Courts have ruled that the state can recover cleanup costs from companies that pollute lakes and streams, but not underground aquifers. This bill, sponsored by Rep. Brian Egolf, D-Santa Fe, would change that. "It's a false concept to say, 'We're going to get only surface water protected, but not groundwater,' because it's the same," Egolf says. Oil and gas companies have stalled this change in the past "A lot of people in that industry want to be able to say, 'Look, we had a spill and we paid our fine and that's that/ What we're trying to say is, 'OK, you paid the fine, but you also need to pay to clean up. Lawmakers say they're sponsoring several anti-DV proposals at the request of [Bill Richardson]'s office. SB 2, for instance, would narrow the scope of domestic violence laws with la...
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Internet company eBay is both tightening its belt and expanding its reach in preparation for the coming economic storm. On Monday, eBay announced it would lay off 10 percent of its 16,000 workers, including 1,000 permanent employees, and pay $1.35 billion to acquire the Web payment firm Bill Me Later and the Danish classified advertising companies Den Bla Avis and BilBasen.
Bill Me Later Inc., the venture-backed Timonium Internet company that has grabbed a big piece of the online payment business since 2000, announced Monday that it would be sold to the digital commerce giant eBay Inc. for $945 million. The stock and cash deal comes after what both sides said were about two years of discussions between the companies about ways to combine their differently focused online payment systems. eBay, primarily an Internet auction site, owns PayPal, an online service used in many online transactions that allows buyers and sellers to connect without sharing financial information. That service is largely used by individual sellers and small businesses.
WASHINGTON - The compromise economic package worked out by White House and Republican negotiators will place more cash in the pockets of American taxpayers but add to the nation's mounting debt to the tune of $858 billion. After days of wrangling, the Senate on Monday finally cleared the way for a vote on the proposal later this week, where it is expected to gain the 60 votes needed to pass.
WHILE trying to do the wrong thing -- shove a bad bill on electronic spying through the Senate -- Majority Leader Harry Reid ended up doing the country a favor. He put off the vote until January. It was the right move, but senators who care about national security and the Constitution will have to be careful not to be stampeded into supporting what will still be a bad bill next year. The issue before the Senate is fairly simple. Last summer, President Bush asked Congress to close a gap in the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act created by advancements in technology. He waited until the eve of a recess, and then, as is his habit, falsely presented it as a matter of life and death. Having spooked Democrats on terrorism yet again, Bush larded the bill with dangerous expansions of hi...
HARRISBURG -- House approval of a union-backed pension bill yesterday represented a "slap in the face of the taxpayers," one lawmaker said. The bill, approved by a 165-31 vote, goes to Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell, who urged its passage.
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