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Public Policy - August, 2012

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• Calif. Lawmakers Pass Pension Reform Measures
• Texas To Ask Supreme Court To Review Voter Map Ruling
• Police Informant Policies Exempt From Records Law: Pa. Court
• US Chamber Opposes New EPA Air Quality Standards
• With New Rules In Limbo, OFCCP Ramps Up Vet Hiring Push
• 4 Firms Feared Most By In-House Counsel
• NYC Adult Store Zoning Regs Ruled Unconstitutional
• Calif. Legislature OKs Bill For Consumer-Owned Health Plans
• USPTO Defends AIA's First-To-File System As Constitutional
• Final Parts Of Calif. Mortgage Overhaul Sent To Gov. Brown
• Lawmakers At Odds With Minn. Over $30M Medicaid Payment
• Bank Of England Exec Calls Post-Crisis Rules Too Complex
• NRC Finalizes Guidance On Post-Fukushima Safety Measures
• SEC Warns Muni Bond Firms To Watch Political Donations
• Enviros Say Law Change For LA Stadium Is Unconstitutional
• Fannie, Freddie Guarantee Fee Raised To Spur Private Lending
• Case Study: Robinson Township V. Commonwealth Of Pa.
• The SEC's Wells Process Turns 40
• Insurers Pick Apart Proposal For Global Supervision
• Calif. Senate OKs Ban On Job Ads Shunning Unemployed
• Citing New Regs, Archer Atty Chooses Firm Over Judicial Post
• Texas Voter ID Law Is Rejected By Federal Court
• Calif. Passes Bill To Limit Depositions To 7 Hours
• Health Industry Would Lose $22B Skipping ICD-10, HHS Says
• 7th Circ. Refuses To Review Chicago Hospital Zoning Fight
• 'Obamacare' Repeal Vows Reign At GOP Convention
• Mobile App Privacy Efforts Hampered By Rough Rulemaking
• Pa. Tightens Time Limits On Environmental Permit Reviews
• Obama Orders Agencies To Help Boost Energy Efficiency
• EPA Won't Be Fighting Interstate Pollution With CSAPR
• Probe Finds No Improprieties In DOE Law Firm Hires
• Cross-State Insurance Poses Challenges, Texas Sens. Told
• State Banking Groups Push Congress For TAG Extension
• FDA Sued To Force Implementation Of Food Safety Rules
• Counting Employees: More Difficult Than You Think
• Feinstein Pushes For Cybersecurity Executive Order
• Australian State Toughens Fracking Disclosure Standards
• Employer Group Prods White House Over Dependent Coverage
• As TPP Negotiations Loom, Reports Differ On IP Policy
• Patent Troll Bill May Conflict With Trade Deal, Report Warns
• New York Fed Gets More Time To Produce Libor Documents
• Investment Firms Find Few Catches In SEC Advertising Rule
• Ga. Health Insurance Law Violates ERISA, Trade Group Says
• EPA OKs Food Residue Tolerance For Controversial Pesticide
• Calif. Self-Insurance Restriction Bill Hits Delay
• Enviros In Tough Spot As Calif. Bike Lanes Skip Reviews
• FERC Says Exelon Must Bring Own Claims Against Texas' PUC
• Deferring Deportation Won't Get Immigrants Insured: HHS
• Higher Medical Awards May Be Closer To Reality In Calif.
• Industry Groups Point FIO To Flaws In State Reinsurance Regs
• Calif. Legislature Calls For Federal LGBT Bias Protections
• Pa. Water Billing Suit To Stay Under Utilities Board
• Pillsbury Sues San Francisco Over Partnership Profits Tax
• Pa. Court Shuts Down Challenge To Electronic Voting
• Pa. Man Challenges Zoning Under Disputed Pro-Fracking Law
• Germany OKs Law To Cost-Split Offshore Wind Development
• Driverless-Car Safety Bill Clears Calif. Assembly
• EPA Increases Ammonia Limit In Processed Food
• Utah Ducks Antitrust Allegations Over New Alcohol Restrictions
• FINRA's New Arbitration Program Vs. Going To Court
• A Step Toward Securing Contractor Information Systems
• Calif. Governor Issues Narrowed Pension Reform Package
• CPSC Toughens Safety Guidelines For Children's Play Yards
• Shale Gas Group Proposes New Water Sampling Practices
• DOL Asserts Authority Over Work Visa Program To 11th Circ.
