The Competitive Enterprise Institute Daily Update

Issues in the News

1. ENERGY

Ethanol producers could face problems during the summer driving season when demand is expected to outstrip supply.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Journalism Fellow Timothy Carney on the government’s on-again, off-again love affair with ethanol.

2. HEALTH

An announcement from the Food and Drug Administration raises concern that approved drugs aren’t receiving sufficient testing.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Adjunct Fellow Dr. Henry I. Miller on how statistics on drug testing are easily misunderstood.

3. TOBACCO

Tobacco lounges in Chicago find their way around the city’s smoking ban.

CEI Expert Available to Comment: Regulatory Policy Analyst Brooke Oberwetter on the counterproductive nature of anti-smoking regulations.

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