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Immigration Reform to be Discussed During Obama’s State of the Union Address; Critics Weigh in on Rubio’s E-Verify Work Plan
“Using employers as a fourth arm of the government is not the framework that the founders of this country envisioned when they created the Constitution,”…
Breitbart
Obama Admin’s School Guidelines Criticized By Legal, Education Experts
Breitbart
“Court Ruling A Big Blow to ‘Open Internet'”
“Verizon was joined in its fight by conservative and business groups that oppose neutrality rules, such as the Competitive…
The Boston Globe
Critics hit law firms’ bills after class-action lawsuits
The Boston Globe discusses Thornton Law Firm’s legal fees in class-action lawsuits with CEI’s Center for Class Action Fairness’s founder Ted Frank. Critics of…
Boston Globe
Critics hit law firms’ bills after class-action lawsuits
Boston Globe discusses the State Street Bank and Trust Lawsuit by the Thornton Law Firm Critics of the way lawyers are paid in…
Washington Examiner
Obama legacy: Most red tape in history, 35 days still left
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…
Bloomberg
On Climate Change, Who Will Censure the Censors?
Bloomberg discusses the subpoena CEI received from an attorney general as an attempt to silence our free speech on climate change. Eight months…
New York Post
Controversial FCC boss to exit agency before term ends
New York Post discusses Federal Communication Comission's head Tom Wheeler's exit from the agency with CEI. The Competitive Enterprise Institute issued a negative…
Bloomberg
How Climate Rules Might Fade Away
Bloomberg discusses the Social Cost of Carbon with Marlo Lewis. Trump can’t undo the SCC by fiat. There is established case law requiring…
Politico
Trump vs. Yellen
Politico's Morning Money highlights CEI's policy reform recommendations for the Trump administration. The libertarian Competitive Enterprise Institute is releasing a series of short…
Ars Technica
Vehicle-to-vehicle communication rule finally proposed by the government
Ars Technica discusses the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's proposed rule on vehicle-to-vehicle communication with Marc Scribner. But not everyone is as enamored.
New York Times
Cars Talking to One Another? They Could Under Proposed Safety Rules
The New York Times discusses the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's proposed rule on vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology with Marc Scribner. The conservative Competitive…
Washington Post
Blind man sets out alone in Google’s driverless car
The Washington Post discusses the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's proposed rule on connected vehicle technology with Marc Scribner. The Competitive Enterprise Institute,…
Legal NewsLine
CEI, in agenda for new Congress, pushes lawmakers to rein in federal agencies
Legal NewsLine highlights CEI's policy proposals for the 115th Congress. The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a nonprofit that advocates for limited government and free enterprise,…
The Hill
Feds unveil rule requiring cars to ‘talk’ to each other
The Hill discusses the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's proposed rule on connected vehicle technology with Marc Scribner. “It is extremely disappointing to…
Washington Examiner
Court scraps Labor Department’s ‘persuader’ rule
Washington Examiner discusses a court ruling on the Department of Labor's "persuader rule" with Trey Kovacs. Trey Kovacs, labor policy analyst for…
Wall Street Journal
Despotism and Donald Trump
The Wall Street Journal highlights CEI's policy proposals for addressing federal overreach. Guess it depends on what you mean by “authoritarian.”…
Politico
Judge issues rare order to preserve White House official’s private email
Politico reports on a federal judge's ruling in CEI's lawsuit against the director of the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy. …
Politico
At long last, DOT proposes rule on in-flight calls
Politico's Morning Transportation highlights CEI's transportation policy proposals for the 115th Congress. The Competitive Enterprise Institute released its “agenda” for the next Congress…
Politico
Is it Puzder?
Politico's Morning Shift highlights CEI's labor policy agenda for the 115th Congress. The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a right-leaning nonprofit, released its policy agenda…
Politico
Aggressive fight promised over Pruitt EPA nomination
Politico's Morning Money highlights CEI's financial policy priorities for the 115th Congress. CEI has a new finance/banking reform agenda for Congress out Thursday.
InsideSources
Why New Deal Era Laws Are a Drag On the American Worker
InsideSources highlights CEI's labor policy priorities for the 115th Congress. The Competitive Enterprise Institute released a detailed report Thursday listing policies it hopes…
The Hill
Conservative group pushes GOP to roll back Obama climate work
The Hill reports on CEI's energy and enviornment priorities for the 115th Congress. The Competitive Enterprise Institute — from which President-elect Donald Trump…
Investor's Business Daily
How Can You Tell A Good Trump Pick? By The Establishment Freakout
Investor's Business Daily discusses regulatory delays in the FDA drug approval process with Sam Kazman. It is true that few drugs are "safe,"…
Daily Caller
Trump Nominates Fight For $15 Critic For Labor Secretary
The Daily Caller discusses discusses President-elect Trump's pick for Labor Secretary with Trey Kovacs. Free-market groups and right-leaning think tanks hailed the decision.
