Reason
Georgia’s ‘Mimosa Mandate’ Is a Victory for Alcohol Freedom
Reason cited Senior Fellow Michelle Minton on alcohol regulations: Why stifle alcohol sales when they’re clearly the miracle elixir society needs? Michelle Minton…
Daily Mail
Chips are Down for Online Gamblers as US Moves Toward New Ban
Daily Mail cited Senior Fellow Michelle Minton on online gambling: But Michelle Minton, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, said the…
Fox News
Trump Faces Conservative Backlash Over Push for New Tariff Powers
Fox News cited Fellow Ryan Young on President Trump and tariffs: But underscoring the lingering GOP divide on trade, free-market organizations like the…
LifeZette
Democrats Unveil Bill to Raise Federal Minimum Wage to $15
LifeZette cited Policy Analyst Trey Kovacs on minimum wage: Minimum wage research has been fairly mixed in terms of impact The Heritage Foundation, a…
Inside Sources
CFPB May Scrap Underwriting Requirements for Payday Loans
Inside Sources cited Policy Analyst Daniel Press on his paper, How the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Payday Loan Rule Hurts the Working Poor.
The Washington Free Beacon
Bloomberg-funded Law School Coordinating PR with ‘Progressive’ AG Offices
The Washington Free Beacon cited Senior Fellow Christopher C. Horner on Law Enforcement for Rent: The SEEIC’s methods generated some controversy after the Competitive…
The Hill
Supreme Court Waives off Challenge to CFPB Structure
The Hill cited CEI on State National Bank of Big Spring v. Mnuchin: The State National Bank of Big Spring, the Competitive Enterprise Institute…
The Washington Times
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case Challenging CFPB
The Washington Times cited General Counsel Sam Kazman on the Supreme Court’s decision to decline State National Bank of Big Spring v. Mnuchin hearing:…
National Law Review
Think-Tank Calls for RFS Repeal
The National Law Review cited CEI’s Agenda for the 116th Congress: On January 8, 2019, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), a non-profit…
The American Spectator
Is DOJ Undermining Trump’s Commitment to Drain the Swamp?
The American Spectator cited Senior Fellow Michelle Minton on online betting and the Department of Justice: Michelle Minton of the Competitive Enterprise Institute,…
JDSupra
A Year-End Regulatory Report Card
JDSupra cited CEI’s Agenda for the 116th Congress. With the close of 2018, the Competitive Enterprise Institute released a report asking “how is…
Reason
The DOJ Shouldn’t Reignite the Fight Against Intrastate Gambling
Reason cited research by Senior Fellow Michelle Minton on state gambling regulations and the Department of Justice. Research into a history of the Wire…
Investor's Business Daily
Minimum Wage Hikes in 2019 Will Hurt Minority Youth by Killing Jobs
Investors Business Daily cited Senior Fellow Angela Logomasini on minimum wage hikes for the coming year. As the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Angela Logomasini recently…
The Washington Examiner
Oil and Ethanol Industries Renew Hostilities Over Mandate
The Washington Examiner cited CEI’s Agenda for Congress, regarding the EPA’s ethanol mandate: The mandate requires refiners to blend a range of biofuels…
The Washington Times
Go Ahead and Prosper
The Washington Times cited President Kent Lassman and CEI’s report, Free to Prosper: A Pro-Growth Agenda for the 116th Congress: The Competitive Enterprise…
Daily Caller
Conservatives Give Congress their Top Ten Energy Priorities for 2019
The Daily Caller cited CEI’s report, Free to Prosper: A Pro-Growth Agenda for the 116th Congress: Free-market think tank the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI)…
The Washington Examiner
CEI Warns Lawmakers that a ‘Green New Deal’ Would Risk a Humanitarian Crisis
The Washington Examiner cited CEI’s latest report, Free to Prosper: A Pro-Growth Agenda for the 116th Congress and Director of the Center for Energy and Environment, Myron Ebell:…
The Washington Times
‘Free to Prosper’: Competitive Enterprise Institute Offers Congress A Pro-Growth Agenda
The Washington Times cited CEI’s latest report, Free to Prosper: A Pro-Growth Agenda for the 116th Congress: The Competitive Enterprise Institute has released a handy…
The Washington Free Beacon
Trump’s Deregulatory Agenda Still Rolling, but Pace Slows Slightly
The Washington Free Beacon cited CEI’s report by Vice President for Policy Clyde Wayne Crews on President Trump’s deregulatory efforts. While the number of…
The Washington Examiner
Trump Issues Fewest Regulations Ever, ‘Unconstitutionality Index’ Reaches Record Low
The Washington Examiner
Trump Issues Fewest Regulations Ever, ‘Unconstitutionality Index’ Reaches Record Low
The Washington Examiner cited Vice President for Policy Clyde Wayne Crews on President Trump and regulatory reform. “At year-end 2018, how is President…
Inside Sources
Vaping and Harm Reduction: A Brief Analysis of Policy, Academic Conclusions, and Hysteria
Inside Sources cited CEI’s study by Senior Fellow Michelle Minton, “Fear Profiteers.” Additionally, in a recent commentary piece written for the Capital Research…
ATT.net
Hold The Eggnog: States That Limit Alcohol Sales On Christmas Day
