Posts Tagged ‘Congress’
Petri Bill Would Enlist IRS Against Identity Theft – American Chronicle
Posted on August, 18 at 8:24 am | Filed Under Identity Theft
Petri Bill Would Enlist IRS Against Identity TheftAmerican Chronicle"As the incidence of identity theft has risen, Congress has taken several steps to help Americans fight back and maintain the security of their personal …ID Theft Hits Omaha SoldierKETV Omaha all 2 news articles » Related Articles: 10 Things Every Taxpayer should know about Identity Theft – [...]
Expression of certain transporter proteins may predict resistance to antirheumatic drugs
Posted on June, 22 at 2:12 pm | Filed Under Health and Fitness
The expression of a transporter protein called the Breast Cancer Resistance Protein (BCRP) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients may indicate higher disease activity and could be a barrier to the effectiveness of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), according to the results of a study presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League [...]
Homosexuality and the Military — What’s Really at Stake?
Posted on June, 11 at 5:06 am | Filed Under News
COMMENTARYGet ready. Big changes are coming to the United States military. Congress seems poised to pass legislation that would call…
Congress needs to act before more identity thieves do – Dallas Morning News
Posted on May, 31 at 7:13 am | Filed Under Identity Theft
Congress needs to act before more identity thieves doDallas Morning NewsWhatever Congress needs to do to fix this, it needs to get it done quickly because identity theft is too insidious a crime to prolong enforcement delays. …AMA leads suit to block FTC rule telling doctors to police ID theftAmerican Medical NewsFTC delays red flags [...]
Congress once again delays identity theft protections for consumers – Baltimore Sun (blog)
Posted on May, 31 at 7:12 am | Filed Under Identity Theft
Congress once again delays identity theft protections for consumersBaltimore Sun (blog)These rules require businesses to develop an identity theft program and to step in when there are some obvious red flags that a person claiming to be …FTC again delays enforcement date for identity-theft lawRichmond Times DispatchFTC Postpones 'Red Flags' Identity Theft RuleThe BLT: Blog [...]
Can’t let up at the federal level…
Posted on May, 30 at 5:12 am | Filed Under Health and Fitness
just when you thought it was safe to refocus on the state legislature, with budget and bill deadlines looming, we get a reminder that we can’t not let up the focus on Congress.Congress has gone on their Memorial Day holiday break, but without addressing the needed extensions in either COBRA or FMAP. Both the COBRA [...]
FTC again delays enforcement date for identity-theft law – Richmond Times Dispatch
Posted on May, 29 at 8:06 pm | Filed Under Identity Theft
FTC again delays enforcement date for identity-theft lawRichmond Times DispatchEnacted in 2003, the Red Flags Rule required entities to have programs in place by 2008 that identify red flags that could indicate identity theft, …Congress once again delays identity theft protections for consumersBaltimore Sun (blog)FTC Postpones 'Red Flags' Identity Theft RuleThe BLT: Blog of Legal [...]
How Much Does Healthcare Reform Cost?
Posted on May, 12 at 10:00 am | Filed Under Health and Fitness
Image: Jake Wasadin under CC 3.0 Bad news for health insurance reform: the newest cost figures predict that it will cost the government an extra $115 billion in health care costs over the next decade. The Congressional Budget Office says that if Congress approves all of the spending asked for in the bill, the total [...]
A report from DC
Posted on May, 10 at 4:36 am | Filed Under Health and Fitness
On Friday, California Assembly Speaker John Perez provided a report on his trip to Washington, and in particular on help for the California budget situation. Of news value, he reports that U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi believes the Congress will pass the extension of additional FMAP–the enhanced federal Medicaid matching funds that is worth over [...]
Payday loans targeted
Posted on April, 22 at 8:36 pm | Filed Under Finance
WASHINGTON — Legislation being introduced today in Congress would try to rein in payday lenders who offer short–term loans that often average more than 400 percent of annual percentage rates and, critics say, trap borrowers in ongoing cycles of debt….
Bill targets payday lenders for federal regulation
Posted on April, 22 at 8:36 pm | Filed Under Finance
WASHINGTON Legislation being introduced Thursday in Congress would try to rein in payday lenders who offer short-term loans that often average to more than 400 percent annual percentage rates and, critics say, trap borrowers in ongoing cycles of debt.
Pew Center comparison of the CEJAP Act and the CLEAR Act
Posted on March, 17 at 5:54 am | Filed Under Environmental
Pew Center on Global Climate Change A new Pew Center on Global Climate Change brief compares key elements of two bills currently under consideration in Congress.
Is E Cigarette Safety a Concern?
Posted on March, 17 at 5:00 am | Filed Under General
New trendy stuff always makes folks talk about whether it’s safe or not, and the e-cigarette is taking it share of abuse. One even wonders if it’s a hotter topic than other controversial topics that have been in the public eye lately. Of course whenever you talk about cigarette safety both non-smokers and smokers have [...]
Conference on Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa
Posted on March, 16 at 7:12 pm | Filed Under Health and Fitness
Advocacy for Ethiopia (AFE) and Ethiopian National Priorities Consultative Process (ENPCP) are pleased to announce the convening of a historic three-day conference on good governance, peace, security, and sustainable development in Washington, D.C, and April 9-11, 2010, at the Double Tree Hotel, Crystal City, VA. The purpose of this conference is to bring together scholars, [...]
While Congress lags on climate, some firms take the lead
Posted on March, 5 at 4:24 am | Filed Under Environmental
by Wood Turner, GreenBiz.com It’s easy to get the impression that there is no hope for climate action. Perhaps you’ve heard that the recent snowstorms in Washington, D.C., buried any chance to pass a comprehensive energy and climate bill? Or that hacked emails have set the climate movement back a decade?