CNBC
Get ready for Republican rush of regulation rollback
CNBC discusses the Obama era regulations that the Trump administration could get rid of with Wayne Crews. But now, thanks to the Trump's…
Wall Street Journal
Lawsuits Allege ‘Objector Blackmail’ in Class Action Litigation
The Wall Street Journal discusses with Ted Frank a motion filed by CEI's Center for Class Action Fairness in the case Pearson v. NBTY, Inc. …
Watchdog.org
Midnight in the garden of good intentions: Small biz fears end-of-administration regulations
Watchdog.org reports on CEI's work to track federal regulations and speaks with Marlo Lewis on the regulatory burden. The Competitive Enterprise Institute, which…
Watchdog.org
Desperate Democrats turn to states to salvage climate agenda, but will it work?
Watchdog.org discusses with Sam Kazman CEI's victory in their case against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Late last month the Supreme Court…
Daily Signal
Obama Administration Not Finished Yet With Executive Actions, Regulations
The Daily Signal discusses the Obama administration's federal regulatory pace with Ryan Young. The fact that Trump could overturn much executive or administrative…
Inside Climate News
Big Win for Dakota Pipeline Opponents, But Bigger Battle Looms
Inside Climate News discusses the National Environmental Policy Act with William Yeatman. William Yeatman, a senior fellow at the the Competitive Enterprise Institute,…
New York Post
The disclosure that could end Eric Schneiderman’s career
New York Post discusses CEI's victory in their case against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and his anti-free speech campaign. …
Washington Examiner
Stop praising Castro for health and education ‘advances’
Washington Examiner discusses Fidel Castro's legacy with Hans Bader. But claims that Castro was some sort of bringer of knowledge and good health…
Fox News
VIDEO: Obama focusing on regulatory footprint before end of term
Reason
FDA Salt Guidance Could Kill More People Than It Saves
Reason.com reports on CEI's comments on the Food and Drug Administration's proposed guidance for sodium in prepared foods. The free-market think tank, the…
Washington Examiner
White House files appeal to save overtime rule
Washington Examiner discusses a judge's injuction on the overtime pay rule with Trey Kovacs. "Despite the harmful impact of the overtime rule on…
Washington Free Beacon
Labor Department Appeals OT Loss
The Washington Free Beacon discusses how a Texas judge blocked the overtime pay rule with Trey Kovacs. In addition to the overtime regulations,…
The Daily Signal
Climate Data Deniers Are Trying to ‘Bork’ Trump’s EPA Transition Leader
The Daily Signal reports on the impact of Myron Ebell as the President-elect's Enviornmental Protection Agency transition leader. President-elect Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection…
Bloomberg BNA
Pelosi, Challenger Similarly Green, But Differ on Gas Exports
Bloomberg BNA discusses Paul Ryan's support for natural gas exports with William Yeatman. Both Pelosi and Ryan have called for expanding solar and…
National Review
New York Attorney General Ordered to Release Climate-Change Pact
National Review reports on CEI's victory in their case against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Last week, New York attorney general Eric…
Newsmax
Judge Orders New York AG Schneiderman to Turn Over Secret Climate Change Docs
Newsmax discusses with Sam Kazman the New York Supreme Court's ruling in favor of CEI in their case against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. …
Politico
North Dakota orders pipeline protesters out
Politico's Morning Energy reports on the New York Supreme Court's ruling in favor of CEI in their lawsuit against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. …
FastCompany Co.Design
The Privatized City Where Everything Is Tolled
Marc Scribner is quoted by Fast Company Co.Design on potential problems with a new infrastructure investment plan: "The most extreme thing Congress could…
Washington Times
Court orders New York AG Schneiderman to turn over climate change secrecy pact
The Washington Times discusses with Sam Kazman the New York Supreme Court ruling in favor of CEI in their case against New York Attorney General…
Daily Caller
Court Deals Blow To New York AG’s Anti-Free Speech Campaign
The Daily Caller discusses with Sam Kazman CEI's victory in their lawsuit against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. New York’s highest court…
Washington Examiner
Race to finish: 1 new Obama reg every 147 minutes
Washington Examiner highlights CEI's work to track the federal goverment's current regulatory pace. According to the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Obama's regulatory machine is on…
The Hill
Industry weighs in on driverless car guidelines
The Hill reports on a letter CEI joined which flagged problems with regulators' guidance for automated vehicles. Meanwhile, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI),…
The Washington Free Beacon
Another Obama Admin Labor Rule in Jeopardy
The Washington Free Beacon speaks with Trey Kovacs on a judge's injunction of the overtime rule. Labor watchdogs and attorneys say the injunction…
The Washington Times
Republicans prepare to repeal regulations as Obama racks up record
The Washington Times discusses a regulatory record set by the Obama administration with Wayne Crews. The president is piling up the red tape…
Daily Signal
How Trump Can Reverse Obama Climate Change Regulations
The Daily Signal discusses potential climate change policies from the next administration with Myron Ebell. Trump has named Myron Ebell of the Competitive Enterprise…
Inman
What does Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan mean for real estate?
