September 22, 2008
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley sought shelter with the Federal Reserve to survive a financial storm that destroyed their rivals as Wall Street braced for a week of political wrangling over a proposed $700 billion bailout for troubled banks. Morgan …
September 8, 2008
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver on on September 5 demanded that federal officials release $85 million in disaster assistance within the next 10 days, or he’ll summon the Legislature back into a special session to find money to help victims of …
August 5, 2008
Three members of Iowa’s congressional delegation say House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has assured them that Congress will provide more disaster-related funding. Reps. Leonard Boswell, Bruce Braley and Dave Loebsack, all Democrats, say Pelosi promised the funding would be approved before …
April 18, 2008
More than 2,500 delegates from around the world gathered in commemoration of San Francisco’s 1906 earthquake at the 100th Anniversary Earthquake Conference — the largest earthquake conference ever held — in San Francisco this week. There, earthquake professionals and policymakers …
March 24, 2008
A bill to crack down on dangerous consumer products was approved by the U.S. Senate in early March after a year of recalls of millions of lead-tainted toys and other hazardous products, many made in China. The bill would beef …
March 7, 2008
A bill to crack down on dangerous consumer products was approved by the U.S. Senate Thursday after a year of recalls of millions of lead-tainted toys and other hazardous products, many made in China. The bill would beef up the …
November 9, 2007
A Consumer Product Safety Commission Democrat urged Congress to provide more money for toy safety, pleading for patience to let the agency rebuild as the embattled chairwoman clings to her job. Last week, Nord faced criticism for opposing a measure …
October 8, 2007
The Flood Insurance Subcommittee of the American Academy of Actuaries has reviewed the provisions currently in H.R. 3121 that affect the financial well being of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In particular, we have analyzed the sections of the …
October 8, 2007
The Flood Insurance Subcommittee of the American Academy of Actuaries has reviewed the provisions currently in H.R. 3121 that affect the financial well being of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In particular, we have analyzed the sections of the …
October 8, 2007
The Flood Insurance Subcommittee of the American Academy of Actuaries has reviewed the provisions currently in H.R. 3121 that affect the financial well being of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In particular, we have analyzed the sections of the …