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Top DOL Lawyer Courts Business Support for Biden’s Vaccine Order
The U.S. Labor Department’s chief attorney sought to win the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s support Friday for the Biden administration’s upcoming rule to require vaccinations or virus testing at much of the private sector—and acknowledged the potential for a legal challenge.
Biden Order of Paid Time Off for Covid-19 Shots Has Precedent
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Biden Inheritance-Tax Plan Poised to Be Scaled Back in Congress
A key Biden administration proposal to collect more tax revenue from wealthy individuals appears poised to be watered down by lawmakers, and may even be removed entirely from the Democrats’ tax and social spending agenda, according to people familiar with the matter.
Texas Abortion Ban Sends Women Out of State, Draining Aid Funds
Nonprofits that aid women seeking abortions plan to steer more of their funds to sending women out of state to get the procedure in the face of new Republican restrictions across the South, but the list of destinations is shrinking.
Pebble Mine Owner Undaunted by EPA Review of Alaskan Project
The company behind the Pebble Mine says it’s forging ahead despite the EPA’s Thursday bid to restart a process that could sharply limit, or even end, a massive gold and copper project in southwestern Alaska.
Texas Abortion Law Creates Ethical Quandary for Doctors
The Texas law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy could present a profound ethical dilemma for doctors, who have an obligation to counsel pregnant patients on all their available options even if they don’t perform abortion procedures themselves.























