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Chemistry World May 17, 2010 Rebecca Trager |
Congress pulls bill to increase science budgets A political fight between Democrats and Republicans in the US Congress has derailed legislation authorising funding for basic research and innovation. |
Chemistry World April 24, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
Science skirmishes continue on Capitol Hill A proposal by Republicans in the US Congress to reauthorize landmark legislation surrounding science and technology funding is being met with fierce backlash from scientific groups, as well as Democrats. |
Chemistry World January 6, 2011 Rebecca Trager |
Obama moves to protect research agency budgets President Obama has signed legislation to enable key US physical science agencies to enjoy consistent budget boosts over the next several years. |
Chemistry World November 17, 2010 Rebecca Trager |
US science agencies poised for tough times Current political and economic conditions in the US could mean bad news for the nation's science agencies and the researchers. |
InternetNews December 16, 2005 Roy Mark |
A Bipartisan Push For More Tech Money New legislation calls for doubling funding for National Science Foundation, graduate fellowships and advanced training. |
Home Theater January 29, 2009 |
House Delays DTV Transition Delay The House of Representatives voted yesterday to keep the DTV transition running on schedule, defeating legislation that would have allowed some stations to delay the transition from February 17 to June 12. |
Investment Advisor February 1, 2011 Melanie Waddell |
Ryan Reveals GOP Budget Agenda to Investment Advisor New House Budget Committee Chair says Dodd-Frank, health care, spending all in play. |
Chemistry World July 1, 2008 Rebecca Trager |
US research agencies get extra millions The US research community has won an extra $400 million for four science agencies, after successfully arguing that the nation's scientific enterprise is in a state of emergency. |
InternetNews January 4, 2007 Roy Mark |
Dems Go Virtual to Promote New Agenda Second Life press conference promotes network neutrality and online posting of bills before votes. |
Salon.com July 13, 2001 Alicia Montgomery |
Processed to death House GOP leaders lose a procedural battle to block campaign finance reform, but win the war. R.I.P. Shays-Meehan... |
Chemistry World August 5, 2011 Rebecca Trager |
EPA in political tug of war over environment Democrats call the current House of Representatives the most 'anti-environment' in history. |
InternetNews November 10, 2006 Roy Mark |
Will Dems Change Tech Policy? One-party rule in Washington ends next year when the 110th Congress convenes with Democrats taking over the House and the Senate. What does this mean for technology policy? |
InternetNews May 4, 2005 Roy Mark |
GOP Blames Dems for Slow Tech Agenda Texas Republican Tom DeLay says the Democratic party is only paying lip service to high tech issues. |
Chemistry World September 25, 2009 Rebecca Trager |
US budget bears good news for chemistry President Obama's budget proposal for fiscal year 2010 - due to start 1 October - represents very good news for chemical science and for the general research community. |
InternetNews November 1, 2004 Roy Mark |
Tech Lacks Traction in Presidential Race Pollsters, politicians and pundits have made it well known that the 2004 presidential race is tight for many reasons. But one thing is for certain: Technology policy is not one of them. |
Finance & Development September 1, 2000 Mary Locke |
Funding the IMF: The Debate in the U.S. Congress It has been said that the U.S. Congress works in mysterious ways. During the 1997-98 debate on increasing funding for the IMF, some supporters of the IMF viewed the increasingly intense debate with foreboding. So how was it that full funding was ultimately approved? |
Chemistry World June 26, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
Chemical reform bill advances in US Congress The US House of Representatives has approved a bipartisan bill to revamp the nearly 40-year-old law that governs America's chemicals policy, known as the Toxic Substances Control Act. |
Chemistry World November 12, 2014 Rebecca Trager |
Republican gains may spur US chemical rules reform Now that Republicans control both the House of Representatives and the Senate momentum is building to reform the nation's 40-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act, according to chemical industry groups. |
InternetNews November 9, 2006 Roy Mark |
Lame Ducks Limp Back to Congress With a major power shift coming in January, Republican-led House and Senate return for mop-up session. |
BusinessWeek September 30, 2010 Alex Wayne |
The GOP Eyes Defunding Health Reform The House Republican plan to deny funds to Obama's health overhaul could be difficult and risky. |
InternetNews December 26, 2006 Roy Mark |
New Leaders, Old Issues What's Next in Tech: Democratic lawmakers may put a new emphasis on network neutrality and data-privacy issues in 2007. |
Entrepreneur April 2007 Joshua Kurlantzick |
In With the New The shift in congressional leadership could prove a boon for small business. What might the new Congress do for you? |
Salon.com July 20, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Bush's prayers are answered, for now A day after GOP moderates delayed it, faith-based legislation passes the House... |
Reason April 2008 Jeff Flake |
