TIA opposes N.Y City Council bill on toy chemical
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The Toy Industry Association said on Thursday a proposed New York City Council bill restricting the sale of toys containing phthalates "is not supported by science" at a hearing before the council's Health Committee.
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New York State lawmakers rebuffed Gov. Eliot Spitzer by choosing one of their own as the next state comptroller.
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Members of Congress sent a letter to the chief executive of Mattel, accusing the company of not living up to its promise to keep lead-tainted toys out of childrenâs hands.
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A coalition of technology and telecommunications vendors will oppose a plan to give public safety agencies across the U.S. new wireless spectrum, saying it could jeopardize an agreement already in place that would provide spectrum for interoperable emergency communications by early 2009.
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The New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) has published its annual list of toys that it claims can harm or kill children, particularly those with small parts.
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The council has voted to ban the gooey stuff in Tinseltown on Halloween. Council members feel Silly String is nothing to laugh about.
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Chicago Mayor Richard Daley on Monday  vetoed a "living wage" ordinance that would require large  retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  and Target Corp.   to pay escalating hourly wages and benefits.
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By Schuster, Joe  The Ohio legislature is considering a bill that, if made law, would prevent cities from suing companies that once marketed lead- based coatings.
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ALBANY, NY New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer today will call for a ban on lobbyists&#39; gifts to lawmakers and an end to lobbying for government contracts.
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The federal board that oversees retirement savings by government employees said yesterday that it would oppose proposals in Congress to use the Thrift Savings Plan as an economic weapon against Sudan and Iran.
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By The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Feb. 23--Joseph Sullo has every right to appeal the Hartford zoning board of appeals' rejection of his plan to open a new sex shop in the South Meadows near the Visitors Center and Trash Museum run by the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority.
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Several lawmakers protested a spectrum auction proposal from the chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), saying his plan could limit the number of bidders and raise costs to consumers.
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New York City Democrats in the House voted against a bill Friday that offers a new way to deliver more homeland security money to the city, saying other measures in the GOP-backed legislation would do greater harm.
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The city council of New York bans the use of the so-called "N-word", but the resolution carries no weight in law.
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By Jake Armstrong, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Sep. 6--TRACY -- An environmental group is suing to reverse the city's approval of the plan that will guide growth and the extension of essential city services over the next two decades.
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A canned energy drink called "Cocaine" being sold in New York grocery stores has infuriated the city's mayor who says its brand name celebrates the use of a dangerous drug.
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The AFL-CIO, United Steelworkers, and other leading labor unions have announced their opposition to proposed legislation that would overhaul the U.S. patent system.