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Appropriations
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Food Safety News
House, Senate Continue to Disagree on FDA Appropriations
As the budget process in Washington rolls along, the House and Senate remain at odds over doling out resources that impact the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The House on…
Technology Law Source
National Science Foundation 2013 Budget Request
As part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 budget appropriations process, Dr. Subra Suresh, Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), appeared before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce,…
Best Practices Construction Law
What Do Courts Say About Raiding State Transportation Trust Funds?
Let's get ready to rumble! According to an ENR-Southeast article by Scott Judy, the road builders in Florida are preparing for another fight against legislators who have raided the state's…
Traumatic Brain Injury Law Blog
Senate Subcommittee to Mark Up Appropriations
On Tuesday, July 27, 2010, the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies will begin to mark up the FY 2011 spending bill for…
Federal Construction Contracting Blog
GAO Issues Report on President's 2011 Budget Proposal for Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program and Recommends Transparency of Presentation be Improved
By: Joseph A. Hackenbracht On April 2, 2010, the Government Accountability Office responded to a request from the House Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development to evaluate “whether the President’s…
MS Litigation Review & Commentary
With Teachers Getting Laid Off, Legislature Gives D.A.’s a Raise
You’ve got to give it to the Mississippi Legislature for sheer unpredictability. With teachers across the state facing layoffs due to budget shortfalls, you would not think that any state…
Health Industry Washington Watch
FY 2010 HHS Appropriations Bill Signed into Law
On December 16, 2009, President Obama signed into law the conference report to accompany the Consolidated Appropriations Act, H.R. 3288, an omnibus spending bill that combines six of seven unfinished…
Health Industry Washington Watch
Senate Panel Approved HHS Appropriations Bill
On August 4, 2009, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved an amended version of H.R. 3293, legislation to fund the Departments of Labor, HHS, and Education for FY 2010, which begins…
Health Industry Washington Watch
House Approves HHS Appropriations Bill
On July 24, 2009, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 3293, legislation to fund the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education for fiscal year (FY) 2010. Among other…
South Carolina Injury Law Journal
Governor Sanford Fought the Law and The Law Won!
By Trey Mills
Our South Carolina Governor, Mark Sanford, has been in a long and very publicized battle with the General Assembly over how to appropriate the State Fiscal Stabilization (SFS) funds under…