• Notre Dame Fires Back In Contraception Rule Battle
• SEC's GOP Members Blast Schapiro On Money Market Reform
• Calif. Senate OKs Bill To Protect Workers' Facebook Logins
• Mich. Bargaining Amendment Wins A Spot On Nov. Ballot
• Pediatricians Urge HHS To Allow CHIP As Benchmark Plans
• Calif. Lawmakers Exempt Bikeways From Enviro Requirements
• CPSC Wants Public To Weigh In On Ban Of Tiny Magnet Sets
• Baby Literacy Co. Reaches $185M Deal With FTC Over Ads
• ND Regulator Intervenes In Enviros' Coal Mining Regulation Suit
• LA Council Bars Highway Project From Rising Over City
• CFTC Must Close Global Swaps Loopholes, Reformers Say
• Feinstein Asks FTC To Investigate Calif. Gas Price Spikes
• Consumer Seeks To Block Mo.'s Cellphone Locator Law
• Federal Employees Seek Extension of STOCK Act Deadline
• US Finalizes Rule To Double Auto Fuel Efficiency By 2025
• ITC To Examine Trends In Renewable Energy Market
• Harrisburg City Council Told To Boost Taxes By 1%
• Banking Groups Want Fed To Recalculate Interchange Fee
• Docs Say 1-Year Delay For ICD-10 Isn't Enough
• HHS Escapes Christian College's Contraception Suit
• Zooming In On A Major Social Media Issue For Health Care
• Changes To DOL Persuader Regs: Practical Considerations
• Parsing FERC's Latest Policy Push
• Schumer Cites Report In Push For Chemical Regulation Bill
• Docs Face Tricky Task In Patient Access E-Records Goals
• Mammoth Lakes Settlement May Inspire More Ch. 9 Mediation
• Waxman Demands FDA Close Tobacco Reg Loopholes
• Facebook Fiasco Has SEC Rethinking IPO Gag Rules
• CFPB Names New Regulations Head After MoFo Defection
• On Bank Rules, Romney Offers More Rhetoric Than Details
• Texas' Latest Water Woes May Push Lawmakers To Action
• Health Insurance Rate Hikes Will Go On Calif. Ballot In 2014
• Funeral Directors Will Get $1M For Legal Costs Over Pa. Law
• NRC Amends Reporting Rule On Plant Construction Alterations
• Ex-Pa. Speaker Loses Bid For New Trial Over Campaign Work
• CFTC Floats CEA Exemptions For Utility Deals
• CFTC Adopts Swaps Record-Keeping, Registration Rules
• Mexico Challenges Argentina's Import Restrictions In WTO
• Regulators Mull Delay In Stress Tests For Midsize Banks
• FDA To Study How Well Consumers Understand Pharma Ads
• NAIC Eyes Claims Software After Reports Of Lowballing
• EPA Won't Revisit GHG Emissions Rule For Heavy Vehicles
• FSMA's Potential Impact, Part 3: Reinspection, Recall Fees
• New Incentives For Southwestern Solar Projects
• Margin Tax Must Be Uniform, Nestle Tells Texas High Court
• Romney's Energy Plan Unfairly Favors Oil, House Dems Say
• Keystone Win Belies Looming Land Use Showdown In Texas
• Bloomberg Vetoes Affordable Housing Disclosure Bill
• Bloomberg's Fracking Stance May Undercut Climate Reputation
• Texas Gov. Seeks EPA Waiver For Renewable Fuel Standard
• DC Circ. Upholds NIH Stem-Cell Research Funding
• Bernanke Defends Fed's Economy-Stimulating Policies
• Buchanan Ingersoll Hires Pa. Welfare Dept. Exec
• Calif. Senate Backs Illegal Immigrant's Bid For Bar Admission
• EPA Forces Emissions Cuts At NM Power Plant
• Stay Off Social Media, Federal Courts Warn Jurors
• What's Making Attorneys Flee Their Firms?
