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State Attorneys General and Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices (UDAP) | JD Supra
Almost every state has its own deceptive and unfair trade practices law (UDAP), enforced by that state’s attorney general (AG). No fraud need be involved. The enforcement is civil, not criminal, but the statutory civil fines can be steep. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ceded much of the enforcement to the states.
Letter: Now is a good time to get to work and clean up Shreveport
OPINION Bill McCollum, Letter to the Editor Published 1:39 p.m. CT March 19, 2020 To subscribe to The Times go to https://help.shreveporttimes.com/subscription-services Shreveport Times In times of crisis, such as what we are currently experiencing, one of the best ways we can keep our peace is to take our focus off ourselves. Our local community has lots of unmet needs, needs that cannot and will not be met by government.
What can you do to improve quality of life in Shreveport?
Bill McCollum, Letter to the Editor Published 7:00 a.m. CT Jan. 31, 2020 To subscribe to The Times go to https://help.shreveporttimes.com/subscription-services Shreveport Times One point of universal agreement made during the Cross Bayou Point deliberations is this: Shreveport must attract and retain job creators. Businesses exist to make money; therefore, operating cost structure (rent, taxes, labor, etc.) is one of the primary factors in deciding where to locate.
How to impeach, or not: A Clinton impeachment manager walks through Democrats’ challenge
As a Clinton impeachment trial manager and a member of the House Judiciary Committee which drafted and referred articles of impeachment to the House for a vote, it is disturbing to see the flawed and highly politicized current rush to impeach President Trump.
Ohio Attorney General petitions for writ of mandamus to stop opioid trials | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
Trump impeachment would be very different from that of Clinton
President Bill Clinton was impeached for actual crimes, perjury and obstruction of justice, that he had committed as set forth in a detailed report to Congress drafted by an independent counsel. The Trump impeachment inquiry is very different.
Opinion | The Supreme Court should not help undermine the will of Virginia voters
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg) March 15 at 5:19 PM Bill McCollum, a former congressman from Florida and a former Florida attorney general, is chairman of the Republican State Leadership Committee. The Supreme Court will soon hear oral arguments in Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill, a potential landmark case that could affect the redistricting landscape for years to come.
Nuclear deal can power Memphis ahead | Opinion
In the past year, I’ve learned much about Memphis, its people and its leadership. When I am here, I can feel the momentum of Memphis as it works to become an even greater and more prosperous place to live. During my 44-year career in the field of energy, I’ve spent a lot of time working with communities throughout the South. I learned firsthand that a city grows and prospers because of the vision and courage of its officials to make bold decisions that spur growth and expand its economy.
IT’S HAPPENING: The Obama-Holder Progressive Left Counter-Offensive
Bill McCollum Chairman of the Republican State Leadership Committee and former Florida congressman June 19, 2018 2:08 AM ET Former President Barack Obama and former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder have planned — and are leading — a massive counter-offensive to give the progressive left faction of the Democratic Party control of key state legislative bodies and state supreme courts in time for congressional redistricting after the 2020 census.
Bill McCollum: Importing prescription drugs could worsen opioid crisis
Recently in the Orlando Sentinel, we heard the story of Daniel and Heather Kelsey, a local young married couple who tragically died of an overdose en route to see family last New Year's Eve, leaving their three young children stranded for hours in the car alongside the slumped bodies of their parents. Daniel and Heather are just two of thousands of victims of the escalating opioid crisis that has left countless families broken and promising lives wasted in its wake.
Imports poison pills
As former state attorneys general, we are keenly aware of how stretched local law enforcement budgets are and how law enforcement officials already struggle to contain the flood of illegal drugs. That job could get a lot harder if we have to start tracking prescription drugs. Bills before Congress would end a longstanding ban on the import of prescription medicines not previously cleared by the Food and Drug Administration.
Nation must slam door on imported counterfeit Drugs
As former state attorneys general, we are keenly aware of how stretched local law enforcement budgets are and how law enforcement officials already struggle to contain the flood of illegal drugs flowing into the United States from other countries. That job could get a lot harder if we have to start tracking prescription drugs, too. Bills before Congress would end a longstanding ban on the import of prescription medicines not previously cleared by the Food and Drug Administration.
Rural America Keeps Rejecting Big Wind – InsideSources
The backlash against Big Wind continues. Indeed, entire states are now restricting or rejecting wind projects. In April, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed a bill that puts an early end to lucrative tax credits that Big Wind was collecting in the Sooner state. The move will save the state about $500 million over the next decade. In May, the Tennessee legislature passed a ban on new wind projects until July 2018.
Republican state strength will withstand Democrat lawsuits
From Barack Obama Barack ObamaGraham says he would subpoena for evidence on Trump wiretap claim Republican state strength will withstand Democrat lawsuits Ryan: GOP disagreement over healthcare plan part of 'growing pains' MORE and Eric Holder Eric H.
Former congressman: Betsy DeVos will give parents voice and ‘break the teachers union monopoly’
Bill McCollum is the chairman of the Republican State Leadership Committee. He is a former attorney general of Florida and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives. U.S. Senate Democrats put on quite a spectacle in attacking and attempting to embarrass Betsy DeVos, President Trump’s nominee to be our next secretary of education, in a confirmation hearing earlier this month.
No endorsement, but Scott says Trump has found America’s pulse | Post On Politics
Rick Scott drew parallels between the rise of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump and his own political course in a bylined column the Florida governor wrote Wednesday for USA Today. The piece was posted under the headline “Donald Trump has America’s pulse: Rick Scott.” The governor pointed out that he was not endorsing Trump — and had no plans to back anyone in the Republican field before Florida’s March primary.
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