All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 23 2017 // The White House is talking with House conservatives about last-minute changes to the embattled GOP health-care bill aimed at wooing enough holdouts to secure House passage.Lawmakers and Trump administration officials are...
Mar 23 2017 // Parliament got back to work on Thursday after London’s worst terror attack in more than a decade left four people dead, including the assailant and the police officer he stabbed.Lawmakers, and those investigating the...
Mar 22 2017 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that basic elements in cheerleader uniform designs merit copyright protection, handing a victory to the top American maker of the garments in a decision with serious implications...
Mar 22 2017 // Backers of legalized recreational marijuana urged Massachusetts legislators Monday to hold off, at least for now, on making any significant changes to a law voters approved in November.The appeal came during the first...
Mar 22 2017 // By the time President Donald Trump’s first nominee for labor secretary withdrew from consideration, there was little doubt where he stood on the big issues facing the department.In contrast, his replacement,...
Mar 22 2017 // Airbnb and other home-sharing platforms face more restrictions in Miami, where the mayor plans for more aggressive enforcement of regulations prohibiting rentals of single-family homes in its residential areas.Amid spring...
Mar 20 2017 // What does the Trump Administration have in store for the development of autonomous vehicles and smart roads?With the administration’s ambitious infrastructure plan still far from finalized, Hilary Rowen, a partner in...
Mar 20 2017 // The recently finalized Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)-related FDA Regulations on Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food has the potential to significantly affect risk management strategies employed by food...
Mar 20 2017 // As the insurance industry has closely followed developments regarding The New York State Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) cybersecurity regulation, concerns remain in terms of how the final regulation, set to...
Mar 20 2017 // The Texas Senate Business and Commerce Committee on March 9 heard testimony on a revised bill that aims to limit the number of policyholder lawsuits filed against property insurance companies following severe weather...
Mar 20 2017 // A bill revising Kentucky’s medical malpractice system by creating panels of medical providers to review claims of error or neglect before cases go to court was passed earlier this month by state lawmakers.The...
Mar 19 2017 // U.S. House Republicans are working on changes to their healthcare overhaul bill to provide more generous tax credits for older Americans and add a work requirement for the Medicaid program for the poor, House Speaker Paul...
Mar 17 2017 // A U.S. judge has given final approval to a settlement agreement in a class-action lawsuit against Lyft Inc., ending a legal case that challenged the independent contractor status of the ride-hailing service’s...
Mar 17 2017 // Deeply divided Republicans squeezed their U.S. healthcare overhaul, backed by President Donald Trump, through a key House of Representatives panel on Thursday despite defections by three conservatives who consider it too...
Mar 17 2017 // When someone gets to be a CEO at the age of 36, perhaps it’s a good idea to listen to his story about how he got there and some of the lessons he’s learned.From his current position as chief underwriting...
Mar 16 2017 // California state lawmakers said they are grappling with a growing public safety problem in cities where financially struggling artists are illegally converting warehouses into housing and entertainment venues.The Senate...
Mar 16 2017 // Some Kansas lawmakers want the state to take over the job of writing and enforcing workplace regulations, despite concerns by a labor rights group that the change could water down safety oversight.Lawmakers and some...
Mar 16 2017 // The Texas House on March 15 passed a statewide ban on texting while driving.Members voted 113-32 to tentatively approve the legislation, which will get a final vote in the House before it can proceed to the Senate. A...
Mar 16 2017 // In a setback for gay rights advocates hoping for an expansion of workplace discrimination protections, a federal appeals court in Atlanta has ruled that employers aren’t prohibited from discriminating against...
Mar 16 2017 // The Environmental Protection Agency official who was in charge of evaluating the cancer risk of Monsanto Co.’s Roundup allegedly bragged to a company executive that he deserved a medal if he could kill another...