Opinion · 118th Congress
Nonprofit hospitals should act like nonprofits
In particular, the fair share deficits in six states — California, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Michigan and Illinois — each exceed $1 billion.
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Policy · 118th Congress
Investors focus ESG on contrast between climate words and actions
Shareholder resolutions on corporate political influence made up nearly 1 in 5 proposals under the environmental, social and governance umbrella that were voted on in 2022.
Congress · 118th Congress
Manchin pushes stricter electric vehicle credit rules
Manchin’s new bill would retroactively put into effect battery and critical mineral sourcing mandates starting from Jan. 1 of this year, rather than giving leeway until Treasury produces guidance
Congress · 118th Congress
After Taylor Swift ticket fiasco, Senate panel calls Ticketmaster a monopolistic anti-hero
As part of the 2010 merger, Live Nation entered a consent decree with the DOJ to refrain from retaliating against musicians who didn’t use its venues and pay $1 million for each violation.
Congress · 118th Congress
House passes bill limiting oil reserve sales to China
Republicans, who also had broader criticisms of the move, raised objections to the sale of nearly 1 million barrels of oil to Unipec America, a Houston-based subsidiary of the Chinese state-owned firm
Policy · 118th Congress
After a year of collapses, cryptocurrency’s future in the balance
At the time of its collapse, Terra was the largest algorithmic stablecoin, a digital asset designed to always maintain a value of $1 through market incentives rather than through backing by cash or securities
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden faces international climate-aid challenge in fiscal 2024
The Obama administration, for example, gave $1 billion toward international climate financing through that fund, said Niranjali Amerasinghe, executive director of ActionAid USA, the American wing of an
Congress · 117th Congress
Jeffries elected first Black leader of a congressional caucus
His No. 1 priority for the next two years is to lead Democrats back to the majority in 2024.
37.3 Million Americans have Diabetes: When will Congress Act?
And diabetes is expensive, the chronic condition accounts for 1 in 4 healthcare dollars in the U.S. and adds $9,600 to an individual’s average annual healthcare costs.
Policy · 117th Congress
How a rare plant species could hinder a proposed lithium mine
The U.S. produces less than 1 percent of the global supply of lithium, and its entire supply comes from one facility operated by Albemarle Corp. roughly 80 miles south of the buckwheat habitat.
Policy · 117th Congress
As SEC works to finalize climate rule, both sides make their case
Companies, industry associations and lawmakers sprinted to make their case in letters to the agency by Nov. 1, the new deadline after the SEC reopened this and several other rule-makings following
Policy · 117th Congress
As China threatens Taiwan, Okinawa braces for war
Even though Okinawa prefecture, which includes 48 inhabited islands, accounts for less than 1 percent of Japan’s total land mass, over 70 percent of all U.S. military facilities in Japan are located
Policy · 117th Congress
Question for justices: Does California put US pigs in clover?
California is a big agricultural state, but it has less than 1 percent of the nation’s breeding pigs. Californians, however, eat about 13 percent of pork sold in the U.S.
Congress · 117th Congress
OPEC production cuts add fuel to domestic energy debates
No. 1, they see the U.S. as potentially heading into a recession. They see the E.U. heading into a recession. China’s economy is still quite soft because of their internal COVID restrictions.”
Policy · 117th Congress
Privacy advocates demand rules for mobile providers on data use
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Sept. 1 that lawmakers would need to work on the bill, saying it doesn’t provide the same consumer protections as existing California law.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
CFTC examining whether to allow bets on party control of Congress
The event contracts will have a price of between 1 cent and 99 cents, with the amount determined by market interest.
Policy · 117th Congress
ESG fund disclosures should be streamlined, investor and advocacy groups tell SEC
The SEC voted 3-1 in May to propose requiring mutual and exchange-traded funds purporting to consider ESG factors to provide investors information about those factors, their strategies, and the criteria
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate reconciliation keeps farms, forests in climate formula
In the latest proposal, $1 billion would be authorized for technical assistance to property owners through the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Congress · 117th Congress
Climate bill said to put emission goals in ‘striking distance’
Electric vehicles, or EVs, cost the equivalent of about $1 per gallon to run, she said. “This will really make EVs the default choice for everyday Americans.”
Congress · 117th Congress
Semiconductor, science bill passes Senate, heads to House
The $11 billion Commerce Department authorization, all of which is on top of baseline funding, includes $10 billion for regional technology hubs and $1 billion for a pilot program to provide economic