Articles tagged with policies
Sun, April 29, 2012
U.S. military faces scrutiny over its prostitution policies
By Tabassum Zakaria and Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - No one talks tougher against prostitution than the U.S. military.
Even in countries where prostitution ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Oakland police change crowd control policies after Occupy
By Mary Slosson
(Reuters) - Oakland's Police Department will significantly change how it trains officers to control large crowds following criticism over its practices ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Gov. Walker touting policies have save $1B+ for taxpayers
MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker says his policies have saved over a billion-dollars for Wisconsin taxpayers.
The vast majority comes from last year ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Hartford in $24 million New York settlement on AD&D policies
(Reuters) - Hartford Financial Services Group Inc will credit $24 million back to New York holders of accidental death and dismemberment policies under a settlement ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Dem Lt. Gov. candidate calls for changing Gov. Walker's policies from inside
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The latest Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor says it’s time to start changing Governor Scott Walker’s policies from the ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
Goldman reviews conflict-of-interest policies
By Lauren Tara LaCapra
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc
Mon, March 12, 2012
Obama defends energy policies amid gas price pain
By Alister Bull
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama launched the most comprehensive defense to date of his energy policies on Monday, pushing back against ...
Mon, February 20, 2012
China's Party leaders pledge prudent policies in 2012
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ruling Communist Party leadership will implement prudent monetary policy and proactive fiscal policy in 2012, the official Xinhua news agency ...
Thu, February 02, 2012
Obama says draws from Christian faith to craft policy
By Laura MacInnis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to emphasize his Christian faith on Thursday, telling a key election-year voting bloc that he ...
Tue, January 31, 2012
Google defends change to privacy policies
By Jasmin Melvin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Planned changes to Google Inc's privacy policies that have caught the attention of U.S. lawmakers would not ...
Fri, December 30, 2011
China's factories falter, pro-growth policies eyed
By Kevin Yao
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity shrank again December as demand at home and abroad slackened, a purchasing managers' survey showed ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Ron Paul strongly defends anti-war policies
By Sam Youngman
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (Reuters) - Presidential hopeful Ron Paul staged a strong defense of his anti-war views on Thursday in an outburst ...
Tue, December 13, 2011
China makes growth guarantee against grim global economy
By Koh Gui Qing and Zhou Xin
BEIJING (Reuters) - China pledged to guarantee growth in the face of an "extremely grim" outlook for the ...
Mon, December 05, 2011
Recess and PE policies mean more activity for kids
By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - According to a new nationwide survey of elementary school principals, kids are more likely to get the ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Complaint filed against policies on collecting recall signatures on state property
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The head of Wisconsin’s largest state employee union says the Walker administration has put unconstitutional limits on where recall petitions ...
Thu, October 13, 2011
Romney sharpens attack on China's economic policies
By Bill Rigby
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday threatened trade sanctions against China if the world's No. 2 economy ...
Thu, October 13, 2011
Romney sharpens attack on China's economic policies
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday threatened trade sanctions against China if the world's No. 2 economy does not halt ...
Thu, September 22, 2011
Geithner slams China's intellectual property policies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday that China is holding to its decades-old strategy to steal American intellectual property, in a ...
Mon, September 12, 2011
Mitt Romney lashes at Obama labor policies in Boeing visit
By Harriet McLeod
NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney praised Boeing's new airplane assembly plant in South Carolina on ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
Democrats urge action on China trade policies
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior Democrats urged the Obama administration and Congress to take action against Chinese trade policies they said are unfairly ...
Thu, August 18, 2011
Administration eases deportation policies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The federal government will review the current deportation caseload to keep low-priority cases from resulting in removal, the White House announced on ...
Thu, July 21, 2011
Analysis: Rick Perry run would test Romney's mettle
By Ros Krasny
BOSTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney has been on a glide path toward the 2012 primary elections, serving up a ...
Mon, July 18, 2011
Advocacy group takes on NJ governor's policies
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Democrat-leaning advocacy group was launched in New Jersey on Monday, saying it would "fight back" for the interests ...
Sat, July 16, 2011
Wisconsin's Walker concedes mistakes, defends policies
By Edith Honan
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, whose moves to curb state workers' bargaining power brought massive protests, said this ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Changed policies still a dealbreaker in budget: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans have modified their proposed policy restrictions in a budget deal that would keep the government running beyond Friday but they are ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Walker: Supreme Court election was not a referendum on his policies
MADISON (WSAU) Governor Scott Walker scoffs at the notion that Tuesday’s election results were an indictment of his effort to dim the power ...
Mon, April 04, 2011
State Supreme Court race seen as proxy-fight over Walker policies
MADISON (WSAU) National labor and Tea Party groups are putting money into tomorrow’s State Supreme Court race, using it as a referendum in ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Madison Activist Files Suit Against Capitol Demonstration Policies
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A long-time activist in Madison has asked a judge to strike down the state’s policies for holding demonstrations at the ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Republican Barbour says Obama policies stifle recovery
By Nick Carey
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Haley Barbour, a conservative Republican weighing a 2012 White House run, condemned President Barack Obama on Monday for failed ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
White House: Jobs data shows Obama policies working
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House economist Austan Goolsbee said on Friday the February jobs report showed President Barack Obama's policies were working to improve ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Alaska lawmaker seeks to change TSA search policies
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - State lawmaker Sharon Cissna was little known outside Alaska when she left on a trip to Seattle, but ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Alaska lawmaker seeks to change TSA search policies
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - State lawmaker Sharon Cissna was little known outside Alaska when she left on a trip to Seattle, but ...