• Judge Again Tosses Suit Challenging ACA
• HHS Finalizes Unique Health Plan ID Rule, Coding Delay
• PPACA: What's Next For Life Sciences Companies
• NIST Computer Security Guidance: Impact On Contractors
• Implications Of The SEC's 1st Whistleblower Award
• Calif. Assembly OKs Bill To Hasten Pipeline Maintenance
• Legal Challenges Lie Ahead For Calif.'s Iran Insurance Bill
• Devil's In The Details For Tasmanian Tobacco Ban Proposal
• CEQA Reform Will Have To Wait For Next Year, Lawmaker Says
• Romney Plan Puts States At Helm Of Oil, Gas Development
• CMS Releases Final Stage 2 Rule On Health E-Records
• Proposed Rule Would Set Contractor Data Security Standards
• HHS Gives States $765M For Health Insurance Exchanges
• Chamber Rips FTC For Yanking Antitrust Penalty Policy
• House Dems Urge DNC To Plug Internet Freedom At Convention
• Money Market Reform Fails Despite SEC Head's Best Efforts
• CBO Trims Spending Forecasts for Medicare, Medicaid
• Insurance Exchanges Won't Curb Costs Without Reforms: Study
• Mass. Warns Fannie, Freddie To Follow New Mortgage Law
• 3 Things You Need To Know About The SHIELD Act
• Ex-State Dept. Official Tauscher Joins Baker Donelson
• NYC Passes Bill To Put Permanent Climate Cops On Beat
• Triune's Catholic Owners Challenge 'Evil' Contraception Rule
• Renewable Energy Investment: REITs And MLPs
• SEC's Conflict Minerals Rules: Strict, Onerous, Vague
• SEC Chairman Abandons Money Market Reform
• Broad Prop 37 Reading Could Breed More Food-Labeling Suits
• DOE Manager's Hiring Efforts Didn't Break Rules: Report
• SEC Adopts Disclosure Rule For Extraction Cos.
• Consumer Groups Stall Mobile App Privacy Code Talks
• Sen. Pushes For Greater Enviro Role After EPA Rule's Failure
• DOJ Shines Some Light On FCPA Definitions In 11th Circ.
• FDA Warns Generics Makers To Yank Defunct Applications
• Medicare To Pay Bonuses For Better Primary Care
• Calif. OKs 2 Bills To Modernize Insurance Regs
• 3 Scandals — 3 Key Dodd-Frank Developments
• SEC's Toned-Down Conflict Mineral Rule Still Faces A Fight
• GOP Govs. Call For Keystone Approval, Fewer Energy Regs
• Convicted Pa. Pol Sues Campaign Heads For Misappropriation
• Industry Groups Tell Senate They Won't Back TSCA Bill
• UK Regulator Wants More Rules On Esoteric-Securities Sales
• Enviros Urge NJ Gov. To Sign Fracking Wastewater Bill
• DOL Can Set Minimum Wages For Visa Workers, Judge Says
• US Mayors Come Out Against SEC Money Market Regs
• As Russia Joins WTO, House Panel Pushes For Normal Trade
• Lawmaker Challenges EPA Over Pesticide Linked To Bee Deaths
• Understanding Trademark Infringement Enforcement In China
• Drug, Medical Device Tracking — Will Medications Be Next?
• Pushing Back Against OSHA's Improper Rulemaking
• Taxpayers Group Protests Tax Measures On Santa Clara Ballots
• Latest Bid To Rein In CEQA Faces Green Group Fight
• Generics Safe Harbor Question Could Derail Biosimilars
• 5th Circ. Lets Texas Defund Planned Parenthood
• Google Analytics Violates Norwegian Law, Watchdog Says
• SBA Issues Rule To Update Contractors' Small Biz Status
• DC Circ. Kills EPA Air Rule, Making Room For State Input
• Anti-Energy Drink Crusade Has No Wings, FDA Letter Hints
• Treasury Aims To Promote Fair Hiring Among Contractors
• Fight Over Chiropractor Rules Reaches Texas High Court
• Ad Industry's Self-Regulatory Push Goes Mobile
• 9th Circ. OKs Chukchi Sea Exploration Rule For Polar Bears
• FHFA Moves To Ease Short Sales For Homeowners
• SEC Goes Far To Protect 1st Whistleblower's Anonymity
• Lawmaker Plugs Music Royalty Hikes For Radio Stations
• Hospitals Press For Clarity On ACA Medicaid Funding To States
• Mass. Looks To Spark Development With New Muni Bond Law
• Pa. Manufacturers Seek Energy Policy, Employee Development
• NJ Senate Clears Bill Targeting Organ Transplant Bias
• NY County's Cost-Cutting Plan Risks Workers' Rights: Judge
• German Bank Group Wants ECB As Sole EU Bank Regulator
• NY Ahead Of The Curve With Ban On Mortgage Rate-Based Pay
• Bringing Certainty To An Uncertain Tax Position
