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GMO Labeling Ripples Through Food Industry
If your holiday road trip takes you to Vermont this weekend, you'll be entering a state that stepped first into the foray of requiring labeling of food containing Genetically Modified Organisms. But for how long remains the question.
The corrupting crusade against “corruption”
The progressive drive to broadly define and thoroughly eradicate political "corruption" has corrupted politics. But discord is not altogether pandemic in Washington, and last week a unanimous Supreme Court, in this term's most important decision, limited the discretion prosecutors have to criminalize politics.
Gettysburg man made sex videos with children, feds say
A Gettysburg man has been charged with production of child pornography involving children under 12 who were in his custody. According to U.S. Attorney Peter Smith, Steven L. Berwager, 73, was charged in a criminal information with producing videos of minor children in his custody engaging with him in sexually explicit conduct.
The Clinton-Lynch Meeting: Corruption, Not Bad – Optics’by David…
The nation's top law-enforcement official and the former president and husband of the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee - who is under federal investigation - had a talk. Rather than conceding that such a private encounter is at the very least a conflict of interest, Democrats preemptively complained about the "optics."
Air Pollution: Here’s why regulators want more money to help you breathe easier
The draft plan from the South Coast Air Quality Management District relies on cash incentives of about $1 billion a year for the next decade and beyond for the region to transition to zero or near-zero polluting vehicles, buildings and industries, said Wayne Nastri, the air district's acting executive officer. About half of the money would come from the federal government and thus require congressional approval, Nastri said.
New docs show IRS’s Lois Lerner broke the law
When Lois Lerner, the former IRS chief of the Exempt Organization unit and figure at the center of the targeting scandal, transferred 1.25 million IRS documents to the Justice Department in October of 2010, she almost certainly broke the law, according to new documents unearthed by the group Cause of Action in a FOIA suit. The documents contained tax returns and other private tax information from non-profit groups.
Highly Compensated Employee Cannot Claim FLSA Violation Based on Employer’s Wage Withholding
In order to claim most exemptions from overtime and minimum wage requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act, employers must pay a guaranteed salary. Employers can only deduct from such salaries in very limited circumstances.
Medicare weighs changes to controversial plan on cancer meds
Trying to salvage a controversial experiment to confront rising drug costs, the Obama administration Tuesday hinted at modifications to an ambitious plan that would revamp Medicare payments. Affected are those medications administered in a doctor's office.
The Latest: Sen. Nelson hopes VW settlement is deterrent
The Latest on the settlement of environmental and consumer claims against Volkswagen over its emissions-cheating scandal : A U.S. senator who is on a committee that investigated the Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal says the scheme was one of the most egregious examples of corporate fraud in recent history. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., says the settlement is a victory for consumers and should serve as a deterrent to others "who seek to intentionally deceive the public."
Drug industry overstates impact of patent reviews on innovation
Drug makers complained bitterly last week after the US Supreme Court left intact a controversial procedure for reviewing patent disputes, arguing that the decision threatens valuable research efforts and that patients will eventually suffer. But the truth of those claims is debatable.
Former Lt. Gov Bill Bolling hopes Bob McDonnella s true legacy wona t fade
A bi-partisan group of former attorney generals, and long-time supporters, celebrated Monday's Supreme Court decision to throw out the conviction of former governor Bob McDonnell. McDonnell said the support of friends and family has helped him in the days that followed his 2014 conviction on 11 counts involving federal corruption; Maureen was found guilty on nine counts.
Domestic abusers must give up firearms for misdemeanors
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Maine can prohibit domestic abusers from owning firearms, even for offenses that do not rise to felonies. The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Maine can prohibit domestic abusers from owning firearms, even for offenses that do not rise to felonies.
Medicaid expansion will impact public-private partnerships for charity hospitals
Perhaps more than in any other state, the expansion of Medicaid to give thousands of Louisiana residents no-cost health insurance stands to have a profound impact on health care - whether it's better or worse than the system that was already established to cover the needs of the poor. Louisiana on Friday is set to become the 31st state in the country to expand Medicaid under the federal Affordable Care Act.
North Dakota Drug Informant’s Family Sues for Wrongful Death
The family of a North Dakota college student who was a confidential informant for a drug task force filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday accusing a sheriff's department, a deputy and the county of failing to ensure the 20-year-old's safety. The body of Andrew Sadek was found exactly two years ago in the Red River, which separates North Dakota from Minnesota , not far from where he attended college in Wahpeton.
Inmate wants resentenced without mandatories
A year after the U.S. Supreme Court found a provision of the federal Armed Career Criminal Act, which authorizes severe prison sentences for defendants with lengthy criminal histories unconstitutional, the ruling has led to a review of 800 sentences in western Pennsylvania and the possible release of many of those inmates. Within the past two weeks, eight federal inmates have filed petitions with U.S. District Court in Johnstown asking that their cases be reviewed in light of the June 26, 2015, decision in Samuel Johnson v.
Obama official Tom Perez at center of vice president talk
Labor Secretary Thomas Perez delivers remarks after his ceremonial swearing-in at the Department of Labor September 4, 2013 in Washington, DC. Perez was officially sworn in July 23, 2013.
Donald Verrilli speaks outside the Supreme Court in Washington after…
As the U.S. Supreme Court heads into the homestretch of its current term, Donald Verrilli, the federal government's chief advocate, will not be there. After five years as solicitor general, he is turning over the reins to his successor, leaving a job he describes as "reaching the mountaintop" of American law.
Klingenschmitt wants criminal charges for group making attack ads
Just days before the primary election, state Rep. Gordon Klingenschmitt is fighting back against a political advocacy group he believes to be responsible for mailing attack ads against him to Republican voters in his district. Klingenschmitt, who faces Bob Gardner in the state Senate District 12 race Tuesday, submitted a letter to 4th Judicial District Attorney's Office Thursday calling for a criminal investigation into former U.S. Rep. Bob Beauprez, founder of nonprofit Colorado Pioneer Action.
U.S. Supreme Court contradicts Kansas Supreme Court on breath test refusal crimes
Contrary to a recent Kansas Supreme Court opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday held that a Minnesota man did not have a right to refuse a breath test for alcohol and his constitutional rights were not infringed upon when he was criminally punished for his refusal. "The Fourth Amendment did not require officers to obtain a warrant prior to demanding the test, and Bernard had no right to refuse it," wrote Justice Samuel Alito.