Loophole in Campaign Law Discovered by a Tennessee GOP
8/3/2011 In spite of the ban on in-session fundraising, lobbying firms and special interests groups that have business before the General Assembly this spring gave tens of thousands of dollars at a Tennessee Republican Party fundraising activity that will benefit state GOP lawmakers. While the Democrats and a campaign watchdog are critical of said […]
MPG Upgrade Opposed by Auto Industry
8/3/2011 Two years after American carmakers and President Barack Obama embraced grand plans for new gas mileage standards, the U.S. auto industry, which rebounded after government bailouts, is now strongly opposing high efficiency targets for next generation vehicles. Starting Thursday, an advertising blitz will be launched in seven politically vital states and will feature […]
Legal Roadblocks Slows Down Food Trucks in Oakland
8/2/2011 Every Friday after office hours, a convoy of food trucks has been rolling into North Oakland to set up shop. They have been doing this since the middle of June and every time they turn up, they were able to draw a large and hungry crowd. This weekly event, which is called Bites […]
Phone Radiation Law Makes its Way Again in San Francisco
8/2/2011 A revamped law that requires cell phone retailers to inform consumers about radiation levels in the devices they sell will again be voted upon by San Francisco officials. The debate around the law encapsulates present arguments about the link between mobile handsets and cancer. If the law is passed by the San Francisco […]
Dodd-Frank Act Limps Forward As it braves Through Various Challenges
8/1/2011 The Dodd-Frank financial oversight law, on the surface, appears to be in a lot of trouble. Regulators are several months behind in rulemaking, Republicans were able to hold hostage the agency funding for the law, and it looks like the business community is poised to win its first court challenge to a vital […]
Medical-Pot Clubs Suddenly Emerge While New Arizona Law is Debated
8/1/2011 In Arizona, medical-marijuana dispensaries cannot operate their business while waiting for the judge to rule on Proposition 203. However, this does not necessarily prevent cardholders from looking for and finding pot. A handful of clubs have started to pop-out in the Valley to fill the void and provide patients with medical-marijuana. The new […]
LexisNexis May Build a Product Based on Microsoft’s Dynamics Platform
7/27/2011 LexisNexis, a long-time leader in providing innovative solutions for the legal industry, may actually make use of Microsoft’s Dynamics platform in building a product meant for much smaller firms. It is also considering of rebuilding InterAction, and have it also utilize Dynamics. By utilizing the CRM system of Microsoft, LexisNexis would be able […]
Pharmaceutical Giants are Being Targeted for Cuts by President
7/27/2011 In order to provide solutions to the country’s deficit, the president targets pharmaceutical giants such as Merck & Co. and Pfizer Inc. for cuts on Medicare. According to the president, these pharmaceutical companies were still doing well because of the Medicare program. He also said that something could still be done in relation […]
Leaders in Two Camden Cities Getting Cautious on Internet Cafés Business Licenses
7/27/2011 The issuance of licenses to cafés that operate Internet sweepstakes was under a moratorium. This was implemented by their local leaders due to the gray areas that surround the legality of running Internet sweepstakes. These Internet cafes are those that provide online casino-style games. There are many gray areas when it comes to […]
Fresh Grads From Law School Getting Much Lower Salaries
7/26/2011 According to the National Association for Law Placement (NALP), the salaries of those who have just graduated from law school has decreased. Based on 2010 law school graduates, their median starting salaries fell by 13%. Their mean salary also fell by 10%, both rates creating a big impact on the total monetary compensation […]