Topic: Barbara Boxer

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) is sharply criticizing Spirit Airlines for its response to new price advertising rules from the Department of...
Yesterday was the first day airlines had to comply with new federal regulations banning them from hiding additional fees and taxes in airfare...

Spirit Airlines fights new transparency rule

Sen. Barbara Boxer slammed the airline for saying that new regulations are forcing them to hide taxes in...
The latest version of the $662 billion Defense authorization bill that Congress is set to vote on resolves two controversies affecting contractors...

Tech titans lobby Congress for giant tax break

0 View Larger Image . Washington -- . . Silicon Valley's tech titans are in full holiday mode - tax holiday that is.. . Google, Apple, Oracle...

Time for toughest step on the Klamath

0 View Larger Image . The nation's biggest-ever dam removal project - knocking down four aging structures along the Klamath River on the...

Natural-gas safety protocols haven't changed yet

0 . Washington -- The chief federal regulator for natural-gas pipelines has not yet begun adopting new safety protocols to prevent another...
Democratic lawmakers Tuesday urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to quickly impose strict rules requiring companies to disclose when they...

Analysis: Obama pitch on roads an uphill prospect

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's call to boost transportation spending will be a hard sell to a divided Congress, which must urgently address near-term infrastructure needs to simply save jobs, not create them.Obama will promote in a speech on Thursday ...
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