Don't give up on market competition without actually giving it a shot

We've been hearing a lot about universal health care. But before you give up on market competition, consider that government regulation of hospitals and medical professionals makes medical care much more ...

Bayer Healthcare's Kogenate FS gets FDA approval for new indication

Hemophilia A is a rare, hereditary, bleeding disorder in which a protein needed to form blood clots, factor VIII, is missing or its level is reduced.

Chambers asks for special session LINCOLN, N ...

State Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha says he wants Gov. Dave Heineman to call a special session of the Legislature to address flaws in Nebraska's safe haven law.

Changes to the ADA: Take two

Last column, we discussed changes to the Americans With Disabilities Act. We discussed a case brought by a young man with Cerebral Palsy.

Bailout '10 steps behind'

Lessons of the debacle that led to the $700 billion financial-markets bailout include the realization that industries need better government regulation, panelists at a recent symposium at the University of ...

2 Oregon farms accused in sexual harassment action

Two Oregon farms have been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission after complaints about sexual harassment and retaliation against female workers.

Company that recycles brownfields finds success

Minneapolis-based development firm Real Estate Recycling Inc. occupies a special niche: It targets dormant industrial properties, known as a oebrownfields,a that are environmentally contaminated and need to be ...

EPA Wrapping Up Detroit Cleanup

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it's almost completed a $2 million cleanup of a contaminated industrial site in southwest Detroit.

EPA Open House October 22

The Environmental Protection Agency will hold an open house in Marquette later this month to answer questions about their role in regulating Kennecott's proposed nickel and copper mine on the Yellow Dog Plains.

Brokers seek brakes on liberalisation

Local brokers argue that plans to liberalise the securities sector should be shelved in light of the global financial crisis.

Nine from Fidelity settle SEC charges

Nine current and former Fidelity Investments traders reached preliminary agreements to settle charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission that they improperly accepted private jet trips and other ...

SEC Charges Beverly Hills Frim and Principal for Illegal Short Selling

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Lion Gate Capital, Inc.