Editorial: Defensive medicine and medical malpractice caps
The Gazette argues caps on malpractice awards do not lower insurance costs and notes higher insurer profits in capped states. It discusses defensive medicine's cost, estimates a $200 billion annual impact, and weighs outcome-based care as a potential way to cut litigation and improve patient-physician ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association For Justice
Maine
Nevada
Jim Levett
Ficer
Physicians’ Clinic of
Iowa
Brad Lint
Iowa Association For Justice
Campaign ads to rise after Supreme Court corporate spending ruling
The Supreme Court decision allowing corporate political ads is seen as a financial boon for media but raises worries of widespread misinformation and unequal influence. Critics note foreign and domestic corporate money could flood elections, while Republicans praise the prospect of Big Business benefits.
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Supreme Court
China
Saudi Arabia
Russia
Party of Big Business
GOP
Voices on corporate rights and political speech in America
A letter argues Supreme Court decisions extend corporate political speech, proposing granting corporate votes by profit value and using Exxon as an example. It also praises Scott Brown’s victory and critiques Obama era politics and Republican response.
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Air Force One
Congress
Louisiana
Nebraska
Florida
Massachusetts
Scott Brown
Obama
Martha Coakley
Bush
Smokestack Legacy Faces Demolition in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids weighs demolition of the 193-foot Wilson & Co. smokestack and 30-acre meatpacking site once a powerhouse of immigrant labor. Preservationists urge a professional assessment, possible National Register listing, and funds to study repairs while city pursues flood-relief work and redevelopment.
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Wilson & Co
Mount Trashmore
Stack
Sinclair
Thomas Sinclair
Brucemore
Historic Preservation Commission
Preservation Commission
Maura Pilcher
Pat Shey
Justin Shields
Ron Corbett
Third Street SE
Sinclair Meatpacking
Corporate America Finds a Home in the Neighborhood
In a satirical column a writer greets Corporate America as it enters the political arena. The piece notes Supreme Court protections for political speech and mocks PACs and lobbying while praising innovation and mass production. It mentions corporate influence on policy and a jet blocking a driveway as a personal aside.
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Elcome
America
U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
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