls Stricter Controls To Curb Hydrocodone Abuse
• FHA Ramps Up Loan Sell-Off Effort To Curb Foreclosures
• GOP Says Obama Aides Helped Run ACA Ad Campaigns
• DC Circ. Punts API Suit Over EPA Hazardous Waste Rule
• San Diego Seeks To Fast-Track Pension Reform Challenges
• Lawmakers Urge CFPB to Examine Student Debit Card Abuses
• IMF Tips Hat To China For Chipping Away At Yuan Imbalance
• FERC's Incentive Rule Goes Too Far, Utilities Tell DC Circ.
• Google Must Commit To Antitrust Remedies By July, EU Says
• Sens. Call For Tighter Reins On Prescription Painkillers
• Germany Halts Privacy Probe Over Facebook's Photo Tool
• NC Senate Approves Bill To Lift Fracking Ban
• Lawmakers Slam CMS Over Anti-Fraud Results
• Modernizing E-Discovery In The FTC
• Calif. Democrats Face Dilemma Over Gov.'s Pension Plan
• GAO Scrutinizes Anti-Fraud Efforts In Medicare, Medicaid
• FTC's Ramirez Cites Worries On Brazil, China Antitrust Regimes
• EPA Will Approve Texas Air Quality Plan
• Judge OKs DOL's Change In Loan Officers' OT Status
• NJ Assembly Panel Advances Bill To Boost Solar Market
• China Floats Plan To Increase Internet Regulation
• Insurers Want Liability Cap For Commercial Spaceflight
• US Ignites Another Bid To Protect FCRA Damages Provision
• Generics Industry Pushes Congress On Brand-Name Samples
• GOP Rips White House For Butting Into Argentina Bond Case
• EPA Bending Data To Justify Fracking Regs, GOP Rep. Says