Print Capitol Confidential Read Full Bio American Legislators Push Back Against Global Taxation Efforts At last month's annual conference of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a bipartisan group of legislators "amended a model resolution in opposition to federal efforts to enhance global tax enforcement." The move was designed to push back on federal officials "coordinating with other nations for the purpose of creating worldwide tax enforcement,” and on the Obama administration which, per Norquist and Gleason, has been making "unprecedented efforts to step up global tax enforcement." 18 Aug 2012 Study: Plastic Bag Bans Have Harsh Economic, Environmental Impact The study closes with charging flacks and lawmakers to conduct economic and environmental studies before implementing future measures. Resolving that bag bans are “harmful to local economies and not environmentally justified,” these results are ones that will likely add more to the mix as similar measures are considered in other jurisdictions throughout America. 18 Aug 2012 Georgia Chooses Jobs over LEED-Fueled Monopoly In a move that should serve to put the federal government on notice, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has taken a positive step towards ensuring fairness between green building certification standards. 14 Aug 2012 A Google of Legal Trouble Internet giant Google, which has long maintained strong links to the Obama campaign and administration, found itself in double legal trouble this week. On Thursday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that Google has agreed to pay a $22.5 million fine in relation to surreptitious violation of Apple users' privacy. 9 Aug 2012 Body Count Rises in Obama's War on Coal In 2008, President (then presidential candidate) Barack Obama signaled his intent to bankrupt the coal industry. Three years into his term, and less than four years after his election, critics of the President's energy policies say his "War on Coal" is having exactly that effect. 7 Aug 2012 NH Cig Tax Revenue Continues to Beat Estimates, Post-Cut One year after New Hampshire lowered its cigarette tax by 10 cents per pack, tobacco tax revenue collected by the state continues to beat estimates. 7 Aug 2012 Dear Big Wind: It's Not You, It's Me The Big Wind industry’s taxpayer-funded subsidies are set to expire at the end of this year – and Congress shouldn’t reauthorize. Continuing to subsidize a non-profitable industry to the tune of another $1.6 billion would be throwing good money after bad. 5 Aug 2012 As Congress Acts, Obama Silent on EU Carbon Tax Scheme The European Union is ambitious, at least when it comes to taxing. In a new tax on carbon emissions set to take effect on January 1, the EU will tax U.S. airlines for carbon emissions while flying over the United States, so long as that flight departs from or lands in Europe. That is a wide power grab from nations who unambiguously have “complete and exclusive sovereignty over airspace above its territory,” according to international law. 5 Aug 2012 Sources: FTC Has Voted to Fine Google for Privacy Violations U.S. regulators will require Google Inc to pay a civil penalty of $22.5 million to settle charges that it bypassed the privacy settings of customers using Apple Inc's Safari browser, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. 31 Jul 2012 High Cigarette Taxes Embolden IL, NY Smugglers Selling cigarettes obtained from lower-tax jurisdictions has long been a problem in Chicago, specifically. A study conducted by Professor David Merriman of the University of Illinois at Chicago demonstrated that about three-quarters of all cigarettes smoked in Chicago did not bear tax stamps required for the sale of cigarettes in the city. 28 Jul 2012 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next
American Legislators Push Back Against Global Taxation Efforts At last month's annual conference of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a bipartisan group of legislators "amended a model resolution in opposition to federal efforts to enhance global tax enforcement." The move was designed to push back on federal officials "coordinating with other nations for the purpose of creating worldwide tax enforcement,” and on the Obama administration which, per Norquist and Gleason, has been making "unprecedented efforts to step up global tax enforcement." 18 Aug 2012
Study: Plastic Bag Bans Have Harsh Economic, Environmental Impact The study closes with charging flacks and lawmakers to conduct economic and environmental studies before implementing future measures. Resolving that bag bans are “harmful to local economies and not environmentally justified,” these results are ones that will likely add more to the mix as similar measures are considered in other jurisdictions throughout America. 18 Aug 2012
Georgia Chooses Jobs over LEED-Fueled Monopoly In a move that should serve to put the federal government on notice, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has taken a positive step towards ensuring fairness between green building certification standards. 14 Aug 2012
A Google of Legal Trouble Internet giant Google, which has long maintained strong links to the Obama campaign and administration, found itself in double legal trouble this week. On Thursday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that Google has agreed to pay a $22.5 million fine in relation to surreptitious violation of Apple users' privacy. 9 Aug 2012
Body Count Rises in Obama's War on Coal In 2008, President (then presidential candidate) Barack Obama signaled his intent to bankrupt the coal industry. Three years into his term, and less than four years after his election, critics of the President's energy policies say his "War on Coal" is having exactly that effect. 7 Aug 2012
NH Cig Tax Revenue Continues to Beat Estimates, Post-Cut One year after New Hampshire lowered its cigarette tax by 10 cents per pack, tobacco tax revenue collected by the state continues to beat estimates. 7 Aug 2012
Dear Big Wind: It's Not You, It's Me The Big Wind industry’s taxpayer-funded subsidies are set to expire at the end of this year – and Congress shouldn’t reauthorize. Continuing to subsidize a non-profitable industry to the tune of another $1.6 billion would be throwing good money after bad. 5 Aug 2012
As Congress Acts, Obama Silent on EU Carbon Tax Scheme The European Union is ambitious, at least when it comes to taxing. In a new tax on carbon emissions set to take effect on January 1, the EU will tax U.S. airlines for carbon emissions while flying over the United States, so long as that flight departs from or lands in Europe. That is a wide power grab from nations who unambiguously have “complete and exclusive sovereignty over airspace above its territory,” according to international law. 5 Aug 2012
Sources: FTC Has Voted to Fine Google for Privacy Violations U.S. regulators will require Google Inc to pay a civil penalty of $22.5 million to settle charges that it bypassed the privacy settings of customers using Apple Inc's Safari browser, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. 31 Jul 2012
High Cigarette Taxes Embolden IL, NY Smugglers Selling cigarettes obtained from lower-tax jurisdictions has long been a problem in Chicago, specifically. A study conducted by Professor David Merriman of the University of Illinois at Chicago demonstrated that about three-quarters of all cigarettes smoked in Chicago did not bear tax stamps required for the sale of cigarettes in the city. 28 Jul 2012
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