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Reason.com

For Trump And Icahn, Experts Say Regulatory Reform Should Be More Than a Numbers Game

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews, Kent Lassman
  • 12/22/2016

Reason.com discusses regulatory reform under the Trump administration with Wayne Crews and Kent Lassman.  To get below the surface, Trump’s team could look…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Times

One Obama executive order that makes sense

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 12/21/2016

The Washington Times discusses regulations from the Obama administration with Wayne Crews.  In retrospect, it’s easy to surmise that Mr. Obama’s executive order…

Regulatory Reform

The Hill

Trump plots two-for-one assault on Obama regs

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 12/21/2016

The Hill discusses with Wayne Crews a plan from President-elect Donald Trump that would eliminate two regulations for every new rule issued.  It’s unclear…

Regulatory Reform

Brietbart

A Better ‘Pledge’: Congress Shall Make No Law

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 12/17/2016

When I think of a “Pledge” I’m reminded of my fraternity days and being hazed and lightly humiliated. House Republicans are offering their “Pledge to…

Business and Government

Brietbart

The Paul Ryan Vice Presidential Choice And The Other National Debt

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 12/17/2016

No matter Mitt Romney’s running-mate candiate selection, cable news saturation of America for a couple days would have been and will be inevitable. Especially when…

Regulatory Reform

Blog

Federal Register Breaks Record by 10,000 Pages

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 12/16/2016

Today standing at 91,642 pages, the Federal Register is 10,000 pages higher than the prior all-time record.

Regulatory Reform

Washington Examiner

Obama legacy: Most red tape in history, 35 days still left

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 12/16/2016

Washington Examiner speaks with Clyde Wayne Crews on this year's record-breaking Federal Register's page count.  According to regulation watcher Clyde Wayne Crews of…

Regulatory Reform

Study

First Steps for the Trump Administration: Rein in the Regulatory State

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 12/14/2016

View full document as PDF President-elect Donald Trump has instructed members of his transition team to “develop a list of executive actions…

Regulatory Reform

CNBC

Get ready for Republican rush of regulation rollback

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 12/08/2016

CNBC discusses the Obama era regulations that the Trump administration could get rid of with Wayne Crews.  But now, thanks to the Trump's…

Regulatory Reform

Fox News

VIDEO: Obama focusing on regulatory footprint before end of term

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 12/02/2016

CEI’s Wayne Crews discusses regulation with Fox News. [VIDEO::https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9fmvba7Eus::aVideoStyle]…

Forbes

Donald Trump Promises To Eliminate Two Regulations For Every One Enacted

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/22/2016

President elect Donald Trump, in a new video covering the transition and policy for the first 100 days, promises to get rid of regulation on…

Regulatory Reform

The Washington Times

Republicans prepare to repeal regulations as Obama racks up record

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/21/2016

The Washington Times discusses a regulatory record set by the Obama administration with Wayne Crews.  The president is piling up the red tape…

Regulatory Reform

Forbes

Obama White House Releases Its Final Regulatory Agenda

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/18/2016

The White House has published the Fall 2016 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. It’s appearing the weekend before Thanksgiving — yet…

Regulatory Reform

Investor's Business Daily

What’s Really Doable In Trump’s First 100 Days?

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/18/2016

Investor's Business Daily discusses rolling back regulation of the Obama administration with Wayne Crews.  In the past eight years, Obama has imposed a…

Regulatory Reform

Blog

Obama’s 2016 Federal Register Just Topped Highest Page Count of All Time

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/17/2016

Well that didn’t him take long. President Barack Obama’s Federal Register, the daily depository of rules and regulations, added 572 pages today, and stands at…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Examiner

Obama sets new record for regulations, 527 pages in just one day

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/17/2016

Washington Examiner discusses the Obama administration's record breaking regulation year with Wayne Crews.  President Obama has just set a new record for rules…

Regulatory Reform

Breitbart

Obama Sets Record, Slams Washington with 527 Pages of Regulations

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/17/2016

Breitbart discusses the Obama administration's record breaking regulatory year with Wayne Crews.  Obama shattered his old record with the November 17 release, according…