Sun, February 06, 2011
Palin says Obama's policies have US on road to ruin
By John Whitesides SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Feb 4 (Reuters) - Republican Sarah Palin said on Friday an explosion of government spending and debt under President ...
Sat, February 05, 2011
Palin says Obama's policies have U.S. on road to ruin
By John Whitesides
SANTA BARBARA, California (Reuters) - Republican Sarah Palin said on Friday an explosion of government spending and debt under President Barack Obama ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
Bernanke: Policies supporting growth bolster dollar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday gave a full-throated defense against criticism the U.S. central bank's controversial bond-buying program ...
Thu, November 11, 2010
MetLife to stop writing long-term care policies
By Ben Berkowitz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - MetLife Inc will stop writing insurance policies to cover long-term medical care for the chronically ill, as the ...
Wed, October 27, 2010
Serious Obama defends his policies on comedy show
By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama targeted young voters on Wednesday with a robust defense of his policies and promises in an ...
Thu, October 07, 2010
U.S. Chamber pledges to take Obama policies to court
By Mark Hosenball
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is mounting a new legal attack on the Obama administration's regulatory policies ...
Sat, September 04, 2010
Obama says his economic policies halted "bleeding"
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, previewing a big push on the U.S. economy next week, on Saturday defended policies that ...
Wed, August 04, 2010
Geithner blasts Bush policies for debt
By Glenn Somerville and Kim Dixon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration's "misguided" policies are to blame for huge U.S. budget deficits, Treasury ...
Mon, August 02, 2010
Obama attacks Bush policies in Bush's home state
By Ross Colvin
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - President Barack Obama attacked the economic policies of his Republican predecessor George W. Bush in Bush's home ...
Fri, July 30, 2010
Official Bully Policies Adopted In Public Schools
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) Wisconsin’s public schools have until August 15th to adopt official policies against bullying. A new state law requires all ...
Wed, June 30, 2010
Obama: Don't return to "failed policies of the past"
RACINE, Wis (WSAU) President Obama flew into Milwaukee at mid-day, and took a motorcade to Racine for his town hall meeting in that city ...
Tue, April 27, 2010
UnitedHealth to stop dropping policies of sick
By Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group Inc said on Wednesday it would immediately stop terminating healthcare coverage for policyholders after they become ill ...
Mon, April 26, 2010
FAA Wants Airline Policies to Prevent Cockpit Distractions
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - The FAA wants airlines to come up with policies to limit distractions in the cockpit. The agency announced “information for ...
Fri, March 26, 2010
Fed officials leery of unconventional policies
By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's unprecedented dose of stimulus to the economy during the recent financial crisis complicates ...
Mon, March 22, 2010
Fed to keep pro-growth policies: Chicago Fed chief
By Jason Subler
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Unacceptably high unemployment and well-contained inflation make it likely that U.S. monetary policy will remain accommodative for at ...
Sat, February 13, 2010
Report: Obama Plans To Use Exec Orders For Stalled Policies
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - Struggling to get to the finish line with much of his agenda, White House officials and President Barack Obama are ...
Sun, January 10, 2010
China says active fiscal policies to stay
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will extend active fiscal policies aimed at countering the global economic slowdown into 2010, the nation's finance minister said, warning ...
Sun, December 27, 2009
China urged to keep policies flexible
BEIJING (Reuters) - China needs to keep its economic policies flexible to fight against excessive surges in asset prices and hot money inflows, a central ...
Thu, December 17, 2009
Hearings today on poor hunting season, deer management policies
MNADISON (WRN) The DNR’s deer management gets a close look at the Capitol today. Scott Craven, UW Extension wildlife specialist, says DNR deer ...
Wed, December 16, 2009
White House pushes policies to spur manufacturing
By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States must improve the business climate for manufacturers and not place undue regulatory burdens on the sector ...
Sun, November 15, 2009
China calls for responsible global monetary policies
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Monday made a fresh, thinly veiled criticism of the United States for running lax monetary and fiscal policies that risk ...
Mon, October 19, 2009
IRS chief tells boards to police tax policies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. tax official told U.S. board directors on Monday they must better police tax policy at their companies ...
Mon, October 19, 2009
Greenlight's Einhorn holds gold, says U.S. policies poor
By Jennifer Ablan and Joseph A. Giannone
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge-fund manager David Einhorn, who warned about Lehman Brothers' precarious finances before it collapsed ...
Mon, October 12, 2009
Summers: Obama policies averted economic "abyss"
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has helped pull the U.S. economy back from the "abyss" with aggressive efforts to spur ...
Mon, October 12, 2009
Summers: Obama policies averted economic "abyss"
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has helped pull the U.S. economy back from the "abyss" with aggressive efforts to spur ...
Thu, October 08, 2009
Bernanke sees tighter policies as economy heals
By Mark Felsenthal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve must continue to prop up the economy for an extended period but can't ...
Tue, October 06, 2009
Bonus policies not impacting risk appetite: poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street firms are changing their bonus policies, but the revisions are not cutting back the street's appetite for risk ...
Fri, September 18, 2009
Fed to screen U.S. bank pay policies: report
(Reuters) - Pay policies for bank employees across the United States would require approval from the U.S. Federal Reserve as part of a proposal ...
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