TheBlaze
White House: Executive Order Could Cut Regulations to Boost Competition
TheBlaze discusses Wayne Crews's recent report which discusses the number of regulations created in both Obama and Bush's administrations. The Obama administration has…
Washington Times
The global warming assault on free speech
The Washington Times reports on the subpoena sent to CEI from an attorney general as part of their campaign to silence the debate over climate…
Arkansas Business
Fewer Than 5 Percent Filed Claims in Controversial Class-Action Case
Arkansas Business discusses class action settlement claims with Center for Class Action Fairness's Ted Frank. Usually the percentage of claims made in a…
WMAL
36,000 Verizon workers go on strike
WMAL discusses the Verizon workers strike with Trey Kovacs. As the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Trey Kovacs puts it, the unions aren’t looking at…
Foundation for Economic Education
The 50-Year Disaster of Government Trains, Buses, and Streetcars
The Foundation for Economic Education cites Marc Scribner's research on government spending on mass transit infrastructure. There, in a nutshell, you have a short…
Washington Examiner
Grandstanding AGs vs. free speech
Washington Examiner reports on the subpoena sent to CEI as part of the attorneys general intimidation campaign to silence the debate on climate change.
Daily Caller
Gov’t Prosecutors Likely To Target More Groups Skeptical Of Global Warming
The Daily Caller reports on the subpoena sent to CEI in attempts to silence the debate on climate change. U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney…
Washington Examiner
Obama passes Bush’s number of costly regs — and has 10 months to go
The Washington Examiner quotes an analysis by Wayne Crews on Obama's annual average of regulations. According to CEI's Clyde Wayne Crews, Obama has…
Watchdog.org
Public employee union spends $28 million on progressive politics
Watchdog.org discusses with Trey Kovacs the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees political spending of $28 million. Trey Kovacs, a policy analyst…
Politico
Senate nears deal on tax extenders
Politico's Morning Energy reports on the subpoena sent to CEI by an attorney general in an attempt to silence the debate on climate change. …
The Daily Signal
Think Tank Announces It Will Fight Government’s Demands to Turn Over Climate Change Documents
The Daily Signal reports on the subpoena sent to CEI in attempts to silence the debate on climate change. The Competitive Enterprise Institute,…
Fox News
Dem AGs mounting Big Tobacco-style probe of oil companies, industry fights back
Fox News reports on CEI's decision to fight the subpoena they recieved from Attorney General Claude Walker. The stories also claimed the fossil fuel…
Washington Times
Intimidation through investigation
The Washington Times discusses the subpoena Attorney General Claude Walker sent CEI as part of the intimidation campaign to silence debate on global warming. …
The Daily Signal
Liberal AGs Have Begun a War Against the First Amendment
The Daily Signal reports on the subpoena sent to CEI by Attorney General Claude E. Walker in attempts to silence the climate change debate. …
USA Today
Dear attorneys general, conspiring against free speech is a crime: Glenn Reynolds
USA Today reports on the subpoena that was sent to CEI as an attempt to silence the climate change debate. This investigation, which…
Talk Media News
Monday, April 11, 2016
Talk Media News reports on CEI's Center for Class Action Fairness's appeal of the Target data breach settlement. The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center…
Washington Times
More studies rebut climate change consensus amid government crackdown on dissent
The Washington Times reports on the subpoena sent to CEI by Attorney General Claude Walker. The latest government crackdown on climate dissent, exemplified…
American Thinker
Competitive Enterprise Institute subpoenaed in global warming ‘fraud’ investigation
The American Thinker reports on the subpoena an attorney general sent CEI in an effort to silence the debate on climate change. The Competitive…
AL.com
Al Gore’s climate gestapo seeks to punish political dissent
AL.com reports on the subpoena an attorney general sent CEI as part of their attempt to silence the climate change debate. Al Gore's…
Washington Examiner
Group: Al Gore using ‘McCarthy-style tactics’ to criminalize climate change critics
The Washington Examiner reports on the subpoena that is an affront on CEI's First Amendment rights. The well-respected Washington-based Competitive Enterprise Institute said…
Politico
Steyer’s questions for Senate hopefuls- CEI Ready to Fight Climate Docs Subpoena
Politico's Morning Energy reports on the subpoena sent to CEI from Attorney General Claude Walker. The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a free market policy…
Wall Street Journal
AM Roundup: A Final Flurry of Regulations – ‘Climate denial’ probe
The Wall Street Journal's Law Blog discusses the subpoena sent to CEI. The attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands has subpoenaed the…
The Hill
Think tank vows to fight climate change subpoena
The Hill reports on the subpoena sent to CEI from Attorney General Claude Walker. The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank based…
Wall Street Journal
Think Tank Skeptical of Global Warming Calls Subpoena an ‘Affront to First Amendment Rights’
