Consumers - Page 20

December 20, 2015

New ObamaCare ads to use pets in push to enroll young women

Enroll America, the advocacy group leading efforts to enroll Americans in ObamaCare, is launching a multi-million dollar advertising campaign featuring cats, dogs, birds and other pets in a bid to attract young women to the law, USA Today reported.

December 20, 2015

'Something is not right': Lawmakers press for probe of soaring propane prices

As more than half the nation has spent weeks in a deep freeze, the price of propane -- used for everything from heating homes to powering farms -- has skyrocketed, leading Washington lawmakers to question whether producers are manipulating the market.

December 20, 2015

IRS customer service leaves millions of calls unanswered

Have a question on your tax returns? Don't ask the IRS.

December 20, 2015

Labor unions 'bitterly disappointed' with proposed ObamaCare regulations

The leaders of two major labor unions are pushing back against proposed regulatory changes that could affect some union-sponsored health plans under ObamaCare, arguing the proposals would do nothing to help workers suffering under the law.

December 20, 2015

State commissioner: EPA regulations could threaten ND power grid

Oil train derailments and a Canadian pipeline explosion that left North Dakota's Red River Valley without power in the midst of subzero temperatures has energy infrastructure in the headlines. But one state official says the Environmental Protection Agency is "threatening" North Dakota's power system with new emission regulations, which, he says, are impossible to comply with.

December 20, 2015

'Zion curtain' to fall? Utah bill would scale back state's strict liquor rules

Utah's so-called Zion curtain would be torn down and customers wouldn't have to order food to get a drink if one lawmaker has his way in loosening the state's famously strict liquor laws.

December 20, 2015

California bill would ban plastic grocery bags statewide

Key California legislators have reached an agreement that could lead to a statewide ban on carry-out plastic bags at supermarkets, liquor stores and pharmacies by 2016, officials said Thursday.

December 20, 2015

'Secret dealing'? Emails show cozy relationship between EPA, environmental groups

Newly disclosed emails suggest senior policy officials at the Environmental Protection Agency and environmental groups are working closely to kill the Keystone XL pipeline, critics say.

December 20, 2015

Most ObamaCare enrollees already had health plans, report says

The majority of the more than 2 million Americans who signed up for health insurance under ObamaCare through the end of December previously bought their own coverage or were enrolled in employer-sponsored plans, The Wall Street Journal reports.

December 20, 2015

DC begins firearms re-registration process

The District of Columbia is beginning the process or re-registering firearms.