Inman cites Marc Scribner on the latest call for more infrastructure investment. Not everyone agrees, however. “Instead of promoting expensive infrastructure…
Investor's Business Daily
What’s Really Doable In Trump’s First 100 Days?
Investor's Business Daily discusses rolling back regulation of the Obama administration with Wayne Crews. In the past eight years, Obama has imposed a…
Washington Examiner
Obama sets new record for regulations, 527 pages in just one day
Washington Examiner discusses the Obama administration's record breaking regulation year with Wayne Crews. President Obama has just set a new record for rules…
Breitbart
Obama Sets Record, Slams Washington with 527 Pages of Regulations
Breitbart discusses the Obama administration's record breaking regulatory year with Wayne Crews. Obama shattered his old record with the November 17 release, according…
The Washington Free Beacon
Obama Breaks Record for Most Pages of Regulations in Single Year
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…
WND
Obama sets new record for regulations: 527 pages in 1 day
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…
Wall Street Journal
Reversing Rule by Regulation
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…
The Wall Street Journal
Reversing Rule by Regulation
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…
Bloomberg BNA
Will Trump Stand in Way of Regulatory Reform?
Bloomberg BNA speaks with Ryan Young on how the Trump administration and Congress can bring regulatory reform. Trump himself has repeatedly promised to…
Bloomberg BNA
Costco, Others Disputing ‘Hot Gas’ Deals at 10th Cir.
Bloomnberg BNA discusses CEI’s Center for Class Action Fairness’s objection to a settlement over the temperature of gasoline. The U.S. District Court for…
The Heartland Institute
Federal Judges Demand CFPB Structure Shake-Up
The Heartland Institute discusses the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with Iain Murray. Iain Murray, vice president of strategy for the Competitive Enterprise Institute,…
Science Magazine
Trump and next Congress could quickly erase scores of major regulations
Science Magazine speaks with Clyde Wayne Crews on recent significant rules that Congress should consider repealing. One conservative analyst, Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.
InsideSources
The Obama Workplace Policies Likely on the Trump Chopping Block
InsideSources discusses harmful labor regulations that the Trump administration can get rid of with Trey Kovacs. “Executive orders and guidance can be…
Washington Examiner
New push to vet regulations, cut $15,000 ‘hidden tax’ on all households
Washington Examiner highlights Ryan Young's report on the Regulations from Executive Need of Scrutiny Act. The newly influential Competitive Enterprise Institute Tuesday launched…
The Washington Times
Senate moves to rein in regulations, looks to give Congress vote
The Washington Times highlights Ryan Young's report on the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act. Congress and the president enacted…
One News Now
Is a clean slate ahead?
One News Now speaks with Ryan Young on how the Trump administration can lead regulatory reform. With the incoming Trump administration, many people…
Politico
Conservatives vs. Trump’s infrastructure plan
Politico quotes Marc Scribner on growing skepticism of new infrastructure spending. Trump’s proposal even drew flak from the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a conservative…
The Hill
Conservative groups pressure Trump on infrastructure plan
The Hill cites Marc Scribner on potential federal infrastructure legislation. Other groups flatly reject the notion of using infrastructure to stimulate economic growth,…
Washington Times
Executive orders, pardons, ‘midnight’ regulations expected as Obama presidency draws to close
The Washington Times discusses the number for federal regulations passed during the Obama administration with Wayne Crews. In 2015, after Republicans won control…
Breitbart
Transportation Regulators Are off the Rails, Again
Breitbard discusses railroad deregulation under the Staggers Act with Marc Scribner. Moreover, as Marc Scribner, transportation analyst at the free market Competitive Enterprise…
Wall Street Journal
Another Last-Minute Regulation
The Wall Street Journal discusses federal regulations passed during President Obama's final days in office with Wayne Crews. This financial power grab is…
Investor's Business Daily
Memo To The Next President: We Can Grow A Lot Faster
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…
Watchdog.org
Flint water case offers new spin on state use of outside counsel
Watchdog.org discusses CEI's 2015 list of the worst state attorneys general in the United States. And in the 2015 edition of “The Nation’s…
Washington Post
Was 2016 a missed opportunity for Libertarians?
