FEATURE: Reins Act Introduced in House

This week, U.S. Rep. Todd Young introduced the Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, a regulatory reform bill originally proposed in the 112th Congress by now-former Congressman Geoff Davis. This time, the bill has 121 co-sponsors. CEI experts issued a statement praising the bill, arguing it could be a chance to bring accountability to Washington. Read the statement here.

SHAPING THE DEBATE

Did the Obama Administration Break Its Promise of Transparency?

Chris Horner's interview on Fox Business

Baucus Can Help Montana by Opposing Internet Tax

Jessica Melugin's op-ed in The Missoulian

Greece Shows Us How Poverty Degrades the Environment

Iain Murray's op-ed in The Huffington Post

More Electric Car Charging Stations Open in Atlanta

Marlo Lewis' citation in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

TSA Pulls Plug on Naked Body Scanners

Marc Scribner's citation in Politico

Investing in Foreign Countries

William Yeatman's citation in The Washington Free Beacon

Verizon First Amendment Challenge of Net Neutrality Tests Century of Regulation

CEI's citation in Bloomberg BNA

CEI PODCAST

January 24, 2013: Gov. McDonnell's Transportation Plan

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell recently released a headline-grabbing plan for the state’s transportation funding that would abolish the state’s gasoline tax and raise other taxes to make up the difference. Land-use and Transportation Policy Analyst Marc Scribner is critical of the plan, and prefers policies that fit the user-pays, user-benefits principle.

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