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Report of State Highway Safety Laws: Second Year of Unacceptable Increases in US Crash Deaths

10th February 2017
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) have released the 2017 Roadmap of State Highway Safety Laws. The 14th annual report rates all 50 states and the District of Columbia (DC) on adoption of 15 basic traffic safety laws. This "report card" exposes deadly gaps in these essential laws and should serve as both a […]
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Smart, Science-Based Regulation Needed to Advance America's Energy Renaissance and Jobs

10th February 2017
API President and CEO Jack Gerard testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee last week on the need for smart, science-based oil and natural gas regulations so that American consumers and workers and the environment can continue to benefit from America's energy renaissance. "America is now leading the world in oil and natural […]
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Over 100 Businesses & Trade Associations Against Border Adjustment Tax

9th February 2017
A collection of well over 100 businesses and trade associations that represent millions of American jobs recently announced a new coalition to stop the Border Adjustment Tax or BAT. Americans for Affordable Products (AAP) will run a national campaign to engage consumers and show lawmakers that pursuing tax policy that will result in higher costs […]
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Texas Attorney Stands with Mexico Against Deadly US Border Tactics

8th February 2017
As US/Mexico relations deteriorated during US President Donald Trump's first weeks in office, a powerful Texas attorney is taking a Mexican cause célèbre to the highest court in the United States. Bob Hilliard stands with Mexico "Innocent Mexican citizens have been killed and their families have had no recourse through the court system to seek […]
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Union Denounces Passage of Destructive Anti-Worker Bill in Missouri

8th February 2017
The Teamsters Union strongly denounces an anti-worker bill recently passed by the Missouri legislature and signed by Gov. Eric Greitens making Missouri a right-to-work-for-less state. The destructive right-to-work law is designed to drive down wages and weaken workers' bargaining rights. States that have already mandated right to work have lower wages, higher unemployment and poverty […]
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Bipartisan Beer Tax Reform Bill to Provide Tax and Regulatory Relief to US Beer Industry

6th February 2017
A national trade association representing brewers, beer importers, and industry suppliers, The Beer Institute, has released the following statement lauding the introduction of the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (S.236/H.R. 747) in both the US Senate by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) and the US House of Representatives by Representatives […]
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Proposal to Ban Hydraulic Fracturing Could Harm Florida Families and Consumers

3rd February 2017
Florida Petroleum Council (FPC) Executive Director David Mica has said that state Senator Dana Young's proposed legislation to ban oil and natural gas production is out-of-step with Florida consumers and families who are seeing the economic benefits of domestic energy development. "Our industry has a long history of providing environmental and economic benefits," said Mica. […]
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Chinese Businesses Face the Biggest Corruption Challenges

3rd February 2017
China is the country where businesses face the most potent combination of corruption risk and difficulty in obtaining a clear picture of the local business environment, followed by Iraq and then Nigeria. This is according to new analysis from global risk consultancy The Risk Advisory Group which found that companies can expect to encounter more […]
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Playboy Enterprises Wins Permanent Injunction Against Play Beverages/CirTran Beverage

31st January 2017
Adding further clout to a $7 million jury verdict awarded to Playboy last year, an Illinois court has issued a permanent injunction that forever prohibits Play Beverages, LLC, CirTran Beverage Corp., and all persons associated with them, including their principal Iehab Hawatmeh, from using the Playboy brand on any product or service, anywhere in the […]
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Bipartisan Legislation Reintroduced to Improve Patient Access to Pharmacists' Healthcare Services

31st January 2017
Last week saw the reintroduction of the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act (H.R. 592) in the US House of Representatives. The legislation, which was previously introduced in the 114(th) session of Congress, will improve patient access to health care through pharmacists and their patient care services. Sponsors of the bill include Representatives Brett […]
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