ATT.net cited CEI on holiday alcohol sales. In nearly half the nation, its actually illegal to sell alcohol on Christmas Day, according to…
The Epoch Times
DC Think Tank Sues for Records on Bloomberg-Linked Climate Change Campaign
The Epoch Times cited CEI and Senior Fellow Christopher C. Horner on the suing of D.C. and the D.C. Attorney General’s Office for failing to produce…
The Washington Examiner
Think Tank: Make Fed Policy More Market-Driven
The Washington Examiner cited Senior Fellow Michelle Minton on the prohibition mindset. Michelle Minton for the Competitive Enterprise Institute: On December 5, 1933…
AEI
The Supreme Court May Begin to Tame the Administrative State
AEI cited Vice President for Policy Wayne Crews on administrative rulemaking. In addition, Chevron helped enable a vast expansion of administrative rule making. Since 1993,…
Daily Caller
Former Clinton Operative Will Lobby for Dc Scooters
The Daily Caller cited Senior Fellow Christopher C. Horner on his book, “The Liberal War on Transparency.” While…
LifeZette
Civil Rights Commission Faces Legitimacy Questions
LifeZette cited CEI’s recent letter to the acting attorney general of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights concerning legitimacy questions. The Competitive…
The Wall Street Journal
The Supreme Court May Begin to Tame the Administrative State
The Wall Street Journal cited Vice President for Policy and Senior Fellow Wayne Crews on the Supreme Court’s decision to review deference to the administrative state.
Citation
AUDIO: Ryan Young Joins the Phil Valentine Show to Discuss New NAFTA
Fellow Ryan Young joined the Phil Valentine Show to discuss the new NAFTA.
National Mortgage Professional
Senate Confirms Kraninger to Run CFPB
National Mortgage Professional
Senate Confirms Kraninger to Run CFPB
National Mortgage Professional cited CEI’s John Berlau on the Senate’s confirmation of Kathleen Kraninger as Director of CFPB. “John Berlau, Senior Fellow at the…
Cavuto Coast to Coast
VIDEO: Iain Murray Discusses Google Bias Concerns on Cavuto Coast to Coast
Competitive Enterprise Institute Vice President for Strategy Iain Murray joined Cavuto Coast to Coast to discuss the fallout from concerns of bias at Google.
Daily Caller
Energy Department Hit with FOIA Lawsuit Over Green Tax Credit Lobbying Campaign
The Daily Caller cited CEI’s Christopher C. Horner on CEI’s suing of the Department of Energy. The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) filed the…
The Epoch Times
Trump Targets Pair Of Obama-Era Green Rules To Boost Oil, Coal
The Epoch Times cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Marlo Lewis on EPA proposed roll back of Obama-era policies. The Trump administration took aim at…
The Washington Times
EPA Seeks To Fire Up Coal Industry By Rolling Back Obama-Era Standards
The Washington Times cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Marlo Lewis on EPA proposed roll back of Obama-era rules. The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed…
Inside ARM
BREAKING: Senate Confirms Kraninger As Next Director Of BCFP
Inside ARM cited CEI’s Senior Fellow John Berlau on Kathy Kraninger confirmation. Today, the Senate voted on and confirmed Kathy Kraninger as the…
JD Supra
Anti-SLAPP Movant Fails To Establish Prima Facie Case
JD Supra cited CEI’s case Competitive Enterprise Institute v. Mann. The suit asserted claims for defamation per se, false light invasion of privacy, and intentional…
Investor's Business Daily
Trump Is Right — Subsidies for Electric Cars, Renewable Energy Must End
Investor’s Business Daily cited CEI’s coalition letter opposing extension of electric vehicle tax credits. In a study for the Manhattan Institute’s Economics 21…
Life Zette
Gov’t May Use Dubious Research To Attack E-Cigs, Report Claims
Life Zette cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Michelle Minton on electronic cigarettes. Federal agencies and activist groups have been propping up dubious research in…
Gas & Electricity
Trump Administration Tells EPA To Freeze All Grants, Contracts
Gas & Electricity cited CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment Director Myron Ebell on EPA freeze. “They’re trying to freeze things to make…
Politico
Morning Transportation
Politico cited CEI Senior Fellow Marc Scribner on Uber’s AV program. The logic behind the pipeline: Snatching up Beuse was widely hailed as a good…
Watertown Public Opinion
Deregulation Contributing to Growing Economy
Watertown Public Opinion cited CEI on the cost of regulations. Trump promised to reduce regulations for small and big businesses. While much has…
Travel Weekly
Airline Consumer Advocates Unhappy With DOT Appointment
Travel 60 Weekly cited CEI President and CEO Kent Lassman and CEI Adjunct Fellow Frances Smith on U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao’s appointment of Smith as…
Washington Examiner
Electric-Car Tax Credits Are Popular — And Congress Can’t Decide Whether To Expand Or Abolish Them
Washington Examiner cited CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment Director Myron Ebell on electric-car tax credit. “The people who buy these vehicles are…
Watts Up With That?
