Topic: U.S. State Government

EasyToInsureME Individual Health Insurance Reform Weekly

BY Chad Levin
Relevancy Score: 86
Thu Nov 12, 2009 at 1:02 PM

Given that the Senate is expected to require much more time than the House to vote on a health care bill (see below), it is likely there is not enough legislative time left in 2009 to wrap up a bill for Christmas delivery to the White House.READ»

INDIVDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE | Comment

Individual Health Insurance Reform Weekly : EasyToInsureME : July 23, 2009

BY Chad Levin
Relevancy Score: 85
Thu Jul 23, 2009 at 2:47 PM

Last week will go down as a truly significant week in health care reform. The House leadership unveiled its 1,000+ page bill and announced that the three committees of jurisdiction would immediately begin mark-up sessions designed to get a composite bill to the House floor by the end of July. Late last week the House Ways and Means Committee approved the House bill 23 to 18READ»

INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE | Comment

Health Insurance Reform Weekly : EasyToInsureME : July 16th 2009

BY Chad Levin
Relevancy Score: 79
Thu Jul 16, 2009 at 2:53 PM

On the health care reform front, the Senate HELP Committee continues to slug it out amendment by amendment, with Democrats winning all of the important ones on straight party-line votes.READ»

INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE | Comment

Individual Health Insurance Reform Weekly : EasyToInsureME : July 30th, 2009

BY Chad Levin
Relevancy Score: 67
Thu Jul 30, 2009 at 2:33 PM

The House is scheduled to leave town for summer recess on July 31, and the Senate's current schedule sends them home a week later on August 7. It will be next to impossible for the House to address individual health insurance care reform on the floor READ»

HEALTH INSURANCE QUOTE | Comment

Individual Health Insurance Quote Reform Weekly: EasyToInsureME : 08/24/09

BY Chad Levin
Relevancy Score: 64
Thu Aug 27, 2009 at 3:58 PM

With opposition to a government-plan option evident at many health care reform town hall meetings this summer, an alternative option based on private regional cooperatives is now getting a lot more serious attention. In fact, Senate Finance Committee member Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), part of a six-member team READ»

EASYTOINSUREME | Comment

Individual Health Insurance Reform Weekly EasyToInsureME

BY Chad Levin
Relevancy Score: 61
Fri Oct 23, 2009 at 9:22 AM

Inside-the-Beltway politics were in full swing last week as the insurance industry came under heavy fire from some members of Congress and the media for releasing a PricewaterhouseCoopers report prior to the Senate Finance Committee's scheduled voteREAD»

SUSTAINABILITY | 2 comments

The Great Climate Race Is On

BY Chuck Salter
Relevancy Score: 57
Tue Mar 13, 2007 at 7:43 PM

Now this is the kind of competition we at Fast Company like to see. Tony vs. Arnold. The UK vs. the U.S. The challenge: Who can be tougher on carbon emissions? As you might recall, California Governor, March FC coverboy, and Fast ...READ»

HEALTH INSURANCE | Comment

Individual Health Insurance Reform EasyToInsureME

BY Chad Levin
Relevancy Score: 57
Thu Nov 19, 2009 at 12:25 PM

The Business Roundtable released a report late last week that found key components of existing health care reform legislation could slow the growth of health care costs and offer real savings for companies and their employees. READ»

NEWS + CURRENT EVENTS | Comment

Hubris v. Excess: Eliot Spitzer and the NYSE Square off Against Richard Grasso

Relevancy Score: 55
Tue Aug 17, 2004 at 5:30 PM

In one of the more interesting earnings reports you'll see, the New York Stock Exchange yesterday said that its net income fell 54% in the second quarter -- with the primary culprit being costs stemming from ongoing litigation with ...READ»

BOOTSTRAPPING | Comment

We are now 10 of Us!

BY Carel Two-Eagle
Relevancy Score: 55
Thu Jul 10, 2008 at 4:22 PM

I'm always stunned when people climb on a wagon I'm already on. Not because I lack confidence in myself or have a low level of self-worth, but because I continually hear how much courage it takes to say and do the things I do. I ...READ»

TECHNOLOGY + COMPUTERS | 2 comments

Open Source of Our Discontent?

