Mar 16th, 2010 · The Supreme ruled in the case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that the government may not place limits on the political speech of corporations. In that spirit, Murray Hill Inc., a Silver Spring, Md., PR firm, is planning to run for Congress. Eric Hensal, the man behind the firm's tongue-in-cheek run for the Senate, offers his insight.
Keywords: Maryland · Congress · politics · Senate · speech · corporate · Supreme · Md · Spirit · Silver Spring · PR · Federal Election Commission
Mar 11th, 2010 · House Democrats proposed yesterday to end earmarks — the practice of members of the Appropriations Committee assigning federal funds directly to a particular business.
Keywords: Democrats · federal · Rep · Business · corporate · earmarks · Appropriations Committee
Mar 11th, 2010 · House Democrats proposed yesterday to end earmarks — the practice of members of the Appropriations Committee assigning federal funds directly to a particular business.
Keywords: Democrats · federal · Rep · Business · corporate · earmarks · Appropriations Committee
Mar 9th, 2010 · Businesses can be either for-profit companies or nonprofit organizations. The law doesn't recognize a corporate form that falls in between. But some want to protect these "for-benefit corporations," so companies can balance profitability with social and environmental policies, without the threat of a lawsuit.
Keywords: organization · law · protections · Business · corporate · lawsuit · companies · social · policies · environmental · nonprofit · profitability
Mar 4th, 2010 · Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel of New York has been forced to step down as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, after he was admonished for taking conference trips funded by corporations. The House ethics committee continues to investigate allegations against him — all during a political year that already looks tough for Democrats.
Keywords: ethics · committee · politics · Democrats · corporate · chairman · chairmanship · House Ways · Means Committee · trip · relinquishes · Democratic Rep
Mar 4th, 2010 · Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel of New York has been forced to step down as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, after he was admonished for taking conference trips funded by corporations. The House ethics committee continues to investigate allegations against him — all during a political year that already looks tough for Democrats.
Keywords: ethics · committee · politics · Democrats · corporate · chairman · chairmanship · House Ways · Means Committee · trip · relinquishes · Democratic Rep
Mar 3rd, 2010 · Veteran New York Democrat Charlie Rangel temporarily stepped down as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. This after the ethics panel admonished him for breaking House rules on corporate-sponsored trips — and after Democrats began to desert him.
Keywords: ethics · sponsor · Democrats · corporate · chairman · leadership · House Ways · Means Committee · trip · Rangel · admonishing
Mar 3rd, 2010 · Veteran New York Democrat Charlie Rangel temporarily stepped down as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. This after the ethics panel admonished him for breaking House rules on corporate-sponsored trips — and after Democrats began to desert him.
Keywords: ethics · sponsor · Democrats · corporate · chairman · leadership · House Ways · Means Committee · trip · Rangel · admonishing