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Blockchain Entrepreneurs, Investors Debate Friendly Jurisdictions
Letters
CEI Joins Open Letter Urging Arkansas Legislature to Reject S.B. 140’s Unconstitutional Tax Grab
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Better than Expected Jobs Report Suggests Employer Optimism
It is very early days for the new administration, but there may be signs that employers are reacting to its deregulatory agenda.
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On Tour with U.S. Chamber’s ‘Let’s Grow’ Campaign
While the policy landscape is far from perfect, we have the best opportunity in a long time to clear the field for growth and prosperity…
News Release
CEI Supports Lawsuit Against Lawless Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Brief Filed Today
Bloomberg Law
Here’s One Class Action Ted Frank Won’t Be Objecting To
Bloomberg Law reports on a class action case in which CEI’s Center for Class Action Fairness founder Ted Frank is the lead plaintiff. …
Christian Science Monitor
Scott Pruitt says CO2 isn’t a pollutant. What next on US climate change policy?
Christian Science Monitor discusses the role of the Environmental Protection Agency with William Yeatman. Where Democrats see health and environmental protection, Pruitt,…
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Takeaways from Browning-Ferris ‘Joint Employer’ Hearing
The National Labor Relations Board’s Browning-Ferris decision upended 30 years of precedent and creates immense uncertainty. Congress needs to step in and pass legislation that…
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The Case against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: FAQ
Competitive Enterprise Institute General Counsel Sam Kazman answers 7 questions about CEI’s case against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, State National Bank of Big Spring…
Letters
CEI Joins Coalition Letter Supporting H.J. Res. 73 to Overturn Restrictions on Prepaid Debit Cards
Investor's Business Daily
Labor Reform Is Necessary To Sustain Economic Optimism, Growth
Economic optimism is on the rise among small businesses and consumers alike, judging from recent surveys. The monthly Index of Small Business Optimism finds…
MediaPost
Google ‘Safari Hack’ Settlement Faces New Challenge
MediaPost reports on CEI’s Center for Class Action Fairness founder Ted Frank’s appeal to the Google “Safari hack” class action settlement. Class-action activist…
Spectator Health
Salt is not the enemy. It’s time authorities stopped demonising it
Forty years ago, the United States senate undertook the near-impossible task of reviewing all existing evidence on nutrition in order to recommend a diet for…
Bloomberg BNA
EPA Climate Science Next Target After Pruitt’s Carbon Comments?
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Courts Should Abandon Deference Doctrines; Congress Should Fund Review Capacity
Judicial deference has engendered an imbalance between Articles II and III of the U.S. government, and we should look to the Founding Fathers for a…
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New York’s “BitLicense” on Trial
A lawsuit again New York's “BitLicense” regulation is challenging the state's targeting of Bitcoin-based businesses.
Letters
CEI Joins Open Letter to the Maryland Legislature Urging Rejection of S.B. 855 and H.B. 1213
Legal Brief
Affidavit of Jim Harper in support of a lawsuit challenging the New York Department of Financial Services’ “BitLicense” regulations.
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Right and Wrong on Air Traffic Control Reform
Objections to privatizing the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Air Traffic Organization contradict conservative principles or else have previously been debunked.
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Making the Case for a Free Market in Space
For commercialized space (and alas, for other sectors) we need a regulatory heatshield, a HOT Act (“Hands Off Technology”).
InsideSources
States Give Trump Administration Roadmap for Government Union Reform
President Donald Trump has signaled federal workforce reform is a high priority as a means to cut wasteful spending and improve the delivery of public…
The Boston Globe
Thornton Law, others to pay $2m for probe of their bills
The Boston Globe reports on Ted Frank’s request to intervene in a case with an unfair class-action settlement. At a hearing Tuesday on…
Watchdog
Governors, state AGs ask EPA head Pruitt to scale back federal overreach
The Boston Globe
Thornton Law, others to pay $2m for probe of their bills
Boston Globe discusses a class action suit against State Street Bank and Trust But when Judge Wolf asked the lawyers, including those from…
Comment
Wayne Crews Letter of Record on Regulating Space: Innovation, Liberty, and International Obligations
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Improve Infrastructure Projects with Financing and Regulatory Reform
Financing and regulatory reform can help public and private investors get the most bang for their buck out of major new infrastructure projects.
