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Congress would scrap law pressing govt contractors to pay taxes as jobs trumps tax cheat hunt – KTUU
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress and President Barack Obama want to scrap a law aimed at pressuring scofflaw government contractors to pay their back taxes, and it’s not because the problem has gone away. On the contrary, government investigators in …
Line Mountain School Board dodges litigation – newsitem.com
TREVORTON – The Line Mountain School Board dodged litigation Tuesday night after voting twice whether or not to approve two change orders to renovations to the Trevorton Elementary School gymnasium. The board’s first decision was to not pay the …
Man Gets 4 Years For Scheme To Sell Military Parts To Iran – site.law360.com
Law360, New York (October 26, 2011, 4:05 PM ET) — A Georgia man who allegedly took part in a conspiracy to illegally export attack helicopter and fighter jet parts from the U.S. to Iran was sentenced Wednesday to nearly four … Continue reading
Massive Tax Cuts for the Rich Will Not Balance the Budget – Forbes
Perry’s plan would actually raise $4.7 trillion fewer dollars in revenue than the current tax laws between 2014 – 2020. And that’s according to Perry’s own people. Without serious budget cuts into entitlements and defense, this would …
House to repeal law withholding contractors’ taxes – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
It never happened. Five years later, both parties and President Barack Obama want that law repealed in the name of jobs _ despite hundreds of millions in taxes still going unpaid by scofflaw government contractors. The provision signed into law … Continue reading
US Federal court revives Rio Tinto human rights law suit – Mineweb
A U.S. federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit seeking to hold Rio Tinto Plc responsible for human rights violations and thousands of deaths linked to a Papua New Guinea copper and gold mine it once ran. A divided 9th … Continue reading
Feds Not Helping Alabama Enforce Immigration Law – msnbc.com
WASHINGTON (AP) – The government hasn’t offered to help Alabama put in place a strict immigration law that the Obama administration is challenging in court, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday. The administration has sued to block …
Towns see crime, carousing surge amid gas boom – Yahoo Finance
But he said that many in the industry obey the law and that authorities in Pennsylvania have less … The number of sentences handed out for criminal offenses was up 35 percent in 2010, he said. Sheriff Clinton Walters said … Continue reading
Re-thinking the Role of the General Counsel in the Corporation – Law.com
In talking to colleagues about corporate governance and oversight, there’s been a conflict lately between the desire to strengthen internal controls, while at the same time streamlining and simplifying processes and procedure around them.
The Shuman Law Firm Investigates Imperial Holdings, Inc. – Yahoo Finance
BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Shuman Law Firm announced today that it is investigating potential claims against certain officers and directors of Imperial Holdings, Inc. (“Imperial Holdings” or the “Company”) (NYSE:IFT – News). Imperial …