• Inside The FTC-DOJ Annual HSR Report
• SEC Pays First Whistleblower Award
• States Draw More Captive Insurers, But Face Learning Curve
• $151B NE Transport Proposal Faces Rail Skeptics In Philly
• Google Counsel Backs Creation Of Lead EU Privacy Regulator
• White House Revs Up $3.5B Project Targeting I-5, Rail
• Gov't Inspection Finds Problems In Broker-Dealer Audits
• Securitization Lobby Seeks Dodd-Frank Exemptions
• DC Office Market Faces Steep Election-Year Drop-Off
• Gardere Wynne Adds Ex-DOE Adviser To Gov't Affairs Team
• Supplemental State Medicaid Payments Rose By $8B, GAO Says
• FDA Ties Post-Approval Device Studies To Public Health
• Cuomo Signs Bill Package To Ease Solar Development Costs
• Fla. Gov. Takes Workplace Drug Testing Fight To 11th Circ.
• House Republican Blasts SEC For JOBS Act Delay
• Bloomberg Critic Says $1B Taxi Law Appeal Is Going Nowhere
• GOP Reps. Give CMS 2 Weeks To Answer States On Health Law
• Chinese Tire Cos. Say US Duty Law Unconstitutional
• UK Committee Wants Regulations Improved After Libor Probe
• NJ Seeks More Flexibility In Fining Air Polluters
• Treasury Taps DOJ Veteran To Head Financial Crimes Bureau
• Texas Asks High Court To Toss Nestle Margin Tax Challenge
• Tappan Zee Replacement Plan Clears Key NY Council
• 9 Tips For 3rd-Party Prior Art Submissions
• Ad Guidance Will Keep Social Media Cos. On FTC's Good Side
• Industry, Enviro Groups Back Calif. Carbon Offset Plan
• The FTC Thinks Redress Looks Disgorgeous On You
• Offshore Regulators Assert Power To Punish Contractors
• Hospital Interest In ACOs Low Despite Hype, Survey Shows
• Committee Floats Bankruptcy Rule Changes In Light Of Stern
• EPA Rules' Effect On Grid, Costs Will Be Limited, GAO Says
• CMS Names New Chief To Implement Key ACA Provisions
• Mich. Lawmaker Floats Video Surveillance Disclosure Bill
• Bill Bolstering Calif. False Claims Law Heads To Gov.
• DOE Blasts FERC For Allowing Fine Against Federal Gov't
• Medical Industry Fears Device ID Rule Would Drive Up Costs
• DC Circ. Blocks Trade Group Challenge To Ethanol-Gas Blend
• CFTC Proposes Dodd-Frank Exemption For Utility Co-Ops
• FTC Urged To Prevent Gas Price Gouging After Refinery Fire
• CFPB To Review Maine, Tenn. Gift Card Seizure Laws
• NFA Seeks Access To Firm Accounts After Peregrine Fraud
• PPACA: What Employers Must Know
• The New, Nongovernmental Face Of Food Regulators
• Energizing Mass.'s Renewables Market With New Law
• Detroit Cops Win Temporary Block On Pay Cuts
• OCC Issues Guidance For Big Bank Stress Tests
• Facebook Taps Patton Boggs To Lobby On Privacy Issues
• Interior Completes Post-Deepwater Offshore Safety Regs
• Brazil Drops Insurance Guarantee Tax To Spur Projects
• EPA Takes Regulatory Reins At Shale Hotspot On Indian Land
• New Patient Rep Law Could Shake Up Drug Review Process
• Senators Want Tighter Rules On Livestock Antibiotics
• Calif. Panel Backs Illegal Immigrant's Effort To Join Bar
• GOP Presses White House To Release Ocean Policy Funding Info
• USPTO Seeks To Phase Out Paper Applications For Trademarks
• CFTC Rule Would Exempt Affiliate Swaps From Clearing Regs
• Reps. Urge CFPB To Push Back Remittance Rule Start Date
• Pa. Regulators Approve Noncoal Mining Fee Hike
• CORRECTED: Drill-Friendly Zoning Law On Hold Pending Pa. High Court Input
• Fed Expands Eligibility For Monetary Tightening Deals
• Judge Frees Military Simulators From Race-Based Contracts Law
• Oxfam Demands SEC Enact Dodd-Frank Resource Payment Rule
• Safety First: Minn. Reviews Changes To Excavation Laws
• A Roadmap To New Markets Tax Credit
• CEQA Exemptions Unlikely To Pass Amid Enviros' Outcries
• Big Tobacco Wants Texas To Tax Smaller Competitors
• Oregon Groups Sue State Over Rule Allowing GMO Canola
• Calif. Law Drains Value From Redevelopment Bonds: Insurer
• Texas Insurance Dept. Email Debacle Reveals Public Tension
• Calif. Court Can't Repay Gay Spouse's Health Coverage: GAO
• Aussie Tobacco Ruling 1st Domino In Potential Global Cascade
• Int'l Investment In DOE Grant Winner Provokes Ire From Sens.
