Monthly Archive: April 2018

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Las Vegas Convention Center $860M expansion design unveiled

LAS VEGAS — The multimillion-dollar expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center that officials say will allow the city to remain at the top of the list of trade show destinations will have a modern design tied by a ribbon-like roof on the outside and iconic imagery inside. The board of directors of the agency […]

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Mission impossible: Replacing Scott Pruitt

Mission impossible: Replacing Scott Pruitt  Politico Ethics Chief Urges EPA to Take Action on Pruitt  Wall Street Journal Ethics office outlines concerns about EPA’s Scott Pruitt  CNN An Internal Email Contradicts Scott Pruitt’s Account of Controversial Raises  The...

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Abortion objectors may get a pass on health law penalty

WASHINGTON — Object to abortion? You may be able to get an exemption from the Affordable Care Act tax penalty for people who don’t get health insurance. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced final rules Monday for the ACA’s health insurance marketplaces, and expanded exemptions were part of the package. Last year’s GOP […]

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Major banking group sides with Senate in Dodd-Frank overhaul

WASHINGTON — Leading banking groups called on House leaders Monday to accept Senate-passed legislation easing financial rules adopted after the 2008 economic crisis. The effort is designed to push lawmakers away from a showdown that could derail efforts aimed at revamping the law known as Dodd-Frank. Each chamber has already passed its own legislation on […]

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Democratic attorneys general fight Texas health care lawsuit

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sixteen Democratic attorneys general pushed back Monday against a Texas lawsuit aimed at striking down former President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra led 14 other states and the District of Columbia in filing a motion to intervene in the Texas case and defend the law, suggesting the […]