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Melanie is senior editor and Washington bureau chief of ThinkAdvisor. Her ThinkAdvisor coverage zeros in on how politics, policy, legislation and regulations affect the investment advisory space. Melanie’s coverage has been cited in various lawmakers’ reports, letters and bills, and in the Labor Department’s fiduciary rule in 2023. In 2019, Melanie received an Honorable Mention, Range of Work by a Single Author award from @Folio. Melanie joined Investment Advisor magazine as New York bureau chief in 2000. She has been a columnist since 2002. She started her career in Washington in 1994, covering financial issues at American Banker. Since 1997, Melanie has been covering investment-related issues, holding senior editorial positions at American Banker publications in both Washington and New York. Briefly, she was content chief for Internet Capital Group’s EFinancialWorld in New York and wrote freelance articles for Institutional Investor. Melanie holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Towson University. She interned at The Baltimore Sun and its suburban edition.
March 2, 2017 | National Law Journal
Democratic lawmakers are up in arms over legislation introduced recently that would give the Trump administration the power to block rules proposed by independent agencies includ
By Melanie Waddell
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March 1, 2017 | National Law Journal
The U.S. Labor Department on Wednesday released a proposed rule to extend for 60 days the applicability date
By Melanie Waddell
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February 16, 2017 | National Law Journal
President Donald Trump wasted little time in naming R. Alexander Acosta on Thursday as his new labor secretary nominee to replace Andrew Puzder,
By Melanie Waddell
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February 15, 2017 | National Law Journal
Facing mounting criticism and GOP opposition, Andrew Puzder, President Donald Trump's nominee to head the Labor Department, has withdrawn from consideration. Puzder's&
By Melanie Waddell, ThinkAdvisor
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February 13, 2017 | National Law Journal
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, grilled U.S. Labor Department secretary nominee Andrew Puzder in a 28-page letter on Monday about how he’d deal with a range of issues, including m
By Melanie Waddell
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February 10, 2017 | National Law Journal
The U.S. Labor Department as expected filed a notice Thursday with the Off
By Melanie Waddell
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February 9, 2017 | Corporate Counsel
After being postponed four times, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions has scheduled the&
By Melanie Waddell, ThinkAdvisor
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February 8, 2017 | National Law Journal
A Texas federal trial judge on Wed
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February 3, 2017 | National Law Journal
President Donald Trump on Friday signed a directive telling the U.S. Labor Department to halt implementation of rules targeting conflicts of interest in the retirement-saving industry. The fid
By Melanie Waddell
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January 31, 2017 | National Law Journal
President Donald Trump is expected to issue this week an order directing the Department of Labor to delay its fiduciary rule, according to two attorneys familiar with the matter.
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