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Week in Review

Week in Review

The FCC Chairman calls for regulating the internet as a public utility, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposes funding routine HIV screening through Medicare, and more…

An SEC Commissioner Highlights Global Challenges to U.S. Financial Markets

An SEC Commissioner Highlights Global Challenges to U.S. Financial Markets

Speech by U.S. regulator highlights complex issues facing U.S. capital markets.

Helping the IRS Keep Track of Tax-Exempt Charitable Groups

Helping the IRS Keep Track of Tax-Exempt Charitable Groups

The GAO recommends the IRS improve oversight of tax-exempt charitable organizations.

EPA Report Finds One-Year Rise in Toxic Pollution

EPA Report Finds One-Year Rise in Toxic Pollution

Data show a fifteen percent increase in toxic chemicals released from 2012 to 2013.

Legislative Changes May Improve the Black Lung Benefits Program

Legislative Changes May Improve the Black Lung Benefits Program

Potential legislation would give coal miners greater access to medical evidence and legal counsel.

Week in Review

Week in Review

President Obama announces cooperative efforts with India on climate change, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau seeks to aid colleges in accessing student funding, and more…

Can We Finally Fix “Too Big to Fail”?

Can We Finally Fix “Too Big to Fail”?

Recently passed House legislation would amend bankruptcy code for big banks.

Public Access to the Law Must Be Taken More Seriously

Public Access to the Law Must Be Taken More Seriously

The Office of the Federal Register has missed an opportunity to ensure meaningful public access to over 9,000 government regulations.

New Rules on Incorporated Standards Encourage Necessary Public-Private Collaboration

New Rules on Incorporated Standards Encourage Necessary Public-Private Collaboration

Incremental steps balancing open government with private copyright strike the right chord.

We Decline to Define ‘Reasonably Available’

We Decline to Define ‘Reasonably Available’

The new amendment to incorporation by reference rules leaves important issues unaddressed.

Incorporating Private Standards into Public Regulations

Incorporating Private Standards into Public Regulations

Commentators assess final rule on how agencies incorporate private standards into public regulations.

Week in Review

Week in Review

President Obama delivers the State of the Union Address, The Supreme Court decides to hear same-sex marriage cases, and more…