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Lawmaker: New York jail heath care needs oversight
2014-10-28 02:02:40| Food - Topix.net
The city of Detroit urged a judge on Monday to approve its plan to get out of bankruptcy, calling it a sweeping effort to "solve some really bad problems" by wiping out billions in debt and spending $1.7 billion on better... A New York City councilman says he'll hold an oversight hearing this year to examine the care provided by a contracted company in city jails, where documents show timeliness and quality of care were issues in... A city councilman on Monday said he will hold an oversight hearing this year to examine health care services at Rikers Island and other city jails, where documents obtained by The Associated Press raised troubling... The governors of New York and New Jersey are at odds with scientists over Ebola as they back 21-day quarantines for medical workers returning from West Africa.
Lawmaker proposes carbon trading to tackle climate change in Australia
2014-10-11 13:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: An Australian senator released on Wednesday a proposal to penalise companies failing to meet carbon emission targets and give firms access to the international carbon market, in a move to try and break a deadlock in the country's climate policy. Australia's conservative Liberal party government in July repealed a tax on climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions for its 350 biggest companies, claiming the scheme was too costly while achieving little in terms of emission cuts. But the country,...
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U.S. lawmaker takes soda tax battle to Capitol Hill
2014-07-30 10:01:07| Beverages - Topix.net
A Connecticut lawmaker on Wednesday will launch the first national effort in years to tax soda drinks, the latest bid by regulators and politicians to stem rising obesity and diabetes rates by curbing the consumption of sugary drinks.
Montana GOP lawmaker slams Obama for 'war on coal'
2014-07-26 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Rep. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) slammed President Obama for a "war on coal" in the Republican weekly address Saturday. The GOP weekly address zoned in on Obama's energy policies, primarily his signature climate regulation, days before the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launches its public hearings across the U.S. Daines, who is challenging Sen. John Walsh (D-Mont.) for his Senate seat this year, called the administration's carbon pollution rules "job killing regulations on the industries...
Republican lawmaker to grill U.S. SEC over Ackman tactics
2014-07-24 08:29:42| Biotech - Topix.net
A U.S. lawmaker will pressure the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday to consider a raft of reforms, after William Ackman's aggressive efforts to take over Allergan Inc raised concerns about loose rules governing disclosure and shareholder voting.
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