Analysis Of Court Of Appeals’ Defamation Opinion Holding That Climategate Inquiries Exonerated Michael Mann
Watts Up With That? cited Michael E. Mann v. National Review and CEI, et al. The Court of Appeals issued a lengthy, 111…
Politico
Leadership Change-Ups At FAA
Politico cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Marc Scribner on CEI’s adjunct fellow Frances Smith appointment to DOT. CONSUMER RETORT: The Competitive Enterprise Institute shot back…
Breitbart
CFPB Nominee Kathleen Kraninger Clears Cloture Hurdle In Senate
Breitbart cited CEI’s Senior Fellow John Berlau and Policy Analyst Daniel Press on Kathleen Kraninger nomination. The vote was strictly along party lines,…
Northern California Record
Appeals Court Returns Class Action To Lower Court After Only $225,000 Paid Out To Class Members, But $12M Awarded To Attorneys And Third-Party Universities
Northern California Record cited CEI’s Attorney Adam Schulman on Ninth Circuit Frank v. Gaos decision. In its decision based on the objection by…
E&E News
Trump Tries To Quell Climate Attention. It Rises Instead
E&E News cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Marlo Lewis on the Administration’s response to the recent federal climate report. One reason the administration is struggling…
The Epoch Times
Supreme Court Finds Limits To Endangered Species Act
The Epoch Times cited CEI’s Center For Energy and Environment Director Myron Ebell on Supreme Court ruling on ESA. A unanimous Supreme Court overruled…
IA InsideARM
Senate Vote On Kraninger To Lead BCFP Expected Tomorrow
IA InsideARM cited CEI’s Senior Fellow John Berlau and Policy Analyst Daniel Press on BCFP nominee Kathleen Kraninger. As insideARM reported earlier,…
The Washington Times
Free-Market Group Calls On Senate To Confirm Kathleen Kraninger To Lead Consumer Bureau
The Washington Times cited CEI’s Policy Analyst Daniel Press on BCFP nominee, Kathleen Kraninger. A conservative free-enterprise group urged the Senate Wednesday to…
Fox News
John Stossel: Is Vaping E-Cigarettes Really A Health Crisis?
Fox News cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Michelle Minton on e-cigarettes. Yet compared to regular cigarettes, e-cigarettes are “extraordinarily less harmful,” says Michelle Minton…
The Daily Signal
Plastic Straw Ban Crusades Are About Progressive Virtue Signaling, Not Practical Solutions
The Daily Signal cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Angela Logomasini on plastic straw ban. Angela Logomasini, a researcher at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a…
The Florida Times-Union
Sunday Editorial: Be Smart With Federal Regulations
The Florida Times-Union cited CEI on the federal regulatory state. But regulations serve little purpose when they are unnecessary, encourage crony capitalism or…
Mount Desert Islander
Letter To Editor: Bag Ban Won’t Address Ocean Pollution
Mount Desert Islander cited CEI on plastic bag ban. The Islander has been reporting on Southwest Harbor’s move to ban single-use plastic bags and polystyrene…
Watts Up With That?