Letters
CEI Joins Coalition Letter Asking Congress to Rescind FCC Privacy Rules
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Congress Should Overturn New Restrictions on Prepaid Debit Cards
Congress should act to stop the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from making financial transactions more difficult for people without bank accounts.
Letters
CEI Joins Coalition Letter Supporting CRA to Disapprove Broadband Privacy Rule
View Full Document as PDF Dear Chairman Thune and Ranking Member Nelson, We, the undersigned organizations and trade associations, thank the Senate…
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Trump Should Keep Promise, Withdraw U.S. from Paris Climate Treaty
President Trump should keep his campaign promise and rescind or otherwise withdraw the United States from President Obama’s purported commitment to the Paris climate pact…
One News Now
Economic reality: no free lunch…or sodas either
One News Now discusses Philadelphia’s soda tax with Michelle Minton. If you ask Michelle Minton at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, everybody wants to…
News Release
CEI Comments on FCC Chairman Pai’s Renomination
Today Competitive Enterprise Institute adjunct fellow Jessica Melugin commented on FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s re-nomination to the Federal Communications Commission by President Trump:…
The Washington Times
Nixing the Paris climate pact
Recent media reports suggest a conflict within the Trump White House over whether to keep the president’s campaign promise “to cancel the Paris Climate Agreement,”…
Washington Free Beacon
Senate Rescinds Obama’s Blacklist Rule
The Washington Free Beacon discusses the Department of Labor’s blacklisting rule with Trey Kovacs. Labor law experts on both sides of the union…
E&E News
Conservatives ponder expansion of Congressional Review Act
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Senate Takes Aim at Federal Contractor ‘Blacklisting’ Rule
Senators are considering a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act which would repeal the Department of Labor's "blacklisting" rule.
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Federal Disability Order Limits Public Access to Educational Content
A demand from the Justice Department over disability access means that the public will soon lose access to thousands of college lectures.
Blog
Concerns over Vintage Climate Change Video Ignore Current Science
A 1991 climate change documentary is being touted by environmental activists as evidence of irresponsible corporate behavior.
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White House Proposes 24% Budget Cut for Environmental Protection Agency
Last week that the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) had sent its initial budget numbers to the Environmental Protection Agency for the agency…
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This Week in Ridiculous Regulations
As the regulatory freeze marches on, most new regulations coming out are garden-variety FAA airworthiness directives and Coast Guard drawbridge and safety zone rules.
National Review
Financial CHOICE Act Must Keep Durbin Repeal
After the repeal and replacement of Obamacare, the next big task facing Congress will be reform of the equally awful Dodd-Frank Act. House Financial Services…
Washington Post
The administrative state is huge, and it’s only getting bigger
The Washington Post highlights Wayne Crews’s research on the federal regulatory state. Just what White House chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon meant when…
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Legalized Sports Betting a Sane Response to March Madness
Congress should combat fraud, blackmail, and organized crime with legalized sports betting.
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A Congressional Review Act ‘Game-Changer’ Steps into the Spotlight
A new interpretation of the Congressional Review Act would allow Congress to quickly repeal federal regulations from as far back as the mid-1990s.
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Proposed EPA Budget Cuts Raise Serious Concerns
Proposed cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency budget suggest a poorly thought out initial effort.
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Congress Should Rein in Free Speech Violations with Budget Cuts
Congress should trim the budget of rogue agencies like the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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FOIA Productions: An Incomplete Story
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California Supreme Court Quotes CEI Victory in Government Transparency Decision
The California Supreme Court has just ruled that when a government employee uses a personal email account to communicate about public business, those emails “may be subject…
News Release
Report: Congress Should End Sports Betting Prohibition
News Release
FCC Stay of Privacy Rule Prevents Irreparable Injury to Businesses and Consumers
This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a temporary stay of part of its privacy rule for internet service providers. The Competitive Enterprise Institute…