Tag: Government regulations
Group asks US to cut funding to Idaho over wolf-killing bill
BOISE, Idaho — A conservation group is asking the U.S. government to cut off millions of dollars to Idaho that is used to improve...
Democrats seek narrow path to rein in cost of medicines
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s call for authorizing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices has energized Democrats on a politically popular idea they've...
Pakistani journalists’ group vows to fight for press freedom
<p>ISLAMABAD — The media is facing growing censorship, attacks and harassment in Pakistan that are threatening freedom of the press, a committee of journalists...
Despite virus, Atlantic City casinos reinvesting millions
<p>ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — With COVID-19 restrictions limiting how many people can gamble inside, and revenue and profits plunging, this might not sound like...
EU summons Russia envoy over blacklisting of its officials
<p>BRUSSELS — The European Union has summoned Russia’s ambassador after Moscow blacklisted eight EU officials in retaliation for the bloc’s decision to impose sanctions...
EPA rule to phase out gases used in refrigerators, coolants
<p>WASHINGTON — In the first Biden administration rule aimed at combatting climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to phase down production and...
Democrats seek narrow path to rein in cost of medicines
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s call for authorizing Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug prices has energized Democrats on a politically popular idea they've...
Judge asked to halt dredges during sea turtle nesting season
<p>SAVANNAH, Ga. — A conservation group filed suit asking a judge to stop a federal agency from dredging a Georgia harbor during the nesting...
Pakistani journalists’ group vows to fight for press freedom
ISLAMABAD — The media is facing growing censorship, attacks and harassment in Pakistan that are threatening freedom of the press, a committee of journalists...
EU summons Russia envoy over blacklisting of its officials
BRUSSELS — The European Union has summoned Russia’s ambassador after Moscow blacklisted eight EU officials in retaliation for the bloc’s decision to impose sanctions...