E-cigarette critics get research dollars from industry competitors

By   /  April 10, 2017  /  Federal Government, Federal government, Health Care, Minnesota, National, News, Regulations  /  No Comments

As the full-court regulatory press on e-cigarettes demonstrates, even the perception of bias can skew outcomes for smokers.

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SSA whistleblowers ask, where’s the justice?

By   /  April 5, 2017  /  Accountability, Federal Government, News, Power Abuse, Wisconsin  /  No Comments

Amid multiple federal investigations last fall, two top administrators for the Chicago region said they would be stepping down. They haven’t.

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‘Spontaneous’ left-wing group with scripts hates being described as ‘scripted’

By   /  April 4, 2017  /  Accountability, Federal Government, News, Politics & Elections, Wisconsin  /  No Comments

Photo by Indivisible

“Well I have lots of HOPE. I believe in Obama and I believe in US. We just have to be logical and how we help Jim see our position,” the Indivisible member wrote.

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Washington tribe beats dental lobby, gets dental therapy

By   /  April 4, 2017  /  Federal Government, Federal government, General, Health Care, Legislature, News, Regulations, State Government  /  No Comments

After years of failed efforts to pass a dental therapy law in Washington, an Indian tribe took a page from their counterparts in Alaska and exercised their sovereignty to get it done.

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Trump purges Obama’s ‘blacklisting’ rule

By   /  March 27, 2017  /  Federal Government, Federal government, General, National, News, Regulations  /  No Comments

Critics said the rule was overly expensive and deprived potential contractors of due process rights.

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Is the ocean ‘land owned or controlled’ by feds? Antiquities Act lawsuit aims to find out

By   /  March 24, 2017  /  Energy and Environment, Federal Government, Federal government, Massachusetts, News, Rhode Island  /  No Comments

A lawsuit argues that President Obama’s creation of a national monument in the Atlantic Ocean is beyond the reach of the Antiquities Act.

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