• Ind. Gov. Claims Sovereignty In Union Suit Over Right To Work
• EPA Settles Suit Over Texas' Ozone Cleanup Plan
• LA Commission Waves Through Target's Hollywood Project
• GOP Accuses DOE Of Deception On Renewable Energy
• Pa. Suspends Vapor Recovery Rule For New Gas Stations
• Lawmakers Urge FDA To Overhaul Medical Device Database
• Codeine Can Be Deadly For Some Children, FDA Warns
• Pa. Commonwealth Court Upholds State Voter ID Law
• Merkel's Cabinet OKs Export Rules For 'Dual-Use' Goods
• EPA Will Propose Rules To Fight Biofuel Credit Fraud
• Calif. Agency Must Improve Oil Spill Fund Control: Auditor
• Manatt Hires Retiring Calif. Congressman For DC Office
• HHS Recruits Pharmacies To Tout ACA's Medicare Benefits
• Grassley Expands Agency Email-Monitoring Inquiry
• Regulators Target Appraisals In New Mortgage Rules
• NY Backs University's Affirmative Action Policy In High Court
• How HR 1905 Further Hobbles Business With Iran
• Australian High Court Upholds Plain-Pack Tobacco Law
• USPTO's Final Rules Ease Fears About New Review System
• Lawmakers Pressure Wal-Mart To Comply With FCPA Probe
• Court Loosens Restrictions On Calif. Health Whistleblowers
• Wind Installations Could Drop Despite Gains, DOE Says
• Cos. Warn Cap-And-Trade Will Drive Industry Out Of Calif.
• NHTSA Black Box Regs Will Make Mark In Courtroom
• Break-In Forces DOE To Rethink Security For Nuke Labs
• Hyde Ruling Sparks Battle Over Prosecutorial Misconduct
• Faster Pa. Enviro Permit Process Could Haunt Projects Later
• Interior's Oil Reserve Plan Draws Heat From Alaska Sens.
• US Lifts Sanctions On Defected Syrian Prime Minister
• Time Warner Urges End To Hospital Internet Discount In Texas
• 11th Circ. Urged To Uphold Ban On DOL's H-2B Visa Rules
• $340M Standard Chartered Deal Shows New Watchdog Can Bite
• Drug, Device Makers Push For Final Physician Payment Rule
• Wis. Gov. Defends Collective Bargaining Law To 7th Circ.
