Interior Department changes and pending decisions
Washington AP report outlines William P. Clark’s unfinished business before leaving the Interior Department. Key issues include water contamination at California’s Kesterson Wildlife Refuge, offshore oil and gas lease planning, coal mining rights on federal lands, and a North Dakota irrigation project. Clark faces hiring gaps for three assistant secretaries and potential selections for Park Service leadership, with several named potential successors and political figures discussed.
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Dan Marriott
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Manuel Lujan
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Richard Cheney
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Donald Hadel
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Unions Lose Ten Percent Of Members In Two Years
Cleveland State researchers report unions shed about 2 million members from 1980 to 1982 and face a crisis in strength. A survey of 112 unions finds 39 percent blame government policies, 47 percent fault union structures, and 21 percent cite public image as issues.
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Fringe benefits taxed like wages under new rules
The IRS announced July 1 withholding of 20 percent on fringe benefits such as company cars and flights, aligning them with taxable wages. The move aims to prevent tax-free benefits from reducing overall tax payments, with regulations issued to guide employers and workers on cars planes and airline passes.
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