Safety Chief Is Opposing More Money
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The top official for consumer product safety has asked Congress in recent days to reject legislation that would strengthen the agency.
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The chief executive of Gold Fields, the South African gold producer, yesterday said he would urge the board to turn down an $8.1billion (Â£4.
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California Controller Steve Westly on Monday said he would ask fellow members of the board of Calpers, the biggest US pension fund, to pressure automakers to adopt rather than file lawsuits against the state&#39;s new
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The White House is considering a scientist who has frequently testified and written on behalf of the energy, pesticide and tobacco industries to chair the nation's chief product-safety regulator.
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Marin Supervisor Steve Kinsey is going toe to toe with Gov. Arnold Schwarz-enegger over how cost overruns on the Bay Bridge should be funded, a decision that could affect key Marin transportation projects.
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Business & money: Regulator warns government might need to pump more money into network or axe projects
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The Bush administration's top environmental regulator faced off Thursday against Democratic senators who took turns denouncing him for blocking tailpipe emission cuts in California and more than a dozen other states.
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A decision by the state&#39;s tightfisted finance director to step down has fueled speculation inside the Capitol about a possible shift on spending issues by Gov.
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The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday defended the agency's record in pursuing corporate misconduct, rebuffing accusations that it may be tilting toward business interests.
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Health and safety officials are urged to act after a report finds one in three industry deaths occur on building sites.
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A state official yesterday proposed sweeping changes to the state's safe driver insurance plan that he said would slightly lower the rates of good drivers, sharply increase the rates of bad drivers, and remove surcharges from driving records faster.
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The chief US financial regulator has hit back at critics of &quot;over-regulation&quot; and accused many US bosses of failing to provide &quot;ethical&quot; leadership for their companies.
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Federal funding remains at risk as schism between Va., federal officials grows over project's viability.
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Outgoing Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson on Monday said he was &quot;still not comfortable&quot; about the safety of the US food supply, despite an increase in federal inspections of food imports.
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The official who handled a major Sept. 11 compensation fund said Thursday a similar effort should be made to limit asbestos liability lawsuits, a legislative priority this year for Republicans.
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The Food and Drug Administration is giving workers more than $8 million in bonuses to keep them from defecting to pharmaceutical and other regulated industries, at the same time the agency is being pressed to spend more on food and drug safety.
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Cambridgeshire chief constable says more funding needed to cope with migrant workers' 'different standards' on crime.