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Audit: Insurance agency spent 11 percent of grants – msnbc.com

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Insurance has spent little of nearly $2.5 million in federal grants it sought under the 2010 health care law, according to a state audit released Tuesday. The report by the Legislative Audit …

Audit: Insurance agency spent 11 percent of grants – AP – msnbc.com

The South Carolina Department of Insurance has spent little of nearly $2.5 million in federal grants it sought under the 2010 health care law, according to a state audit released Tuesday. The report by the Legislative Audit Council says the … Continue reading

Final Distribution Made in Landmark Visa/MasterCard Antitrust Settlement – Yahoo Finance

research and advocacy concerning antitrust law. The remaining funds will be split evenly between two consumer organizations: U.S. PIRG, a federation of state Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs); and Consumers Union of the United States. The settlement …

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation of RightNow Technologies, Inc. – Investors Business Daily

BENSALEM, Pa., Oct 25, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that it is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of RightNow Technologies, Inc. (“RightNow” or the “Company”) (RNOW), related to the Company’s …

Ecuador Ruling Party ‘Certain’ Tax Law Will Pass, Lawmaker Says – Bloomberg

Ecuador’s government has enough support in congress to raise taxes for the ninth time since 2007, almost doubling beer prices and raising fees on cigarettes and capital exports, the head of congress’ tax commission said. The proposed law …

Citizen Science Takes Off: Could Community Labs Hatch the Next Generation of Bio Innovators? – Forbes

Those differences, however, are diminishing as biotechnology tools and data become more accessible … genomic technology is advancing so rapidly that it’s outpacing Moore’s law. While it cost $2 billion to sequence the first composite …

Human rights, gender sensitivity and Islamic law – Today’s Zaman

ISLAMABAD — I am in Pakistan to present a paper at an international conference at the prestigious University of the Punjab in Lahore and give a series of speeches at several think tanks and universities in Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi … Continue reading

Health care law tied to unconstitutional mandate, attorney says – Legal News Line

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement gave a preview of his future argument in the health care challenge on Wednesday. Clement spoke at the 12th annual Legal Reform Summit about past and future U.S. Supreme Court … Continue reading

The Robots Are Winning: Why Workers Are Losing the War With Technology – Atlantic Online (blog)

There is no economic law that says that everyone … increasing the value of those jobs. Skill-biased technical change has also been important in the past. For most of the 19th century, about 25% of all agriculture labor threshed grain.

Audit shows grants comply with law – The Post and Courier

State auditors reviewing more than $2.4 million in federal grants to the S.C. Department of Insurance determined that the money was “handled in compliance with the law and terms” of the funding, according to a report released Tuesday.