Dem Rep. Moore: Work Rules in Debt Limit Bill ‘Would Save a Lot’ But They Force People to Work for ‘Small Businesses’ that ‘Exploit People’

On Thursday’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal,” Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) acknowledged that the stricter Medicaid work requirements in the House Republican debt ceiling bill “would save a lot of money,” having these work requirements “forces” people to work and …

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They Changed the Rules of the Game Again

by Chris Black This week’s CPI report is the first that will be calculated with a new methodology. Example: – 2022 CPI = 2019+2020 consumption – 2023 = ONLY 2021 consumption Previously, CPI was calculated using 2 years of data, …

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SEC Alert! SEC Proposes Updates to Ethics Rules Governing Securities Trading by Personnel

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-19 Proposed rule (opens a pdf): https://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed/2023/34-96768.pdf The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed amendments to its ethics rules to strengthen and modernize its ethics compliance program. The amendments would add new requirements and prohibitions to the program, which …

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SEC Alert! SEC proposing new rules (386 pages) relating to a broker-dealer’s duty of best execution. Enhances the existing regulatory framework calling for more robust policies and procedures for broker-dealers engaging in certain conflicted transactions with retail customers.

by Dismal-Jellyfish https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-27644.pdf https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-27644.pdf While the Commission believes the existing regulatory framework concerning the duty of best execution has helped broker-dealers fulfill their duty to their customers, the Commission believes this regulatory framework can be made more effective. In particular, …

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The Ninth Circuit Rules That There is no Chilling Effect in Forcing GOP Leaders to Hand Over Phone Records to Democrats. The impact on political speech could be not just chilling but glacial. Will SCOTUS step in and stop forced disclosure of political associations under the First Amendment?

via jonathanturley: There is an important ruling out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit this week where a divided panel held that Kelli Ward, the Chair of the Arizona Republican Party and former senatorial candidate, cannot …

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