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"Carriers know who we are, who we call, and where we are at any given moment," Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said last month.

Privacy advocates demand rules for mobile providers on data use

By Keith Lewis
Posted September 6, 2022 at 7:00am
A firefighter waters down hot spots from the Washburn Fire in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Monday.

Sequoias safe for now, as lawmakers debate forest policies

By Keith Lewis
Posted July 14, 2022 at 3:55pm
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh's department is expected to make ESG investment options available with new guidance.

Retirement plan advisers expect Labor Department rules to boost ESG options

By Keith Lewis
Posted September 16, 2021 at 7:00am
Blum says the race, sex and sexual identity board quotas required by NASDAQ are 'unfair and illegal.'

SEC-backed Nasdaq rule on diversity faces court challenge

By Keith Lewis
Posted September 9, 2021 at 7:00am
A bill sponsored by Illinois Rep. Sean Casten would direct the SEC to set disclosure standards for climate risk.

Climate risk becomes urgent ESG issue for insurance industry

By Keith Lewis
Posted August 19, 2021 at 7:00am
Sen. Chris Van Hollen's plan could raise $500 billion over 10 years.

Democrats’ climate tax proposal has polluter-pays principle of Superfund

By Keith Lewis
Posted August 12, 2021 at 7:00am
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is reviewing a Trump administration rule that said certain pension funds must make financial performance the main reason for investment decisions.

As Labor reviews ESG rule, study says many 401(k)s don’t reflect sustainability pledges

By Keith Lewis
Posted August 5, 2021 at 7:00am
Michigan Rep. Andy Levin, a former union organizer, believes the U.S. pro-labor movement is having a resurgence.

ESG investors press companies for fairer labor policies

By Keith Lewis
Posted July 29, 2021 at 7:00am
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote the decision in the 2014 Hobby Lobby case.

ESG movement origins trace back to financial crisis, Citizens United

By Keith Lewis
Posted July 22, 2021 at 7:00am
Rep. Andy Levin says the Thrift Savings Plan's change is due to demand for ESG options in investing.

Federal workers to gain access to ESG in retirement portfolios

By Keith Lewis
Posted July 15, 2021 at 7:00am
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a member of the Banking Committee, asked the SEC what it can do to protect investors.

Fintech industry wants guidance as lawmakers focus on risks

By Keith Lewis
Posted July 13, 2021 at 1:00pm
Toomey says any company is free to disclose ESG details if owners want it, but says the SEC shouldn't require such disclosure.

Political spending proposals gain traction in proxy season

By Keith Lewis
Posted July 1, 2021 at 7:00am
Tina Smith has offered legislation permitting investors to put ESG into investment decisions.

Democrats seek to expand ESG strategies in retirement plans

By Keith Lewis
Posted May 27, 2021 at 7:00am
Garlinghouse, the Ripple CEO shown here speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018, has been sued by the SEC for failing to register the digital coin offering as a security.

Ripple case seen as precedent for cryptocurrency regulation

By Keith Lewis
Posted May 4, 2021 at 7:00am
New York Attorney General Tish James says she won’t tolerate “unregulated and fraudulent virtual currency entities, no matter how big or small.”

States diverge on crypto oversight as industry awaits clarity

By Keith Lewis
Posted March 30, 2021 at 7:00am
Trading in GameStop shares will be the subject of a Feb. 18 hearing by the House Financial Services Committee hearing.

Robinhood legal scrutiny seen as fintech opportunity

By Keith Lewis
Posted February 9, 2021 at 7:00am
Exterior view of a store offering payday loans in downtown Chicago in 2019.

Fintech works to elevate minority leaders as users diversify

By Keith Lewis
Posted November 17, 2020 at 7:01am
According to a poll, a large majority of Americans relied more on fintech to manage their money, and just under half of previous nonusers warmed up to digital banking, lending and payments because of the coronavirus outbreak.

COVID-19 hastens fintech adoption while industry seeks guidance

By Keith Lewis
Posted October 6, 2020 at 7:00am
Hester Peirce, second from right, a Securities and Exchange Commission commissioner, testifies during a House Financial Services oversight hearing in the Rayburn Building on Sept. 24, 2019. Other SEC commissioners, from left, are Allison Herren Lee, Robert J. Jackson, Chairman Jay Clayton and Elad L. Roisman.

Unclear regulations stymie digital asset innovation, lawyers say

By Keith Lewis
Posted June 30, 2020 at 9:00am
President Donald Trump speaks to the press after attending a Senate Republican Policy Luncheon in Hart Building on May 19, 2020. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

Trump’s Supreme Court tax case in context

By Jinitzail Hernández and Keith Lewis
Posted June 26, 2020 at 4:09pm
Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., speaks during the Tribal Unity Impact Days hosted by the National Congress of American Indians in Dirksen Building on September 12, 2018. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Blockchain flashback: Legislative issues unchanged in time of coronavirus

By Jinitzail Hernández and Keith Lewis
Posted May 20, 2020 at 1:55pm
Giant letters spelling out the word “blockchain” are displayed at the Blockchain Centre, which aims at boosting start-ups, in Vilnius, Lithuania.

House bills would let regulators study blockchain, backers say

By Keith Lewis
Posted May 19, 2020 at 7:00am
Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., holds a news conference at the Longworth House Office Building on Oct. 21, 2019.

Jaguar Health’s price hike questioned by Democrats

By Keith Lewis
Posted May 5, 2020 at 6:26pm
The SBA processed as many loans in two weeks as it typically does in more than 14 years in the effort to aid small businesses.

Paycheck relief loans give fintech a chance to showcase strengths

By Keith Lewis
Posted April 21, 2020 at 6:00am
a close up of a coin

States OK blockchain ‘smart contracts’ but buy-in is uncertain

By Keith Lewis
Posted February 11, 2020 at 7:02am
The Federal Reserve has issued warnings about synthetic identity fraud and is expected to release a report in early 2020 outlining ways that financial companies can mitigate the problem. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Regulators warn about fraudsters creating synthetic borrowers

By Keith Lewis
Posted December 10, 2019 at 7:00am