U.S. High Court Declines Tax-Related Cases, Including Appeal of Satellite TV Tax Ruling
January 12, 2010 in Daily Tax Report · Leave a Comment
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court Jan. 11 declined to review four tax-related cases, including an appeal of a…
Obama Seeks Union Support for Excise Tax on High-End ‘Cadillac’ Health Benefit Plans
January 12, 2010 in Daily Tax Report · Leave a Comment
President Obama Jan. 11 attempted to persuade union leaders to back the Senate-passed tax on high-end health insurance plans to help pay for health care reform.
Obama met with labor leaders in an effort to…
Regulatory Reform Seen Still on Track as Dodd Decides Against Re-Election Bid
January 12, 2010 in Banking Report · Leave a Comment
A legislative push to overhaul the U.S. system of financial services regulation is expected to stay on track despite Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd’s (D-Conn.) Jan. 6 announcement that he will not seek re-election to the Senate….
Industries Ask EPA for Higher Thresholds for Controls on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
January 12, 2010 in World Climate Change Report · Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Several industries have suggested alternative thresholds to the Environmental Protection Agency for triggering…
Tackling Climate Change Tops EPA Priority List; Cooperation with States, Tribes, Environmental Justice Join List
January 12, 2010 in World Climate Change Report · Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson Jan. 12 outlined seven priorities for the agency in 2010, adding two new items to the 5-item priority list she released last year…