Environmental Collusion
Wattsm Up With That? cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner’s Law Enforcement for Rent report. Chris Horner of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI)…
Occupational Health & Safety
DOT Forms In-Flight Sexual Misconduct Task Force
Occupational Health & Safety cited CEI’s Adjunct Fellow Frances Smith’s new position as ACPAC consumer representative. The first meeting of DOT’s Aviation Consumer Protection…
Rapid City Journal
Theirs: State AGs Should Eschew Privately Funded Litigators
Rapid City Journal cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner on privately funded Attorney Generals. With the courts and Trump Administration rolling back federal…
Reason
Declines In Adolescent Smoking Accelerated As Vaping Rose, Suggesting The FDA’s Campaign Is Fatally Misguided
Reason cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Michelle Minton on FDA anti-vaping ads. In the midst of a federal campaign against underage vaping, a new…
Reason
Stossel: Let Them Vape
Reason cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Michelle Minton on e-cigarettes. Our government says e-cigarettes and vaping are the latest “epidemic” among teens. So the…
AllOnGeorgia
US DOT Creates National “In-Flight Sexual Misconduct Task Force”
AllOnGeorgia cited CEI’s Adjunct Fellow Frances Smith’s upcoming ACPAC position as consumer representative. U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao has announced…
U.S. Department of Transportation
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee And National In-Flight Sexual Misconduct Task Force
DOT cited CEI’s Adjunct Fellow Frances Smith’s upcoming ACPAC position as consumer representative. WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine L.
Washington Examiner
Self-Driving Car Bill’s Backers Seek Senate Vote Before It’s Too Late
Washington Examiner cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Marc Scribner on self-driving vehicle regulatory framework. Lawmakers and American car manufacturers are mounting a last-ditch effort…
The Daily Caller
ACLU Criticized For Suggesting Title IX Proposal ‘Inappropriately’ Favors The Accused
The Daily Caller cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Marc Scribdner on ACLU stance towards DOE’s Title IX reform. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is…
Inside Sources
Virginia AG Sued For Records About Bloomberg Funded Attorney Promoting Green Agenda
Inside Sources cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner’s lawsuit against Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring. Michael Bloomberg’s plan to use an environmental law…
The Hill
Time For A Regulatory Budget
The Hill cited CEI on the burden of federal regulations. America’s regulatory burden has thrived in solitude because it’s uncounted, and therefore uncontrolled.The…
LifeZette
Virginia Attorney General Faces Lawsuit For Hiring Privately Funded Environmental Activists
LifeZette cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner’s lawsuit against Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (shown above right) was…
The Washington Times
Virginia AG Hit With Lawsuit For Efforts To Bring Aboard Bloomberg-Funded Climate Prosecutors
The Washington Times cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner’s lawsuit against Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring. Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring was hit with…
Reason
Trump Brags About Deregulation, But A Huge Number Of His Deregulatory Actions Were Started Under Obama
Reason cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Wayne Crews on Trump deregulation policy. President Donald Trump likes to brag about his record of cutting regulations.
GOP USA
‘Union Business On The Taxpayer’s Dime’: Trump Administration Cracks Down On ‘Official Time’ At VA
GOP USA cited CEI’s Policy Analyst Trey Kovacs on Virginia union policy. The Department of Veterans Affairs this week will stop paying employees in…
The Daily Caller
Think Tank Sues Virginia For Docs Showing Extent Of Bloomberg’s Climate Crusade
The Daily Caller cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner’s lawsuit against Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring. A Washington, D.C.-based think tank filed a…
The American Spectator
Blaming An Evil Corporation For Conspiring With Mother Nature
The American Spectator cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner’s Law Enforcement for Rent report. George Soros-funded government attorney in Texas has been leading…
Liberty Unyielding
New York Governor Violated First Amendment Through Political Harassment
Liberty Unyielding cited CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment Director Myron Ebell in reference to Attorney General Claude Walker’s subpoena case. New York Governor…
Liberty Unyielding
Protectionism Kills Jobs And Candidacies
Liberty Unyielding cited CEI on Trumps deregulation policy. In the 2016 election, the GOP benefited from farm-state opposition to the Obama administration’s bureaucratic…
Inside Sources
What’s Next For Net Neutrality In A Democrat-Controlled House?
Inside Sources cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Ryan Radia on net neutrality. Ryan Radia, a research fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), however,…
Liberty Unyielding
Tuesday’s Election Was Nothing For Republicans To Smile About
Liberty Unyielding cited CEI on Trump’s deregulation policy. The ideological composition of the judiciary matters for the economy. Yesterday, a judge blocked the Trump…
Reason
The FDA’s Plan To Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes From Most Stores Is Unfair And Dangerous
Reason cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Michelle Minton on the FDA’s ban of flavored e-cigarettes. In an effort to curtail underage vaping, the Food…
Reflector
Funding From Green Activists Raises Ethical Questions
Reflector cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner on 2017 draft agreement between the Center and the New York AG. In August 2017 the…
One News Page
FDA To Restrict E-Cigarette Flavors
One News Page cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Michelle Minton on FDA restriction of flavored e-cigarettes. Competitive Enterprise Institute consumer policy expert Michele Minton:…
Long Room
University Of California Sued Over Stonewalling Of ‘Climate Litigation’ Documents
Long Room cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Chris Horner in relation to the California Board of Regents climate litigation suit. The University of California…
Citation
Veterans Department Puts Medical Professionals Back to Work for Veterans Instead of Labor Unions
The U.S. Department of Veterans has long been paying certain employees to conduct labor union business on the taxpayer dime, but today the agency announced…
Bloomberg BNA
High Court Wants More On Standing From Google Parties
Bloomberg BNA cited CEI’s Supreme Court case Frank v. Gaos. The U.S. Supreme Court wants more information from the parties and the U.S.
