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Obama’s Central Planning for Preschools Is Overreaching
A June 13th Washington Post article touts a recent document issued jointly by the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services that announcing that…
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Diana Furchtgott-Roth Still Mistaken on Air Traffic Control Reform
A lonely critique from the center-right of air traffic control corporatization appeared on MarketWatch making a series of incorrect and misleading claims. I have previously…
Wall Street Journal
The Climate Police Blink
There are few more rewarding sights than a bully scorned, so let’s hear it for the recent laments of Attorneys General Claude Walker (Virgin Islands)…
Investor's Business Daily
Congress Missed Chance To Roll Back Job-Killing Regulations
A dismal May jobs report — where only 38,000 jobs were added to economy when 162,000 were expected — was the lowest mark since…
Crowdfund Insider
Half a Crowdfunding Fix: HR 4855 Passes House Financial Services Committee with Several Changes
Crowdfund Insider quotes John Berlau's letter of support for the Fix Crowdfunding Act bill. John Berlau, a Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute,…
Daily Caller
Upholding Net Neutrality Will Put Us Back In The Slow Lane
The Daily Caller reports on the cost of federal regulations with Wayne Crews. This is but one recent example of the unintended consequences…
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Happy Magna Carta Day
801 years ago today in a peaceful meadow in England occurred the first act of the American Revolution.
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Why Shouldn’t the Energy Department Run the Entire Economy?
New Energy Department standards for dehumidifiers promise massive benefits. Depending on which set of numbers you prefer (the link goes to the Energy Department’s own…
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CEI Support for Rep. McHenry’s “Fix Crowdfunding Act”
Today, the House Financial Services Committee will likely be voting on Rep. Patrick McHenry’s Fix Crowdfunding Act, a much-needed expansion of the bipartisan Jumpstart Our…
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Congress Must Rein in FCC on Net Neutrality
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the FCC’s 2015 “Open Internet Order” in US Telecom Association v. FCC.
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Huge Questions Remain in Brexit Debate
It is now looking as if the June 23rd vote on whether Britain will leave or remain in the European Union is too close to…
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“Open Internet” Ruling Will Encourage ISPs to Block Content
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has upheld the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) “Open Internet Order” which purports to implement “net neutrality”…
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Proposed Soda Tax a Bad Deal for Philadelphia Residents
This Thursday, Philadelphia’s city council is set to approve a 1.5 cent per ounce tax on soda. The goal of the tax is to raise…
News Release
CEI Responds to Massachusetts AG Maura Healey over latest climate subpoena
Daily Caller
The FCC Is Now One Step Closer To Taking Over The Internet
The Daily Caller discusses with Ryan Radia a federal court's ruling to uphold the Federal Communication Commision's net neutrality plan. Ryan Radia, a…
Daily Caller
Soda Taxes Are A Failed Experiment, Claims New Report
The Daily Caller reports on Michelle Minton's analysis of the impacts of soda taxes. Soda taxes are a failed experiment and should be…
Washington Times
Exxon fights Mass. AG’s ‘political’ probe into climate change dissent
The Washington Times discusses with Kent Lassman, CEI's subpoena they recieved from an attorney general for their work on climate change. Mr. Walker wound…
Bus & Motorcoach News
Millions of workers will soon qualify for overtime pay
Bus & Motorcoach News discusses the impact of the overtime rule with Trey Kovacs. Some businesses plan to cut base employee pay to offset…
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Attorney General Schneiderman’s Lame Defense of Speech-Chilling Climate Change Investigation
When a government official quotes a dissenting opinion that was on the losing side of history to justify a speech-chilling investigation, that’s a pretty clear…
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New Options for Regulatory Reform from Speaker Ryan
We here at the Competitive Enterprise Institute appreciate the release of the new report by the Task Force on Reducing Regulatory Burdens, issued as part…
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Schneiderman’s New Catchphrase for Free Speech: “First Amendment Opportunism”
Last Thursday New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman delivered a speech (video below) at the Bloomberg Big Law Business Summit defending his investigation against claims…
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Soda Taxes: a Failed Experiment that Needs to End
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Speaker Ryan’s Deregulatory Report: Clamp Down on Federal Labor Agencies’ Overreach
Today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) released his plan for how to modernize our federal regulatory system in order to jumpstart the economy. This is…
Forbes
Improve Access to Capital & Access to Wealth Creation With More Crowdfunding Deregulation
In this hyper-partisan era, the one thing Republicans and Democrats seem to agree on is the need to enable entrepreneurs and small businesses to gain…
Fox News
America desperately needs relief from regulations. Ryan’s plan is a good place to start
Fox News references Wayne Crews's annual report on the size and cost of federal regulations. Regulations are the silent killer. In its most…
News Release
Net Neutrality Ruling is a Loss of Freedom, Increase in Government Control
Today’s federal court ruling upholding the Obama Administration’s net neutrality plan is a boon for more agency power and an opportunity for Congress to rein…
News Release
Report: Soda Taxes Slim Wallets, Not Waistlines
Letters
CEI Joins Coalition to Support the “Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act”
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Attorney General Delegates Powers to Tort Lawyer in Exxon Climate Case
The Heartland Institute discusses the subpoena CEI recieved that attacked the organization's first ammendment rights with Sam Kazman. Other victims of Walker’s abuse…
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Export-Import Bank Drama Continues
The Senate’s main business right now is the annual Defense Appropriations bill. The Export-Import Bank, or Ex-Im for short, might become part of that bill.