Regulatory Reform

The Washington Free Beacon

Obama Breaks Record for Most Pages of Regulations in Single Year

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/17/2016

The Washington Free Beacon discusses Obama's regulatory record breaking year with Wayne Crews.  Obama broke his previous 2010 record of 81,405 pages worth…

Regulatory Reform

WND

Obama sets new record for regulations: 527 pages in 1 day

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/17/2016

WND speaks with Wayne Crews on President Obama's record-breaking regulatory year.  President Obama on Thursday set a record for the most pages of…

Regulatory Reform

Forbes

Obama’s Midnight Regulations To Get Increased Scrutiny From Congress And Trump

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/16/2016

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-California) and other Republican leadership members just sent a letter to Obama administration regulatory agency heads telling them to…

Regulatory Reform

Wall Street Journal

Reversing Rule by Regulation

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/16/2016

  President Obama spent his final six years in office—and especially the last two—governing largely by executive fiat. He issued executive orders, and his administrative…

Regulatory Reform

The Wall Street Journal

Reversing Rule by Regulation

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/16/2016

President Obama spent his final six years in office—and especially the last two—governing largely by executive fiat. He issued executive orders, and his administrative state…

Regulatory Reform

Blog

Federal Register Tops 80,000 Pages, 3rd Highest Ever Count

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/15/2016

Today’s Federal Register added 572 pages, and stands at 80,562 pages for 2016.

Regulatory Reform

Science Magazine

Trump and next Congress could quickly erase scores of major regulations

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/15/2016

Science Magazine speaks with Clyde Wayne Crews on recent significant rules that Congress should consider repealing.  One conservative analyst, Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.

Regulatory Reform

Forbes

Donald Trump And The 115th Congress Could Get Rid Of These 140 Obama Regulations

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/14/2016

Many observers are weighing in on the rules and regulations that a new Trump administration might be inclined to eliminate. The Hill, for example, compiled…

Regulatory Reform

Blog

Federal Register Hits 4th Highest Ever Count, Will Top 80,000 Pages Tuesday

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/11/2016

Yesterday the Federal Register hit its fifth-highest count of 79,380 pages.

Regulatory Reform

Blog

Federal Register Hits 5th Highest Ever Count, Days from All-Time High

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/10/2016

We’ve documented here throughout November that the Federal Register is steamrolling through 2016, Obama’s final year.

Regulatory Reform

Forbes

How President-Elect Donald Trump Can Fast-Track Deregulation And Wealth Creation

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/09/2016

On this, the day after the election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th president (yes, he has already updated his Twitter profile), President…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Times

Executive orders, pardons, ‘midnight’ regulations expected as Obama presidency draws to close

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/08/2016

The Washington Times discusses the number for federal regulations passed during the Obama administration with Wayne Crews.  In 2015, after Republicans won control…

Regulatory Reform

Wall Street Journal

Another Last-Minute Regulation

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/07/2016

The Wall Street Journal discusses federal regulations passed during President Obama's final days in office with Wayne Crews.  This financial power grab is…

Regulatory Reform

Investor's Business Daily

Memo To The Next President: We Can Grow A Lot Faster

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/05/2016

Investor's Business Daily highlights Wayne Crews's annual report on the cost of federal regulations.  Dodd-Frank bank reform, the EPA's excessively stringent "Clean Power…

Regulatory Reform

Blog

Federal Register Adds 1,177 Pages, Hits 7th Highest Ever Count

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/04/2016

We noted here on November 1 that the Federal Register is on a roll, hitting 76,270 pages, the 8th highest level ever.

Regulatory Reform

Blog

A Federal Register Growth Spurt, Third Day of Record-Breaking Streak

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/01/2016

The Federal Register is on a roll. On Friday, it hit 75,314 pages, the 10th highest level of all time, even though more than two…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Times

Obama on pace for a legacy of most red tape

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 11/01/2016

The Washington Times reports on Wayne Crews's blog post on the 2010 Federal Register's page count.  The Obama administration is on a course…

Regulatory Reform

Blog

A Monster Federal Register This Halloween

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/31/2016

Today, the 2016 Federal Register stands at 75, 670 pages, the 9th highest “yearly” count of all time—but it’s only Halloween.