Passing Bad Laws A short guided tour -- by a congressman -- of the worst bills currently in Congress. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2015 Lydia Snowden |
2015 Legislative Outlook Will 1031 exchanges survive tax reform? |
Geotimes May 2003 David Applegate |
Another Stab at Energy Legislation With Republicans now in control of both chambers, energy legislation is a top priority of the House and Senate leadership. |
InternetNews July 28, 2006 Roy Mark |
A Healthy House Vote For IT After languishing in two different committees for months, the U.S. House Thursday finally approved the Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2005. |
Chemistry World February 4, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
Obama wants to boost R&D funding 6% in 2016 President Obama has outlined his ambition of growing R&D funding by 6%, to $146 billion in his 2016 budget proposal. |
InternetNews September 7, 2007 Caron Carlson |
House Passes Major Patent Reform The U.S. House approved legislation today that seeks to overhaul and modernize over 55 years of patent law and address a patent-award system that bi-partisan groups have long argued is broken. |
InternetNews August 3, 2007 Roy Mark |
Competition Bill Passed to President's Desk The America Competes Act calls for doubling spending on research and math, science and engineering education. |
National Defense July 2004 Peter M. Steffes |
2005 Defense Bill Beginning to Take Shape Congress is making progress on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2005. The defense authorization bill sets policy and funding levels. |
BusinessWeek September 30, 2010 Jonathan D. Salant |
State Candidates Catch A Wave of GOP Cash Companies are spending big on state races in hopes of electing more Republican governors and state legislators. |
InternetNews November 19, 2004 Roy Mark |
House Approves Internet Access Tax Ban President Bush promised to sign four-year prohibition on connection taxes. |
InternetNews February 1, 2007 Roy Mark |
House Bill Would Ban Connection Taxes Legislation calls for permanent bar on Internet access taxes. |
InternetNews June 30, 2006 Roy Mark |
Network Neutrality: Telecom Reform Spoiler? Lawmakers now face the tough election year question of killing telecom reform for an issue they admittedly don't understand. |
InternetNews March 14, 2008 |
House OKs Spy Bill, Rejects Telco Immunity The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives defied President George W. Bush on Friday and passed an anti-terrorism spy bill that permits lawsuits against phone companies. |
U.S. Banker July 2011 Rob Blackwell |
About That Repeal... Why Dodd-Frank Isn't Going Anywhere A rollback of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law is a pipe dream. It was one from the beginning. |
InternetNews March 7, 2011 |
House Dems Complain of Net Neutrality Process Minority subcommittee leadership appeals to their Republican counterparts to slow down the move to overturn the FCC's net neutrality order, seeks amendment debate. |
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 Thomas J. Duesterberg |
The Competitive Edge -- What The New Congress Has In Store For Manufacturing Don't expect any tax relief from the Democrat-led Congress, but a renewed emphasis on R&D is likely. |
InternetNews May 25, 2006 Roy Mark |
House Judiciary Approves Net Neutrality Net Neutrality finally won a vote today when the House Judiciary Committee voted 20-13 to turn the issue into an antitrust matter after months of it being dismissed as a matter for further Federal Communications Commission study. |
InternetNews April 26, 2007 Roy Mark |
Congress Gets Competitive With Bills Senate, House approve legislation aimed at improving America's global competitiveness. |
InternetNews November 16, 2005 Roy Mark |
Tech Feeling Democrats' Love House Democrats push a new agenda on broadband, stock option expensing and other tech-related issues. |
BusinessWeek November 24, 2010 Snyder & Chipman |
Global Warming Skeptics Ascend in Congress Cap-and-trade may be just the first casualty of the science-doubters in the House and Senate |
Chemistry World December 23, 2014 Rebecca Trager |
US research agencies finally learn their fate US science agencies have finally received their 2015 budgets, more than two months after the start of the fiscal year, and the numbers drew a mixed response from science groups and the research lobby. |
InternetNews January 22, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Broadband Stimulus Nears House Vote A bill allocating billions to improve Net access may see action as early as next week, after having received approval from a House committee. |
InternetNews September 23, 2004 Roy Mark |
R&D Tax Credit Nears Congressional Approval Legislation could give U.S. businesses almost $8 billion in tax credits with 75 percent devoted to employee wages. |
Salon.com March 9, 2001 Jake Tapper |
Where's the other team? As Bush's tax cut sails through the House, Democrats grumble about their lackluster leadership... |
InternetNews July 26, 2006 Roy Mark |
House Targets Social Networking Sites Legislation would force schools and libraries to block sites like MySpace. |
Chemistry World July 21, 2009 Rebecca Trager |
Nobel winners call for energy R&D funding Thirty-four Nobel Prize winners are urging US President Obama to make good on his pledge to provide increased, stable funding for energy research and development. |
Entrepreneur October 2006 Joshua Kurlantzick |
Forget Me Not Is anyone in Washington paying attention to entrepreneurs? |