10Mar

Economic Scene: Wishing for a Health Care Plan That Cuts Costs

Posted by ADMiN as Federal Budget (US), Health Insurance and Managed Care, Law and Legislation, Medicine and Health, New York Times, News, Reform and Reorganization, United States Economy, United States Politics and Government

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President Obama’s health reform plan is a mixed bag for those who care about keeping down medical costs.

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10Mar

Draft on Payday Rules Loses a Provision

Posted by ADMiN as Banks and Banking, Consumer Protection, Corker, Bob, Credit, Dodd, Christopher J, Finances, Law and Legislation, New York Times, News, Payday Loans, Reform and Reorganization, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Senate Committee on Banking, United States Politics and Government

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Senator Bob Corker wants a proposed bank agency to be more lenient, but critics say consumers would be hurt.

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08Mar

Locked, Loaded, and Ready to Caffeinate

Posted by ADMiN as Firearms, Gun Control, Law and Legislation, New York Times, News, Starbucks Corp, States (US)

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Open-carry advocates, who bring guns into places like Starbucks, are a wild card for the gun-rights movement.

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06Mar

Senecas See Comeback Over Sale of Cigarettes

Posted by ADMiN as Law and Legislation, Mail Order Companies, New York State, New York Times, News, Seneca Indians, Smoking and Tobacco

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The tribe, which controls a mail-order cigarette empire, prevailed in its campaign to fight off a ban on sales.

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05Mar

Report Finds 36 Died Under Assisted Suicide Law

Posted by ADMiN as Elderly, Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, Law and Legislation, New York Times, News, Washington (State)

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All who died cited “loss of autonomy” as a reason for seeking the lethal medication under the law passed in Washington State last year.

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04Mar

Obama Takes Health Care Deadline to Democrats

Posted by ADMiN as Health Insurance and Managed Care, House of Representatives, Law and Legislation, New York Times, News, Reform and Reorganization, Senate, United States Politics and Government

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President Obama met with insurance executives and selected House Democrats, as party leaders struggled to figure out whether they can meet his timetable.

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04Mar

Californians Compete for a Shot at Redistricting

Posted by ADMiN as California, Law and Legislation, New York Times, News, Redistricting and Reapportionment, Reform and Reorganization, State Legislatures, United States Politics and Government

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Thousands applied for 14 positions to help redraw the state’s 120 districts, the only citizen effort of its kind.

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03Mar

Obama Offers to Use Some G.O.P. Health Proposals

Posted by ADMiN as Health Insurance and Managed Care, Law and Legislation, New York Times, News, Obama, Barack, Reform and Reorganization

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The president said that he was open to some Republican concerns, but he would press ahead with the overhaul.

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02Mar

Driven to Distraction: Digital Billboards, Diversions Drivers Can’t Escape

Posted by ADMiN as Accidents and Safety, Advertising and Marketing, Automobiles, Law and Legislation, Michigan, New York Times, News, Roads and Traffic

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The effect of high-tech billboards on highway safety is being debated in state legislatures.

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02Mar

2,000 Furloughs Linked to Impasse in Congress

Posted by ADMiN as Democratic Party, Law and Legislation, New York Times, News, Republican Party, Senate, Transportation Department (US), United States Economy, United States Politics and Government

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Senate Democrats said a Republican’s opposition to a bill extending jobless aid was coming at a high cost.

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01Mar

Toxic Waters: Rulings Restrict Clean Water Act, Foiling E.P.A.

Posted by ADMiN as Clean Water Act, Environment, Environmental Protection Agency, Law and Legislation, New York Times, News, Supreme Court, Waste Materials and Disposal, Water, Water Pollution

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Many of the nation’s largest water polluters are outside the E.P.A.’s reach because of disputes on jurisdiction.

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28Feb

Utah Bill Would Make Seeking Illegal Abortion a Crime

Posted by ADMiN as Abortion, Law and Legislation, Miscarriages, New York Times, News, Utah

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Prompted by the story of a girl who hired someone to beat her and make her miscarry, the legislation includes penalties of up to life in prison.

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28Feb

Paterson’s Ability to Lead Is Questioned

Posted by ADMiN as Careers and Professions, Elections, Governors (US), Law and Legislation, New York State, New York Times, News, Paterson, David A, Politics and Government

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As New York grapples with enormous problems, some key Democrats are debating whether such a damaged and distracted leader could run the state.

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25Feb

Preparing for Health Debate, and Its TV Audience

Posted by ADMiN as Debating, Democratic Party, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Law and Legislation, New York Times, News, Obama, Barack, Reform and Reorganization, Republican Party, United States Politics and Government

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From the seating to the camera positions to the buffet lunch, Thursday’s session has been carefully orchestrated.

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25Feb

Gay Marriage Makes Gain in Maryland

Posted by ADMiN as Homosexuality, Law and Legislation, Marriages, Maryland, New York Times, News, Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships, States (US)

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Maryland’s attorney general said that state agencies should recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states until the legislature or courts decide otherwise.

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23Feb

Banks Apply Pressure to Keep Fees Rolling In

Posted by ADMiN as Bank of America Corp|BAC|NYSE, Banks and Banking, Community Bankers Assn, Credit, Debit Cards, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, House of Representatives, Law and Legislation, New York Times, News, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Senate

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As the government cracks down on overdraft fees, banks are mounting an aggressive campaign aimed at retaining billions of dollars in penalty income.

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23Feb

In Passage of Jobs Measure, a Glimpse of Bipartisanship

Posted by ADMiN as Bond, Christopher S, Brown, Scott P, Collins, Susan M, Federal Aid (US), Labor and Jobs, Law and Legislation, Nelson, Ben, New York Times, News, Obama, Barack, Republican Party, Senate, Snowe, Olympia J, Unemployment, United States Economy, United States Politics and Government, Voinovich, George

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Five Republicans defected to support the measure’s advance after Senator Scott Brown expressed backing for the Democrats’ bill.

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22Feb

Obama’s Health Bill Plan Largely Follows Senate Version

Posted by ADMiN as Health Insurance and Managed Care, Law and Legislation, New York Times, News, Obama, Barack

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President Obama’s legislative blueprint does address some of the concerns of House leaders who are demanding more help for the middle class.

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19Feb

Coded to Obey Law, Lights Become Marlboro Gold

Posted by ADMiN as Color, Containers and Packaging, Law and Legislation, New York Times, News, Philip Morris Companies Inc, Salem, Smoking and Tobacco

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Tobacco companies plan to use light packaging to identify “light” cigarettes, which critics say skirts the law.

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13Feb

Obama Making Plans to Use Executive Power

Posted by ADMiN as Executive Orders, Federal Budget (US), Law and Legislation, New York Times, News, Obama, Barack, United States Politics and Government

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President Obama and his team are preparing an array of actions using his executive power to advance energy, environmental, fiscal and other domestic policy priorities.

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