Business & Economics
Business & Economics
Prominent Senator Calls on Google to Remove Terrorist YouTube Videos
In an explicit bid to restrict content on the Internet, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) has asked YouTube to remove Islamic terrorist videos from the highly popular video Web site. Responding to a letter the senator wrote in May 2008, the site’s owner, Google, agreed to remove 80 videos that violated ...
Business & Economics
Google, DoubleClick Merger Raises Concerns
Analysts say the real worry is that government will become involved in deciding how companies store and use people’s data. Barton raised his concerns in a May 21 letter to Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt. Barton wrote, “It is critical that Google’s and DoubleClick’s policies and procedures for handling this ...
Business & Economics
U.S. Slipping in Tech Innovation
America’s position as a technology innovation leader–and hence a prime destination of venture capital funds–may be under threat. That’s the conclusion of a recent survey of venture capitalists at Deloitte and the National Venture Capital Association. The report shows regions in Europe and Asia are becoming competitive with the United ...
Business & Economics
Forbes ranks W.Va. last again for business
CHARLESTON – For the second consecutive year, Forbes magazine has ranked West Virginia as the worst state in the nation for business. In its annual “Best States for Business” special report, Forbes and author Kurt Badenhausen list the Mountain State at the bottom of their list. Neighboring Virginia, for the ...
Business & Economics
The Best States For Business
Twelve years ago, the world watched as Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic torch during the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in Atlanta. It was a transformative moment for the city and the state. “The Olympics put Georgia on the map internationally,” says Kenneth Stewart, commissioner of the Georgia Department ...
Business & Economics
The annual budget paradox: taxes hit Dems, cuts hit Reeps
One knock against politicians is that they’re always trying to bring pork back to their districts. But when it comes to California’s annual Kabuki budget dance, a new pattern emerges: Republicans try to cut spending-often even money likely to flow to their own districts-while Democrats try to pass taxes that ...
Business & Economics
Impact – July 2008
PRI Ideas in Action – July 2008 Policy Update and Monthly Impact Report PRI continues to impact public policy in California, the nation, and abroad. Click below to view PRI’s recent contributions.
Business & Economics
California’s Spending Binge Breaks Budget
California’s budget deficit has ballooned to more than $15 billion. Recently Democratic lawmakers proposed to close the gap by – you guessed it – hiking taxes on the wealthy. Yet a quick review of the facts suggests that spending cuts are a much more sensible solution. On the tax side, ...
Business & Economics
Increasing Liability Risks Threaten Growth and Trouble Boards
A study conducted by Lloyds, a London based insurance market, reveals that board members are increasingly concerned about the increasing number of corporate litigation cases facing the boards and the escalating cost in mitigating such risks. “Among the companies surveyed, almost seven in ten have faced lawsuits in the past ...
Business & Economics
Google/Yahoo deal debris
Is what’s good for the goose also good for the Google? The Senate Antitrust Subcommittee just investigated a proposed partnership between Google and Yahoo, the two most visited properties on the Internet. Though the deal could consolidate more than 90 percent of an $11-billion search and advertising industry, Google insisted ...
Prominent Senator Calls on Google to Remove Terrorist YouTube Videos
In an explicit bid to restrict content on the Internet, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) has asked YouTube to remove Islamic terrorist videos from the highly popular video Web site. Responding to a letter the senator wrote in May 2008, the site’s owner, Google, agreed to remove 80 videos that violated ...
Google, DoubleClick Merger Raises Concerns
Analysts say the real worry is that government will become involved in deciding how companies store and use people’s data. Barton raised his concerns in a May 21 letter to Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt. Barton wrote, “It is critical that Google’s and DoubleClick’s policies and procedures for handling this ...
U.S. Slipping in Tech Innovation
America’s position as a technology innovation leader–and hence a prime destination of venture capital funds–may be under threat. That’s the conclusion of a recent survey of venture capitalists at Deloitte and the National Venture Capital Association. The report shows regions in Europe and Asia are becoming competitive with the United ...
Forbes ranks W.Va. last again for business
CHARLESTON – For the second consecutive year, Forbes magazine has ranked West Virginia as the worst state in the nation for business. In its annual “Best States for Business” special report, Forbes and author Kurt Badenhausen list the Mountain State at the bottom of their list. Neighboring Virginia, for the ...
The Best States For Business
Twelve years ago, the world watched as Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic torch during the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in Atlanta. It was a transformative moment for the city and the state. “The Olympics put Georgia on the map internationally,” says Kenneth Stewart, commissioner of the Georgia Department ...
The annual budget paradox: taxes hit Dems, cuts hit Reeps
One knock against politicians is that they’re always trying to bring pork back to their districts. But when it comes to California’s annual Kabuki budget dance, a new pattern emerges: Republicans try to cut spending-often even money likely to flow to their own districts-while Democrats try to pass taxes that ...
Impact – July 2008
PRI Ideas in Action – July 2008 Policy Update and Monthly Impact Report PRI continues to impact public policy in California, the nation, and abroad. Click below to view PRI’s recent contributions.
California’s Spending Binge Breaks Budget
California’s budget deficit has ballooned to more than $15 billion. Recently Democratic lawmakers proposed to close the gap by – you guessed it – hiking taxes on the wealthy. Yet a quick review of the facts suggests that spending cuts are a much more sensible solution. On the tax side, ...
Increasing Liability Risks Threaten Growth and Trouble Boards
A study conducted by Lloyds, a London based insurance market, reveals that board members are increasingly concerned about the increasing number of corporate litigation cases facing the boards and the escalating cost in mitigating such risks. “Among the companies surveyed, almost seven in ten have faced lawsuits in the past ...
Google/Yahoo deal debris
Is what’s good for the goose also good for the Google? The Senate Antitrust Subcommittee just investigated a proposed partnership between Google and Yahoo, the two most visited properties on the Internet. Though the deal could consolidate more than 90 percent of an $11-billion search and advertising industry, Google insisted ...