• HSBC To Hire Ex-OFAC Chief To Monitor Bank Practices
• Federal Insurance Exchange Is On Track, CMS Head Promises
• Energy Group Urges FERC To Rethink Utility Regulations
• Pa. Lawmakers Eye State's $40B Pension Liability
• Spotlight On Brazil's New Merger Control Rules
• Enviros Sue Calif. Agency Over 8-Year Water Safety Delay
• Lawmakers Rip US Plans For Arctic Oil, Gas Leases
• House GOP Calls On HHS To Address Inappropriate Lobbying
• Banking Groups Oppose CFPB's 'Generic' Cost Survey
• CMS Overpaid $4.6M For Drugs Last Quarter, Report Says
• Cuomo Signs Bill To Limit Out-Of-State Telemarketing Into NY
• Streamlining Offshore Hydrokinetic Energy Development
• Hospitals See Painful Possibilities In Ryan's Medicaid Plan
• FERC Begins Cameron LNG Project's Enviro Review
• Romney's VP Choice Defines Clean Energy Battle Lines
• FTC's New Rule Zeroes In On More Pharma Patent Deals
• USPTO Unveils Final Rules For New AIA Procedures
• ACA Unlikely to Change Employer Health Coverage, GAO Says
• Pa. Rep. To Join Stevens & Lee As Consulting Practice Head
• NJ Proposes Rule Changes For Alternative Energy Developers
• SEC Warns Investors About Risks Of ETFs
• Looming Budget Cuts Threaten FAA's Air Traffic Overhaul
• Calif. Senate Panel Delays Vote On Fracking Ban Bill
• Longtime OCC Chief Counsel Williams To Step Down
• EPA Strengthens Limits On Nitric Acid Plant Pollution
• Canada Agency Aims For Simpler Food Safety Oversight
• Exxon Mobil Permitting Delays Must End, Alaska Gov. Says
• $200M Prison Halal Food Program Withstands Ex-Inmate's Suit
• Rx For Electronic Prescribers: New CMS Hardship Exemptions
• House Committee Sues Holder Over Fast And Furious Docs
• NY Poised To Give Employers Leeway On Wage Deductions
• Newly Aggressive CPSC Ups Ante With Proposed Magnet Ban
• NJ Can't Take Affordable Housing Funds From Towns
• Markey Floats Bill To Curb Cellphone Tracking Requests
• Praetorian's Lower Force-Placed Rates Don't Cut It, Fla. Says
• CFPB Mortgage Servicing Rules Could Shrink Sector
• Senator Calls For Ban On Flavored Cigars
• NJ Lawmakers Propose Tax Exemption For Olympics Cash
• New FDA Guidance Aims To Speed Medical Device Reviews
• Edwards Wildman Adds Regulatory Atty From Robinson & Cole
• Sequester Could Gum Up FDA Drug, Device Reviews
• Entergy Texas Moves Closer To Joining MISO
• HHS Hiding Info On $8.3B Medicare Bonus Program, GOP Says
• Cozen O'Connor Appeals Judge's Campaign Debt Ruling
• NY Ethics Watchdog Fines Groups Over Lobbying Disclosures
• FTC Wraps Up Facebook Privacy Deal Despite Concerns
• Mass. Gov. Signs $1.5B Transportation, Infrastructure Bill
• US Sanctions Syrian State Oil Co. For Selling To Iran
• Calif. Lawmakers Demand Contracts For Health District CEOs
• Keeping Libor 'Not A Viable Option,' UK Panel Says
• Foreign Banks Urge CFTC To Delay Swaps Rules
• A Guide To Inter Partes Review
• A Critique Of Chief Justice's Commerce Clause Analysis
• The Benefit Corporation: A Silent Trend
• FHFA Axed Clean Energy Program Without Due Notice: Judge
• NAIC's Force-Placed Market Inquiry Will Focus On Rates
• House GOP Calls For Probe Into Funding Of Health Reform Law
• Expanded Oil, Gas Leasing Would Make $7B For US, CBO Says
• No Need To Change Regs To Suit Nanotech Drugs: FDA Official
• GOP Claims Obama Pushed Solyndra, Other Loan Guarantees
• JPMorgan Details Investigations Over Libor, $5.8B Loss
• Philly Says Budget Cuts Await If Arbitration Award Stands
• NJ Senate Panel Advances Foreclosure Reform Bills
• DOD, Others Seek To Clarify Small-Biz Contracting Rules
• Calif. Measure Backs Illegal Immigrant's Bid To Become Atty
• CFTC Member Floats Insurance Fund For Futures Co. Failures
• Public Will Quickly Learn Of Sewage Spills Under NY Law