Autobody News
Trump’s EPA Rattles Self-Driving Car Industry By Picking ‘Winners And Losers,’ Critics Claim
Autobody News cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Marc Scribner on EPA self-driving car Other manufacturers such as Tesla and Mercedes-Benz raised concerns over the…
Patch Media
Michigan Senate & Governor’s Races
Patch Media cited CEI’s score of Senator Stabenow. Stabenow will receive $159,400 per year from her 22 years in Congress ($174,000 annual salary)…
Inside Sources
Displaced Workers Could Benefit From Apprenticeships, but for One Labor Regulation in the Way
By most measures, the economy is booming. Unemployment is at a 49-year low of 3.7 percent. The economy grew at an annualized rate of 3.5 percent last quarter.
The Wall Street Journal
State AGs for Rent
The Wall Street Journal cited the work of Senior Fellow Christopher C. Horner.
The Patriot Post
Airline Deregulation At 40: Flying The Friendly Skies
The Patriot Post cited CEI’s Senior Fellow Marc Scribner on airline deregulation. Despite those fears about safety and loss of service to some…
ABC News
The Trump Economy: Why New-Car Prices Are Approaching Record Highs
ABC News cited CEI’s Fellow Ryan Young on average price increase of vehicles. $250: The average price increase of a new car due to…
Reuters
Justices Revisit Spokeo Standing At Oral Arguments Over Cy Pres Settlements
Reuters cited CEI’s Senior Attorney Ted Frank on Supreme Court case Frank v. Gaos. (Reuters) – A funny thing happened on the way…
Bloomberg News
High Court Could Shoot Down Google Settlement On Standing
Bloomberg News cited CEI’s Senior Attorney Ted Frank on Supreme Court case Frank v. Gaos. Ted Frank, who brought the case before the…
Forbes
Money For Nothing: SCOTUS Could Stop Class Action Funds From Being Steered To Non-Parties
Forbes cited CEI’s Senior Attorney Ted Frank and Senior Attorney Melissa Holyoak on Supreme Court case Frank v. Gaos. Competitive Enterprise Institute attorney …
The Washington Free Beacon
SCOTUS Hears Case Against Google Giving Away Settlement Money To Friends
The Washington Free Beacon cited CEI’s Senior Attorney Ted Frank and Senior Attorney Melissa Holyoak on Supreme Court case Frank v. Gaos. “This…
CNET
Supreme Court Appears Divided On Google Settlement That Gave To Charities
CNET cited CEI’s Senior Attorney Ted Frank on Supreme Court case Frank v. Gaos. Critics like Frank take issue with settlements that only…
The Register
Supreme Court Raises Eyebrows At Google’s Cozy $8.5m Legal Deal
The Register cited CEI’s Senior Attorney Ted Frank on Supreme Court case Frank v. Gaos. The announcement caused howls of…
Market Watch
Supreme Court Scrutinizing Class Action Settlements That Leave Consumers Empty-Handed
Market Watch cited CEI’s Senior Attorney Ted Frank on Supreme Court case Frank v. Gaos. “This is potentially billions of dollars going from…
The Washington Post
Supreme Court Considers Class-Action Suit In Which Millions Receive $0
The Washington Post cited CEI’s Senior Attorney Ted Frank on Supreme Court case Frank v. Gaos. “Why would it have been an abuse…
Courthouse News Service
High Court Signals Rejection Of Settlement Snaggle
Courthouse News Service cited CEI’s Senior Attorney Ted Frank on Supreme Court case Frank v. Gaos. Arguing before the Supreme Court on Wednesday,…
USA Today
Supreme Court Divided Over Google Class-Action Deal That Rewarded Lawyers, Nonprofits … But Not Customers
USA Today cited CEI’s Senior Attorney Ted Franks on Supreme Court case Frank v. Gaos. Ted Frank, who directs the Center for Class Action Fairness…