Day On The Hill Matters
Some of the biggest decisions affecting your business aren’t made in the truckstop.
03-01-2015
Congress to Reassess P3 Deals, CRS Says
A growing list of bankrupt public private partnerships, including the failed Indiana Toll Road, has Congress reassessing the role of private investment in transportation infrastructure, Bloomberg BNA reported.
10-02-2014
Sen. Durbin Asks Supreme Court to Review Debit Fee Case
Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) has weighed in with the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that the Federal Reserve’s rule on the debit “swipe fee” failed to follow the law, according to published reports.
09-26-2014
Retailers Petition Supreme Court to Hear Swipe Fee Ruling
The legal challenge over the transaction fees that retailers are forced to charge customers when they swipe a debit card moved one step closer to the Supreme Court Aug. 18, when retail and merchant groups petitioned the nation’s highest court to hear the case.
08-20-2014
Fuel Up on NATSO Benefits: Discounted Payment Card Merchant Processing
Did you know NATSO has partnered with First Data Merchant Services to offer NATSO members a cost effective, competitive solution for processing credit card transactions?
03-01-2014
House T&I Chairman Rejects Fuel Tax Increase
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) said he wants a five to six-year highway bill, but he rejects higher fuel taxes as a means of paying for it.
02-05-2014
Swipe Fees to Remain in Place While Court Decides Federal Reserve’s Appeal
The U.S. District Court in Washington has agreed to maintain the current regulations governing swipe fees while the Federal Reserve appeals the recent ruling that it set the cap on debit transactions too high.
09-23-2013
Federal Reserve Appeals Debit Fee Ruling
The Federal Reserve announced late Aug. 21 that it will appeal the recent ruling by the U.S. District Court in Washington that it set the cap on debit card transactions too high.
08-22-2013
Could Retailers Get Repaid for Debit Fee Overcharges?
The judge who rejected the Federal Reserve’s regulations governing debit fees under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act gave the Federal Reserve just one more week to come up with a position on interim fee reductions and a timeline for permanently installing new lower fees. He also suggested that retailers should be repaid by financial services companies for millions of dollars in overcharges.
08-16-2013
Judge Agrees With Retailers; Rejects Debit Card Swipe Fee Rule
A Judge for the U.S. District Court in Washington this morning rejected the Federal Reserve’s regulations governing swipe fees under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, ruling that the agency set the cap too high on debit-card transactions.
07-31-2013
Former Gov. Rendell Pushes For More Tolling
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell is urging Congress to lift the ban on interstate tolling as a method of increasing revenues into the Highway Trust Fund.
07-29-2013