• Washington Presses NRC, DOE Not To Curb Yucca Review
• ADAAA's Twist On Administration Of Employment Practices
• No Uniform Statewide Rules For Pa.'s Oil, Gas Industry
• Top House Dems Push For FDIC Guarantee Program Extension
• Patent Troll Bill May Be Too Vague, Narrow To Rein In Suits
• DOJ Taps Prosecutor As First Whistleblower Ombudsman
• Rockefeller Renews Push For Clean Coal Technology
• Senate Again Sends DC Circ. Pick Back To White House
• NJ Gov. Vetoes For-Profit Hospital Disclosure Bill
• FTC's $2.6M Employee Screener Fine Signals FCRA Crackdown
• FDA Admits It Has Yet To Fill In Big Gaps On Biosimilar Regs
• EPA Can Make Utah Revise Emissions Rule, 10th Circ. Says
• CFPB's Interest In Mortgage Insurance Could Cost Industry
• Generics Industry Gets FTC OK For Shortage Prevention Plan
• Reps. Seek Audit Of Tricare Mail-Order Drug Program
• Regulators Extend Comment Period For Bank Capital Rules
• Doctors Say Laws Are Interfering With Patient Relationships
• FERC Wants Calif.'s Cap-And-Trade Rules Clarified
• Entergy Loses Bid For $2.7M Under Texas Efficiency Rule
• K-V Bankruptcy May Hurt FDA's Unapproved Drug Initiative
• House Dem Proposes Stricter Wartime Contract Oversight
• Pa. Code Revision Bill Lets Some Cities Up Property Tax
• FHFA Has 'Serious Concerns' About Eminent Domain Plan
• Nuke Waste Becomes Part Of Entergy Relicensing Debate
• Study Defends SEC Revolving Door, But Attys Aren't Convinced
• Lawmakers Want Consumer, IP Protections On Web Domains
• Texas Court Backs Alcohol Commission In Bar License Dispute
• Google's Street View Data Flub Could Rekindle Aussie Probe
• Australia Won't Drop Probe Into Facebook's Data Use Policy
• Electronic Transfer Rules Could Save Up To $9B, HHS Says
• Docs Protest Texas 'Gag Order' On Abortion Discussions
• Army Seeks Proposals For $7B In Renewable Energy Projects
• Pitfalls Abound For Employers Trying Wellness Programs
• FRB Cleared In Early Release Of Volcker Rule Draft
• Durbin Rips $7B Visa, MasterCard Interchange Settlement
• Cartel Whistleblower Bill May Fall Short In Boosting DOJ Cases
• White House To Speed Permits For 7 Green-Energy Projects
• Pa. Towns Ask High Court For Quick Review Of Fracking Law
• NJ BPU Issues Changes To Renewable Energy Regs
• NLRB Asks DC Circ. To Revive Union Elections Rule
• FCC Should Update Cellphone RF Exposure Standard: GAO
• Mexico Delays Dumping Duties On US Chicken Due To Bird Flu
• NY Solar Cos. Feel The Burn As Subsidy Expansion Is Delayed
• House Committee Seeks Volcker Alternative
• AIA False Marking Rule Unconstitutional, Fed. Circ. Hears
• CFPB Eases International Money Transfer Rule
• Reps. Urge DOE To Speed Up LNG Export Plant Approvals
• Reid Says Wind Tax Credit Will Be Extended In 2012
• NCAA, Pro Leagues Sue NJ Officials To Block Sports Betting
• Senators Demand Bigger Capital Reserves At Top Banks
• Patrick Signs Law To Refund Utility Co. Penalties To Customers
• Bank Groups Seek OCC Lending Limit Rule Delay
• US Claims Notre Dame, Others Can't Fight Contraception Rule
• Sens. Float Contract Ban For UTC Unit After $75M Plea
• Reps. Float OT Exemption To Speed Up Disaster Claims
• NY Sen. Says New Lottery Could Offset Earmark Ban
• NY Wants To Keep $10B In Medicaid Funds To Continue Reform
• Obama Signs Camp Lejeune Water Pollution Health Care Law
• ITC To Study Economic Impact Of TPP, Canada, Mexico
• Buyer, Aware: Disclosure Of Energy Use By Calif. Properties
• Calif. DTSC: Safer Ingredients Make Safer Products
• Observations On CFPB's Mortgage Reform Initiative
• EU States Bash Data Privacy Overhaul As Too Stringent
• EPA Rule On Emissions Threatens National Parks: Suit
• Truck Agency Extends Review Of Oil Field Work Hours Rule
