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Republican Lawmakers in The House Have Released a Plan of Their Own

May 29, 2013

With the full Senate starting its debate on a comprehensive immigration bill, Republican lawmakers in the House have released a plan of their own. The Skills Visa Act, by Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), isn't completely new and is based on ...

Tags: Computer Products, software

The U.S. Senate Has Voted to Allow States to Collect Sales Tax From Online Retailers

May 8, 2013

The U.S. Senate has voted to allow states to collect sales tax from online retailers, making it more difficult to buy tax-free products online. The Senate's vote of 69-27 for the Marketplace Fairness Act late Monday sends the bill to the ...

Tags: US Senate, Internet Sales Tax

BP Now Will Direct as Much as 75-80% of Its Capital Expenditures to Upstream Projects

May 8, 2013

As a result of renewed focus and restructuring over the past few years, BP now will direct as much as 75-80% of its capital expenditures to upstream projects over the next decade, BP's chief executive of upstream said Monday. The world ...

Tags: BP, Capex

LED Street Lights Will Let Wichita Falls Be The Past

May 3, 2013

Wichita Falls, Texas - The orange glow from street lights in downtown Wichita Falls will soon be a thing of the past. City councilors recently approved the purchase of nearly $200,000 worth of LED street lights. Crews installed one at ...

Tags: LED street light, LED Lights, LED

A Handful of Lawmakers Have Stalled The U.S. Senate From Voting on Legislation

May 2, 2013

A handful of lawmakers have stalled the U.S. Senate from voting on legislation that would require large Internet and catalog sellers to collect state sales taxes from their customers. Supporters of the Marketplace Fairness Act still hope ...

Tags: Senators, Computer Products

House Republicans on Friday Criticized an Obama Administration Fracking Study

Apr 28, 2013

House Republicans on Friday criticized an Obama administration study of hydraulic fracturing as unnecessary and plagued by delays and excessive costs. "We all want to ensure safe and responsible production of oil and natural gas, but the ...

Tags: Chemicals

U.S. Senators Has Offered a Nonbinding Amendment to a Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution

Mar 21, 2013

A group of U.S. senators has offered a nonbinding amendment to a fiscal year 2014 budget resolution allowing states to collect sales taxes on Internet sales and end the tax-free shopping that many shoppers enjoy online. The amendment, ...

Tags: Internet Sales, Budget Resolution, nonbinding amendment

AIA Has Selected The 2013 Recipients of The Institute Honor Awards

Jan 21, 2013

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected the 2013 recipients of the Institute Honor Awards, the profession’s highest recognition of works that exemplify excellence in architecture, interior architecture and urban ...

Tags: AIA, Architects, 2013, Honor Awards

Don't Expect Lawmakers to Rush out a New Version of The SOPA or PIPA

Jan 5, 2013

As a new session of the U.S. Congress convenes in early 2013, don't expect lawmakers to rush out a new version of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) or the Protect IP Act (PIPA). While some groups representing copyright holders still want ...

Tags: U.S.Congress, SOPA, 2013, PIPA

The House Judiciary Committee Is Moving Toward Passage of a Small Portion

Jan 4, 2013

The House Judiciary Committee is moving toward passage of a small portion of the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, raising concerns among SOPA opponents. The committee has released a draft bill, called the Intellectual Property ...

Tags: SOPA, online piracy, intellectual property, USA

D-NY Introduce His Own STEM Visa Bill to Challenge a Similar Republican Bill in The House.

Dec 31, 2012

Computerworld - U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who is chair of the Senate's Immigration, Refugees and Border Security subcommittee, is introducing his own STEM visa bill to challenge a similar Republican bill in the House. Schumer's ...

Tags: Chuck Schumer, green cards, Republican bill in the House, IT industry

More Amendments to The Defense Bill Could Be Offered Tuesday

Dec 28, 2012

An effort by three U.S. senators to add an Internet sales tax amendment to a military spending bill has failed, at least for now. Last week, Senators Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, Mike Enzi, a Wyoming Republican, and Lamar Alexander, ...

Tags: U.S.senators, nternet sales tax, spending bill, bill falls short

R-Texas May Be Getting Ready to Support Legislation to Grant Green Cards to Degree Holders

Dec 26, 2012

Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, may be getting ready to support legislation to grant green cards to holders of advanced degrees in the so-called STEM fields. Smith, the gatekeeper on immigration ...

Tags: green cards, STEM fields, Tech Giants, Passage

A Republican-Led Effort to Issue up to 55,000 STEM Visas a Year to Students

Dec 25, 2012

A Republican-led effort to issue up to 55,000 STEM visas a year to students who earn advanced degrees at U.S. universities was defeated Thursday in a House vote. Because the bill was brought up on the suspension calendar, it needed a ...

Tags: Republican, STEM Visa, Bill, U.S.universitie

A Group of Activists Have Banded Together to Protect The Internet

Dec 20, 2012

A group of activists have banded together to protect the Internet from what they see as bad legislation, with a focus initially on copyright enforcement proposals. Members of the new Internet Defense League hope they can harness the ...

Tags: Internet, bad legislation, copyright enforcement proposals

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