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NEWS ABOUT: regulations

regulations stories: 13 news summaries

 NYC to Ban All 
 Cabbie Phone Calls 

Even hands-free devices will be a no-go under new rules limiting electronics

Oct 16, 09 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission is cracking down on its drivers, proposing tough new rules today that ban the use of any electronic communication devices while on the job, hands-free included. "Every driver will be prohibited from even wearing a Bluetooth device on their ears and... More »

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New York City • cell phones • Bluetooth • taxi driver • regulations • mobile phones • hands-free cell phone • rule

OPINION


 Greedy Farmers 
 Battle Climate Bill 
 That Benefits Them 

Demand government cash to take action

Jun 26, 09 7:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Farmers are among those facing the highest risk from global warming—storms, droughts and swarms of insect pests are coming their way—yet “true to form,” they’re not interested in backing a bill to fight it without reaping even more government cash, sputters Steven Pearlstein in the... More »

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climate change • environment • global warming • cap and trade • farmer • farm • climate change legislation • regulations

US to Expand Executive Pay Supervision

Administration to announce new rules, add pay-oversight chief

Jun 8, 09 6:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration is set to announce new executive pay guidelines for banks and other corporations that have received bailout funds, the New York Times reports. Any company that’s taken two rounds of TARP cash—including Citigroup, Bank of America, AIG, GM and GMAC—will have to get pay... More »

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executive compensation • regulations • bank regulation • Obama administration • President Obama • Timothy Geithner • Kenneth Feinberg

Obama Overrules the Overruling of State Laws

Bush policy protected business interests in the states

May 22, 09 8:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is rewriting another set of rules inherited from his predecessor. This time, the Washington Post reports, it’s President Bush’s policy of overriding state laws with federal regulations, known as “preemption.” Says an activist, “It's environmental law, it's drug law, it's mortgage law, it's... More »

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Bush administration • environment • health • regulations • Obama administration • state law

Market-Regulation Bill No Longer on Fast Track: Frank

Obama wants bill passed fast, but Congress chooses to take its time

Apr 23, 09 9:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Once on the fast track to President Obama’s desk, a bill that would grant the government powers to place large companies into receivership has been pushed to the slow lane, Rep. Barney Frank tells the Wall Street Journal. The bill’s complexity, and a slow-moving Senate, led the Financial... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • legislation • Barney Frank • regulations • Timothy Geithner • receivership

 Obama Reviews 
 Abortion Rules 

Bush's abstinence initiatives, Reagan's 'gag rule' could go way of dodo.

Dec 17, 08 8:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s transition team is hard at work deciding how and when to undo the Bush administration’s abortion policies, the Wall Street Journal reports. Bush’s ban on federal stem cell research funding will be among the first to go—a move that has broad bipartisan support—... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • abstinence education • George W. Bush • pro-life • regulations • pro-choice activists

 Bill Subject to 
 Toothless Rules 

Obama's regulations may do little to restrain ex-prez

Dec 9, 08 1:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Bill Clinton agreed to rules covering his charity work and earnings so his wife can run the State Department, but the new restrictions still offer the former president plenty of leeway, Politico reports. Clinton may stick to the rules at first, but  “then perhaps—just because he has this... More »

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Barack Obama • Bill Clinton • Clinton Global Initiative • regulations • President Obama

EU Repeals Straight Banana, Curvy Cucumber Laws

Rules set tight standards for produce size, shape, color

Dec 2, 08 11:31 AM CST
(Newser) - The EU took a U-turn on curved cucumbers and bent bananas and voted to repeal strict laws that ban the sale of imperfect produce, the Washington Post reports. Shops are barred from selling cauliflower less than 4.33 inches in diameter and not-green-enough asparagus until July, when such laws—long... More »

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food • law • European Union • produce • fruits and vegetables • regulations

Score Card on Late White House Rules Changes

Bush administration pushes through midnight regulations

Nov 21, 08 8:28 AM CST
(Newser) - With the  Bush White House pushing through a raft of last-minute rules, the nonprofit journalism group ProPublica offers a running list, with the status of each:
  • Business-friendly safety regulations would loosen restrictions on exposure to toxic chemicals in the workplace.
  • Local police would get increased surveillance ability.
... More »

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Bush administration • endangered species • environment • abortion • gun control • public health • domestic surveillance • investment bankers • workplace safety • George W. Bush • regulations • midnight regulation

 High Prices Pound Gas Stations 

Squeezed margins drive many out of business

Jul 7, 08 6:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Angry at gas stations for profiting on your financial misery? Think again, the Wall Street Journal reports: They're fast going out of business as oil prices rise. This year's 40% price hike has sent costs soaring, shuttering 3,000 US stations and causing Exxon Mobile to announce the sale of... More »

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business • profits • oil price • regulations • gas stations • oil industry

Washington Vows Better Airline Safety

Teamsters prez
blasts plan as
'window dressing'

Apr 18, 08 9:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Today Washington vowed to beef up airplane inspections and demanded to know why American Airlines stranded 250,000 travelers last week, the AP reports. "No one at all was well served by what happened," US Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said. But she defended federal regulators, saying they did... More »

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FAA • American Airlines • airline safety • inspection • Mary Peters • flight cancellation • regulations

 Treasury Wants
 Mega-Fed to
 Monitor Markets 

Plan would merge agencies, allow Fed to swoop in on threats

Mar 28, 08 10:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Treasury wants a newly empowered Federal Reserve to monitor market stability and swoop in on institutions that threaten it, the New York Times reports. If approved by lawmakers, the Treasury plan would merge a jumble of regulatory agencies and combine the SEC with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. But... More »

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Wall Street • Federal Reserve • Henry Paulson • SEC • financial markets • regulations

Obama Plan: $30B Stimulus, More Regulation

Democrat blasts lax Bush oversight, McCain's laissez-faire approach

Mar 27, 08 2:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama called today for stricter financial regulations and laid out a $30 billion stimulus plan, the Wall Street Journal reports, including measures aimed at the foreclosure crisis. The Democratic candidate said President Bush had “a generally scornful attitude toward oversight and enforcement,” and proposed expanding Fed powers... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Federal Reserve • economic stimulus package • subprime crisis • regulations

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