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 45
Fri Sep 2, 2005 at 11:56 AM

Leaders of the state of Massachusetts have indicated that they may decide to stop using Microsoft Office unless its maker starts using a file format that can be used easily in conjunction with other software packages. Various state ...READ»

EASYTOINSUREME | Comment

EasyToInsureME Individual Health Insurance Reform Weekly

BY Chad Levin
Relevancy Score: 44
Thu Nov 5, 2009 at 11:17 AM

That the bill going to the floor of the House contains a government plan option is no surprise. But Senate leadership's decisionREAD»

INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE | Comment

Health Care Weekly : EasyToInsureME : July 3rd 2009

BY Chad Levin
Relevancy Score: 44
Fri Jul 3, 2009 at 11:25 AM

Congress left town late last week for the July 4th break with all the key issues still on the table and hard decisions yet to be madeREAD»

POLITICS + GOVERNMENT | 6 comments

Joe Trippi, Pied Piper of Dean's Internet Campaign, Storms off Stage

BY Linda Tischler
Relevancy Score: 43
Thu Jan 29, 2004 at 10:34 AM

Will he lead his faithful followers with him? They're rending their clothes on the Dean blog today, as the Internet master packs his tents and heads back to his Maryland farm. We profiled the Wizard of the Web back in October, when ...READ»

PHILANTHROPY | Comment

With Justice for All?

BY Greg Donaldson
Relevancy Score: 42
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:21 AM

Labor organizer Jane McAlevey is forcing companies in Connecticut's ultraprosperous Fairfield County to confront a moral challenge that they would prefer to ignore -- and, in the process, she is forcing all of us to confront our personal sense of justice.READ»

CLEAN TECH | 2 comments

What is Your State’s Green Economy Profile? It Could Be the Key to Your Business and Career Success

BY Tracey de Morsella
Relevancy Score: 42
Mon Oct 5, 2009 at 2:41 PM

As part of an effort to help states continue to grow these industries, the NGA Center has created a series of reports analyzing emerging "green" economies in each state in terms of the scope of green business activity reveals areas of comparative advantage, promising areas for workforce development and opportunities for building partnerships within and across green industry segments. It is intended that this information be used to help states analyze their current efforts and form strategies to grow green economies.READ»

FORD | 17 comments

Sign of the Times: Ford Transforming SUV Assembly Plant Into a Small Car Plant

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 41
Wed May 6, 2009 at 2:03 PM

Ford Motor Company is spending $550 million to turn its Michigan SUV plant into a small car plant for the fuel-efficient Ford Focus. The plant will eventually manufacture the 2011 battery-electric version of the Focus as well. ...READ»

ORLANDO INJURY LAWYER | Comment

Francis Law Firm Opposes Florida House Bill 903

BY Tony Francis
Relevancy Score: 39
Thu May 21, 2009 at 1:39 PM

Tony Francis of the Francis Law Firm is front and center against the controversial workers’ compensation bill, and he urges Governor Crist to veto it. There are some excellent reasons why.READ»

EASYTOINSUREME | Comment

EasyToInsureME This Week in Health Reform: November 20, 2009

BY Chad Levin
Relevancy Score: 39
Mon Nov 23, 2009 at 1:04 PM

This week focused on the unveiling of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-NV) proposed health care reform legislation.READ»

LEADERSHIP | 1 comment

Reckoning with Rumor

Relevancy Score: 39
Wed Jan 4, 2006 at 11:18 AM

Man, what a horror show in West Virginia last night; you have to feel incredibly badly for everyone involved. But also, what a case study in crisis communications: Somehow--apparently there was a screw-up between rescue crews in ...READ»

FC CALENDAR | Comment

25th Anniversary of the First Mandatory Seat-Belt Law in the U.S.

BY Fast Company Calendar
Relevancy Score: 38
Tue Dec 1, 2009 at 11:22 AM

Live free or die, indeed: Twenty-five years after the first state law requiring buckling up took effect in New York, only New Hampshire still lacks one. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the economic benefits of ...READ»

BOARDING | Comment

Ride Your Horse into Newtown, CT

BY Bob and Richelle Ward
Relevancy Score: 38
Wed Dec 10, 2008 at 8:32 AM

Horses are a part of life here in Newtown. It's not uncommon to see people in riding clothes (boots and all) or to see horses around town. There are many horse trails in town - some that cross privately owned land & some ...READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

My Favorite Bookmarks - Phil Mitchell

BY Fast Company
Relevancy Score: 37
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:03 AM

Picks from the cofounder and editor of If Not Now....READ»

ADVERTISING + PR | Comment

Games People Play

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 37
Thu Aug 14, 2003 at 1:41 PM

Early last year, Anni Layne Rodgers wrote about advergaming. Dallas-based Blockdot is one of the better -- and most prolific -- advergame developers, and they just released a new game: California Political Circus. While not an ...READ»

GOVERNOR DAVID PATERSON | Comment

Paterson’s Bold Carbon Gamble

BY Terry Tamminen
Relevancy Score: 37
Mon Oct 26, 2009 at 3:03 PM

...is it a good idea to tax workers and businesses more, penalizing hard work, or is it better to essentially tax waste and thereby encourage conservation? READ»

Topic: U.S. State Government

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