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CEI’s Battered Business Bureau: The Week in Regulation
The number of new regulations for the year exceeded the 1,500 mark last week, with new rules covering everything from seatbelts to suckerfish. On to the…
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Railroad Industry Releases New Economic Impact Report, Urges Regulatory Restraint
Today, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) released its latest State of the Industry Report, highlighting new research from Townson University’s Regional Economic Studies Institute…
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RealClear Radio Hour: Common Sense Economics
At CEI’s 2016 annual dinner—A Night in Casablanca!—in DC, I caught up with three interesting gentlemen for a dose of common sense economics.
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Defending the Right to Donor Privacy
The campaign to safeguard the right to privacy for charitable donors is moving one step closer to reality. Last Friday was the deadline for members…
Arkansas Business
Class-Action Sanctions Against Lawyers Threaten Other Cases
Arkansas Business discusses a district judge's sanctions of 16 attorneys in an insurance class-action case with Center for Class Action Fairness's Ted Frank. …
Coalition to Save Local Businesses
CEI: Heavily Scrutinized NLRB Joint Employer Standard Heads to Court
Most people can pretty easily tell you who their boss is, but the Obama administration has made that a difficult question. In a decision last…
Daily Caller
Britain Braces For Blackouts And Pricey Power Due To Green Energy
The Daily Caller dicusses the negative impacts of Great Britain's reliance on green energy with Myron Ebell. Intermittent power sources [such as wind and solar]…
Daily Caller
Government Should Steer Clear Of Rail Re-Regulation
The Daily Caller quotes Marc Scribner on the freight rail industry's system. The Towson study found that the freight rail industry in a single…
Heartland Institute
Congressional Hearing Tackles Fantasy Football Regulation
The Heartland Institute discusses with Michelle Minton the benefits of leaving online gambling regulations up to states to decide. Michelle Minton, a consumer policy…
Real Clear Policy
House Moves to Take Back Ozone Policymaking
Last Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a long overdue bill to take back air quality policymaking from the most powerful and unaccountable government…
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Politically Correct Transgender Pronoun Mandates Violate First Amendment
The First Amendment is being violated by recent government demands that people use pronouns others than “he” and “she” to refer to their transgender peers.
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India Stops Short of Committing to “Join” Paris Treaty in 2016
President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi met on Wednesday to discuss energy-related issues including the Paris Climate Treaty. In contrast to the United…
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House Passes Resolutions Opposing Carbon Tax and Obama’s Oil Tax
The House of Representatives on 10th June passed two resolutions opposing taxation of fossil fuel consumption. The vote on H. Con. Res. 89, which expresses…
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CEI Dinner 2016 Keynote Address
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House Plan to Replace Dodd-Frank Provides Long-Needed Alternative
On Wednesday, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling announced the main features of his comprehensive plan to replace Dodd-Frank, the flawed response to the…
Daily Caller
Obama’s Disputed Union Election Rule Survives Appeal
The Daily Caller discusses a courts ruling on union elections with labor expert Trey Kovacs. Employers are also required to submit the personal…
The Philadelphia Tribune
What will 1.5 cents from soda tax bring?
The Philadelphia Tribune reports on a coalition letter CEI signed to oppose the proposed soda tax in Philadelphia. The Competitive Enterprise Institute and…
Comment
CEI Petitions FCC to Reconsider Conditions Imposed on Charter-Time Warner Cable Merger
Full Document Available in PDF The Competitive Enterprise Institute, John France, Daniel Frank, Jean-Claude Gruffat, and Charles Haywood seek reconsideration of the…
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What’s Right with Business Schools?
Jane Shaw of the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy has a compelling new commentary out this week on the state of business schools.
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House Committee Examines Overtime Rule’s Negative Impact on Non-Profits and Universities
The House Education & Workforce Committee held a hearing today that examined the Department of Labor’s recent overtime regulation’s impact on non-profits and universities.
