Regulatory Affairs

Obama's Drug Czar Cites Useless Stat to Dismiss Legalizing Pot

During a panel discussion on drug reform, Gil Kerlikowske emphasized the need cut back on drug incarcerations but called pot legalization a "bumper-sticker approach."

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| Fri May. 24, 2013 12:05 PM PDT

See How Citigroup Wrote a Bill So It Could Get a Bailout

Citigroup lobbyists drafted a bill to allow more risky dealings by taxpayer-backed banks and—what do you know?—the House financial services committee passed nearly identical legislation.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 11:42 AM PDT

Progess on Chemical Regulation, At Last?

Two polar-opposite senators have produced a compromise bill dealing with out-of-date chemical safety policies.

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| Fri May. 24, 2013 8:03 AM PDT
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Official at Heart of IRS Tea Party Scandal Spiked Audits of Big Dark-Money Donors

In 2011, the IRS killed audits of five big-time donors. Inside the IRS mess you haven't heard about.

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

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Grassroots Greens Challenge Environmental Defense Fund on Fracking

The latest crossfire in the ongoing big green vs. little green fight over natural gas.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 1:34 PM PDT

Conservatives Crawl out of the Woodwork to Claim IRS Persecution

Libertarian Wayne Allyn Root claims to be the "face" of the Obama IRS scandal. His tax records suggest otherwise.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Is This Big Tea Party Group Really an Innocent Victim of the IRS?

The tax agency may have had good reason to scrutinize Tea Party Patriots—including a formal complaint I filed in 2011.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

VIDEO: Elizabeth Warren Grills Treasury Secretary on Too Big to Fail

The senator asked Jack Lew how big banks have to become before we consider breaking them up.

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| Tue May. 21, 2013 4:13 PM PDT
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Former IRS Chief: "I Certainly Am Not Personally Responsible" for Tea Party Scandal

A contentious Senate hearing Tuesday made clear that the fallout could extend to campaign finance rules.

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| Tue May. 21, 2013 11:55 AM PDT

Obamacare Doesn't Make Employers Cover Spouses. Does That Matter?

Some employers may end up dropping coverage for husbands and wives of employees.

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| Mon May. 20, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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How the IRS's Nonprofit Division Got So Dysfunctional

The IRS division responsible for flagging Tea Party groups has long been an agency afterthought, beset by mismanagement and financial constraints.

— By Kim Barker and Justin Elliott, ProPublica

 | Sat May. 18, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Elizabeth Warren Slams Wall Street Again

The freshman Senator says she will try to block several bills that would deregulate Wall Street.

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| Fri May. 17, 2013 1:24 PM PDT

IRS Speaks Out: We Messed Up, But We Would've Scrutinized Tea Partiers Anyway

Here's the agency's most detailed response to the tea party debacle.

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| Thu May. 16, 2013 5:50 PM PDT
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Actually, Tea Party Groups Gave the IRS Lots of Good Reasons to Be Interested

IRS profiling was a fiasco. Yet, some tea party groups have left a trail of fiscal problems and possible tax-code abuse.

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| Fri May. 17, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

How Congress Helped Create the IRS-Tea Party Mess

Lawmakers could clear up the confusing rules for dark money groups. But do they really want to?

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| Fri May. 17, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

GOP Bill To Hogtie Wall Street Watchdog Heads for Vote

This bill would make the Securities and Exchange Commission consider the costs to industry of all new rules.

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| Thu May. 16, 2013 6:18 AM PDT
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This Copyright Bill Could Help Small Business Owners, Girl Talk, Service Members, and the Blind

But will entertainment industry giants block it?

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| Thu May. 16, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Saws Cut Off 4,000 Fingers a Year. This Gadget Could Fix That.

So why are the big power tool companies refusing to use it?

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| Thu May. 16, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Why Won't the Feds Rein In the Firms That Tanked America's Economy?

Until they do, reformers say, we won't be safe from the next Wall Street meltdown.

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| Wed May. 15, 2013 8:41 AM PDT

Elizabeth Warren to Obama Administration: Take the Banks to Court, Already!

Senator also asks federal agencies to justify their policy of settling with law-breaking financial institutions.

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| Tue May. 14, 2013 1:31 PM PDT