• Coalition Sues EPA Over Lack Of Oil Dispersant Rules
• New Texas Rules May Jump-Start Biodiesel Market
• Paul Floats Bill To Allow Dying Access To Unapproved Drugs
• HHS Slipping On Safe Injection Oversight, GAO Finds
• EPA's Mercury Rule Sets Impossible Goals, DC Circ. Told
• Implications Of COPPA Rule Expansion
• Sens. Ask CFPB To Address Medical Debt Collection Errors
• USPTO Releases Final Prior-Art Submission Rules Under AIA
• 6th Circ. Kills Ohio Limits On Medicaid Docs' Political Support
• US Opens Up Military Land For Green Energy Projects
• FDA Feedback: New Guidance For Device Applicants
• Emerging State Fracking Regulations
• Getting Ahead Of China's 3 R's
• More Aggressive Monetary Remedies In FTC Antitrust Cases
• Texas Agency Watchdog Urges Houston Port Authority Reform
• House Dems Float Update To Electronic Privacy Law
• Senate GOP Tries To Block DC Circ. Nominee For 2nd Time
• EPA Delays Key Part Of Sulfur Dioxide Rule
• New Clinical Trial Reporting Bill Risks Spooking Investors
• Sens. Want $1.2B In Mine Reclamation Funding Restored
• DC Circ. Says Order Forcing NRC Yucca Review Likely
• Texas Wind, Hail Insurer Needs Improvement, Report Says
• NY Judges Push Back Against Court Streamlining Effort
• State Regulators Want FDIC Guarantee Program Extended
• Medicare Launches Program To Combat Wheelchair Fraud
• OMB Regulatory Chief Steps Down
• Injunction Can't Ax Dismissal Bid In Contraception Suit: US
• Sens. Urge Antitrust Probe Of Universal-EMI Deal
• Senate Revives Privacy Board But Leaves It Leaderless
• STOCK Act Deadline Pushed Back Amid Worker Privacy Fears
• Sens. Seek To Enact Decade-Old Global Patent Treaties
• AmEx Faces Potential CFPB Fines Over Credit Card Laws
• Bill Aims To Halt Weapons Contracts Until DOD Ends Audit
• VA Still Struggles To Verify Vet-Owned Contractors, GAO Says
• Varied Facebook Password Laws Could Plague Employers
• Bill Would Halt Removal Of Offshore Rigs To Save Habitat
• Pa. Gov. To Step Down From Delaware River Authority
• CPSC Republicans Attack Product Safety Database
• Market Beats SEC To The Punch In Knight Capital Snafu
• House GOP Slams IRS On Federal Health Exchange Subsidies
• GOP Bill To Curb Dodd-Frank Rule Risks Repeat Of 2008
• Norway Probes Facebook's Facial Recognition Technology
• House Dem Proposes New Carbon Emissions Tax
• Wind Tax Credit Extension Blows Through Senate Panel
• $45M Shortfall Drives San Bernardino Into Bankruptcy
• Overriding Medicare Doctor Pay Cuts Will Cost $18.5B: CBO
• Wilkinson Barker Hires 2 Squire Sanders Energy Experts
• Philly Says $200M Deficit Voids Firefighters' Award
• Senate Passes Bill To Curb Improper Government Payments
• Senate Shuts Down Bipartisan Cybersecurity Bill
• Bingaman Proposes Overhaul Of Nuclear Waste Disposal
• DLA Piper Hires Blank Rome Gov't Relations Ace In Philly
• Sens. Roll Out Package To Bolster Manufacturing and Trade
• Nev. High Court Strikes Stadium Tax Initiative From Ballot
• $605B Defense Appropriations Bill Leaves Senate Committee
• Congress OKs Bill Pushing African Trade, Myanmar Sanctions
• Congressmen Push Bill To Deter 'Patent Troll' Suits
• GOP Members Say Interior IG Was Biased On Drilling Ban
• GOP Report Slams White House Over $535M Solyndra Loan
• US Gets Devices To Market Faster Than Europe, Study Shows
• Lawmakers Seek To Deny Medicaid Payments To IRS Debtors
• Sens. Want Detailed Cost-Benefit Studies For New Regs
• Rep. Urges Bar On Initial Employer Criminal Checks
• A Shift To Sand: Spotlight On Silica Use In Fracking
• Recent Developments In German Competition Law
• Will States' Fight Against Sports Betting Ban Pay Off?
• Senate Dem Rips NY Fed Oversight In Libor-Rigging
• Top Dem Wants Clear Regulator For Triparty Repo Market