The Washington Post discusses why the Liberterian Party struggled to reach people with Fred Smith. Fred Smith, the founder of the libertarian Competitive…
Townhall
New York’s Schneiderman Will Not Be Outsleazed In His Campaign to Get ExxonMobil
Washington Times
Obama on pace for a legacy of most red tape
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…
Washington Examiner
Obama set to break red tape record
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…
InsideSources
Industry and Labor Unite Against Major Railway Reg
InsideSources reports on a coalition letter CEI lead to express concerns over a proposed rule by railroad regulators. Industry groups, free-market advocates and…
ESPN
Future of sports betting: the pitfalls
ESPN discusses legalizing sports gambling with Michelle Minton. "The issue of sports integrity is something that always comes up," said Michelle Minton, consumer…
Legal NewsLine
State AGs ask U.S. SC to review lawyer payout in class action settlement
Legal NewsLine reports on CEI's Center for Class Action Fairness's challenge to a class action settlement which over a dozen state attorneys general asked the Supreme…
The Sacramento Bee
Criminalizing climate change dissent? A new abuse of power
The Sacremento Bee reports on the subpoena CEI recieved for their climate research, which was an attack on their first amendment rights. After…
Watchdog.org
Candidates’ perennial promises to cut regulations rarely pan out
Watchdog.org discusses ways that the next administration can push for regulatory reform with Wayne Crews. Competitive Enterprise Institute Vice President for Policy Clyde…
Politico
TSA hits the brakes on PreCheck expansion search
Politico's Morning Transportation discusses a CEI led coalition letter asking Congress to look into railroad regulators' proposed price controls. A coalition of free-market…
Legal NewsLine
Federal judge approves $14.7 billion settlement in Volkswagen emissions class actions
Legal Newsline discusses Center for Class Action Fairness's reaction to the Volkswagen class action settlement ruling. The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Class…
Reuters
In approving VW deal, Judge Breyer dispatches with fee objections
Reuters reports on CEI's objection to the Volkswagen emissions settlement that was a bad deal for class members. The most provocative objection to…
The Hill
How driverless cars can reduce pollution
The Hill highlights Marc Scribner's report on state laws that would restrict platooning technology for automated vehicles. Autonomous vehicles also have the potential to…
Cato At Liberty
Courts Should Stop Approving Unfair Class Action Settlements
Cato At Liberty discusses the issues in CEI’s Center for Class Action Fairness’s case Blackman v. Gascho. Class actions play a vital role…
The Hill
California weighs self-driving car rules
The Hill discusses California's draft driverless car regulations with Marc Scribner. Marc Scribner, a research fellow for the Competitive Enterprise Institute, said the…
The Hill
White House Admits it’s Late Again in Releasing Regulatory Report
The Hill reports on how Wayne Crews called out the White House Office of Management and Budget about it's late report on regulations. …
Politico
Setback for EPA in federal court
Politico's Morning Energy reports on CEI's motion to compel the release of emails that a White House official stored on a private email account. …
Bloomberg
VW Judge Says He ‘Strongly’ Favors $14.7 Billion Settlement
Bloomberg discusses Center for Class Action Fairness's objection to the Volkswagen emissions settlement with Anna St. John. Anna St. John, an attorney opposing the…
The Recorder
Final Approval Near in $14.7 Billion VW Emissions Accord, Judge Says
The Recorder reports on Center for Class Action Fairness's objection to the Volkswagen emissions settlement. More than a dozen objectors or their lawyers…
Daily Caller
Another Shot At Free Market Advocacy
The Hill
Group claims White House delaying regs report until after election
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…
Wall Street Journal
The Regulatory State May Have Met Its Match in Idaho
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…
Washington Examiner
Obama’s regs cost you a MacBook Pro every year
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…
Rare
Barack Obama has imposed more regulations than any other president in history
Rare discusses regulation's record breaking year with Wayne Crews. President Barack Obama is on track to impose more regulations than any other American…
Washington Examiner
Obama legacy: Most red tape, regulations ever
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…
Huffington Post
New short documentary, “I, Whiskey,” is captivating, thirst-provoking
The Hill
One way to reduce regulations? Give states the power to reject them.
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…