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Capital Thinking Updates - May 20, 2013

In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture and Food - Budget and Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Defense - Education - Environment - Financial Services - Health Care - Homeland...more

Capital Thinking Updates - May 16, 2013

In This Issue: - General Legislative - Agriculture and Food - Budget and Appropriations - Cybersecurity - Defense - Education - Energy - Environment - Financial Services - Health...more

Going on the Offense: Proactive Strategies to Reduce Uncertainty [Video]

In this LEVICK Daily video interview, we discuss an upcoming panel discussion at the 2013 BIO International Convention entitled, Going on the Offense: Proactive Strategies to Reduce Uncertainty. During the discussion, which...more

Stealth Lawyer: Tama Matsuoka Wong, Forager for Restaurant Daniel [Video]

Ex-lawyer Tama Matsuoka Wong has a rather unusual job: she's the official forager for Daniel, the New York City restaurant of acclaimed chef Daniel Boulud. The former in-house counsel for Merrill Lynch had been gathering...more

Massachusetts Landlords Smoking Mad About New Medical Marijuana Law

Burned up Massachusetts landlords are fuming with concern over the state’s newly passed but hazy medicinal marijuana law. The law — rolling out Jan. 1 — grants medical marijuana users the right to grow a two-month supply of...more

OFAC Publishes New Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations

Recently the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued new Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations. Notably, the regulations formally address financing provisions for authorized sales to...more

Robert Hibbert on Food Labeling Lawsuits [Video]

Today on LEVICK Daily, we continue our examination of recent lawsuits filed against the food and beverage industry with Robert Hibbert, a Partner in the Washington D.C. office of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. Aggressive consumer...more

Jack Bonner on Defeating Food Labeling Lawsuits [Video]

Jack Bonner, President of A2W – Advocacy to Win, discusses the recent deluge of food labeling lawsuits and outlines what companies in the crosshairs can do to protect their brands, reputations, and bottom lines. With...more

Russia's Accession to the WTO: Benefits and Risks

On August 22, 2012, the World Trade Organization welcomed Russia as its 156th member. As a result, Russia will lower its tariffs on imports of goods across all sectors of the economy and will reduce trade barriers. This will...more

Capital Thinking Update - May 14, 2012

General Legislative The House is not in session on Monday, May 14, 2012. The House will meet at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. On Tuesday the House will consider...more

Village of Interlaken passes ban on 'puppy mills'

The village of Interlaken is the latest area municipality to ban so-called “puppy mills." At its April 12 meeting, the Village Board enacted the ban as part of its overhaul of the entire village code, according to...more

Capital Thinking Update - March 26, 2012

In this issue: General Legislative; Agriculture; Budget, Appropriations; Education; Energy; Environment; Financial Services; Health Care; Tax; and, Transportation. Excerpt from General Legislative On Monday,...more

Federal Lawmakers Urge FDA to Require GMO Labeling

WASHINGTON, March 14 (LID) – A bipartisan group of 55 members of Congress this week urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to require the labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods. The 45 House members and 10...more

Capital Thinking Update - March 12, 2012

In This Issue: General Legislative - On Monday, March 12, the House will observe a constituent work week where members tend to their districts. The Senate will convene at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March 12, for a period of...more

Eradicating Food Desert Key to Chicago's Competitiveness

Chicagoans have reason to applaud an impressive 39% drop over the past five years in the number of city residents living in its “food desert,” those low-income neighborhoods where affordable and nutritious food is hard to...more

Major Developments in Food Labelling Announced

In January this year, a panel of experts, led by Dr. Neal Blewett, released its report entitled Labelling Logic - Review of Food Labelling Law and Policy (2011). The Report contained 61 recommendations. On 1 December, the...more

Food Focus - Second Edition - October 2011

In this issue: - Blewett Report Update > Country of origin labelling under scrutiny > GMO regulations in a state of flux - Food Regulation > Australia's gluten free laws out of step with international...more

Combating Childhood Obesity: a survey of laws affecting the built environments of low-income and minority children

Childhood overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions, with nearly one out of every three children in the United States being affected. That factors in the built environment are closely correlated to childhood...more

FDA to Prosecute More Aggressively With More Potent Weapons

Criminal enforcement to become a much more important component of the FDA's enforcement program....more

The Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010

Prop 19 - Copy of California Proposition 19 to Legalize Marijuana

Full text copy of California's Prop 19 initiative up for vote on November 2, 2010. If passed, Proposition 19 will in effect legalize marijuana in California. See text of the intiative for details. Includes following...more

Poor American Health: Addressing Weight-Related Problems in the Low Income Community in a Comprehensive Manner

This note discusses the interrelated nature of the problems of poverty and obesity, and argues that a truly comprehensive approach is necessary to effective address weight-related problems in the low income community....more

Romulus commended for puppy mill ruling

The town of Romulus, New York, has been lauded for issuing a moratorium on dog breeding facilities within its jurisdiction. The New York State Humane Association and the group Animal Rights Mobilization commended Town...more

Farm law draft gets support

The town board didn’t hesitate Wednesday night to support the final draft of grape grower Chris Verrill’s proposed “Right to Farm Law.” Verrill, a planning board member who suggested such legislation several months ago,...more

Home-Grown & Clone-Grown: Why special labeling should, but most likely will not be, mandated for the meat and milk of cloned...

Since advancements in science and technology have made possible the cloning of various farm animals, farmers and ranchers have begun to use this innovation to make their farming operations more profitable. These farmers view...more