Regulatory Reform

Washington Examiner

Obama set to break red tape record

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/31/2016

Washington Examiner reports on Wayne Crews's report on this year's record breaking Federal Register.  President Obama's regulatory freight train is crashing through even…

Regulatory Reform

Forbes

Surging Federal Register Of Regulations Cracks Top 10 Fattest Ever–With 2 Months Still To Go

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/28/2016

The federal debt isn’t the only thing doubling every few years. Both presidential candidates have declared they will cut mounting regulatory red tape, particularly for…

Regulatory Reform

Watchdog.org

Candidates’ perennial promises to cut regulations rarely pan out

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/27/2016

Watchdog.org discusses ways that the next administration can push for regulatory reform with Wayne Crews.  Competitive Enterprise Institute Vice President for Policy Clyde…

Regulatory Reform

Forbes

Republicans and Democrats Unite Against $86 Billion AT&T-Time Warner Merger Deal

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/24/2016

In a response to earlier media mergers such as Comcast-NBCUniversal, and in an effort to adapt to a world in which consumers increasingly turn away…

Antitrust

Blog

How a New President Can Roll Back Bureaucracy, Part 13: Establish ‘Office of No’

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/18/2016

Implement a “Do Not Regulate” Office to Clarify Economic Liberalization Alternatives to, and Explicit Exit Strategies from, Command and Control Rules.

Regulatory Reform

The Hill

White House Admits it’s Late Again in Releasing Regulatory Report

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/18/2016

The Hill reports on how Wayne Crews called out the White House Office of Management and Budget about it's late report on regulations.  …

Regulatory Reform

Blog

White House Stalling Regulation Report Until after Election?

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/17/2016

Today, Monday, October 17th, marks the latest that the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has ever been with its annual draft Report…

Regulatory Reform

The Hill

Group claims White House delaying regs report until after election

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/17/2016

The Hill reports on Wayne Crews's blog post on the late White House Office of Management and Budget's report on regulations. In a…

Regulatory Reform

Wall Street Journal

The Regulatory State May Have Met Its Match in Idaho

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/16/2016

The Wall Street Journal highlights Wayne Crews's annual report on the size and cost of federal regulations.  The problem in Washington, D.C., is…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Examiner

Obama’s regs cost you a MacBook Pro every year

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/14/2016

Washington Examiner discusses Wayne Crews's anaylsis on the Obama administration's record setting rule-making pace.  With less than 100 days left in his presidency, the…

Regulatory Reform

Forbes

White House Showcases National Plans For Mars Journey, High Technology

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/13/2016

President Barack Obama is hosting the White House Frontiers Conference at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University. The idea is to “explore the future of innovation,”…

Tech and Telecom

Rare

Barack Obama has imposed more regulations than any other president in history

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/13/2016

Rare discusses regulation's record breaking year with Wayne Crews.  President Barack Obama is on track to impose more regulations than any other American…

Regulatory Reform

Washington Examiner

Obama legacy: Most red tape, regulations ever

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/12/2016

Washington Examiner discusses the Obama administration's published regulations with Wayne Crews.  Team Obama crossed the 70,000-page mark this week and is on schedule…

Regulatory Reform

The Hill

One way to reduce regulations? Give states the power to reject them.

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/12/2016

The Hill mentions Wayne Crews's annual report calculating the cost of federal regulation on the economy.  As the Competitive Enterprise Institute has explained, regulations…

Regulatory Reform

Blog

Federal Register Tops 70,000 Pages, Headed for a Major Record

  • By: Clyde Wayne Crews
  • 10/11/2016

There’s no measure of regulation worse than counting Federal Register pages. But on the other hand, the bureaucracies aren’t exactly bending over backward to disclose…

Regulatory Reform

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