The Wall Street Journal reports on the subpoena an attorney general sent CEI to silence the debate on climate change. A coalition of…
Independent Sentinel
Greatest Threat to Free Speech…AGs Launch Their First Assault Against Climate Change Skeptics
The Independent Sentinel reports on the subpoena sent to CEI as a part of the Attorneys General's campaign to silence those who disagree with them on…
Bloomberg
Subpoenaed Into Silence on Global Warming
Bloomberg View reports on the subpoena an attorney general sent CEI to silence the debate on climate change. The Competitive Enterprise Institute is getting…
The New American
Alarmist Prosecutor Demands E-mails from Climate Skeptics
The New American reports on the subpoena sent to CEI as a part of the Attorneys General's campaign to silence the debate on climate change. …
TheBlaze
‘Outrageous Violation of the First Amendment’: State AGs Take the Next Step in Going After Climate Change Skeptics
TheBlaze reports on the subpoena CEI recieved as part of the Attorneys General's campaign to silence debate on climate change. The Competitive Enterprise…
Reason
Free Speech Attack by Attorneys General in ExxonMobil Climate Change Probe of Skeptical Non-Profit
Reason reports on the subpoena sent to CEI by an attorney general in efforts to silence the climate change debate. In service of…
Cato At Liberty
Our Friends at CEI Face a Subpoena Over Climate Dissent
Cato At Liberty discusses the subpoena sent to CEI which is an attack on First Amendment rights. The campaign to attach legal consequences to…
Simple Justice
The CEI Subpoena Cannot Stand
Simple Justice discusses the subpoena sent to CEI by an attorney general in attempts to silence the debate on climate change. It’s another…
Washington Times
Climate change fears put wolverine on endangered species watch
The Washington Times discusses the Endangered Species Act with Myron Ebell. “The Endangered Species Act is a natural place to take over the…
Daily Caller
Liberal AG Probes Free Market Think Tank For Questioning Global Warming
The Daily Caller reports on the subpoena an attorney general sent CEI regarding their work on climate change. AG General Claude Walker served…
Washington Times
Virgin Islands AG raises free-speech fears with subpoena for climate dissenters
The Washington Times reports on the subpoena an attorney general sent CEI regarding documents on climate change work. One of the 17 attorneys…
Conservative Review
‘Intimidation Campaign’: Subpoenaed Free Market Group Blasts AG’s Climate Change Shutuppery
The Conservative Review reports on the subpoena CEI recieved as part of the Attorneys General's campaign to silence those who disagree with them on climate…
Washington Times
Obama imposes more regulations on financial advisers
The Washington Times discusses the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule with John Berlau. “The fiduciary rule is like Obamacare for your IRA and…
CNS News
CEI Appeals Footlong Subway Settlement: Lawyers Got $520K, Most Plaintiffs ‘Got Nothing’
CNS News reports on Center for Class Action Fairness's objection of the Subway Footlong settlement. A court-approved $525,000 settlement over a less-than-Footlong Subway…
Daily Signal
8 Questions for PayPal on Its Decision to Boycott North Carolina
The Daily Signal discusses a North Carolina law with Hans Bader. The new North Carolina law also requires cities and localities to follow…
The Hill
Push for energy tax breaks roils Senate debate on FAA bill
The Hill discusses a coalition letter on the FAA reauthorization bill that CEI signed. Dozens of conservative groups — including Heritage Action, Americans for…
American Spectator
Mr. Trump: America’s Economic Problem is Regulation, Not Trade
The Cato Institute's Doug Bandow cites Wayne Crews on the problem of the regulatory burden: Clyde Wayne Crews of the Competitive Enterprise Institute has…
Townhall
The Inquisition Is Back
Townhall discusses the Michael Mann. v. National Review, CEI, et al. case. But even before the state there was Michael Mann, now revealed as…
Legal Newsline
Window maker wants class action dismissed nearly two years after it was remanded
Legal Newsline discusses Center for Class Action Fairness's objection of the Pella Window settlement. Litigation against Pella began in 2006 over allegations that…
Law360
Alaska Air, Virgin America Face Bumpy Antitrust Ride
CEI Fellow Marc Scribner speaks to Law360 about a proposed merger between Alaska Air and Virgin America: “If you look at their…
Daily Caller
Researchers Say ‘Going Green’ Is Mostly About Being Trendy And Fashionable
The Daily Caller discusses companies labeling products as "green" with Myron Ebell. “Every era produces hucksters trying to sell snake oil,” Myron Ebell,…
Associated Press
Companies reconsidering North Carolina over LGBT rights
Associated Press discusses with Hans Bader a new law in North Carolina that could challenge employers. Companies like the prospect of avoiding baseless lawsuits, but…
Palmetto Business Daily
Land use expert warns of property rights infringement by “unelected bureaucrats” on the Charleston BAR
The Palmetto Business Daily discusses property rights infringement by the Charleston Board of Architectural Review with Marc Scribner. “The unelected bureaucrats on the…
American Council on Science and Health
Flame Retardants: Debate Still Being Driven By Outdated Science and Alarmism
Learning from history should keep us from repeating our mistakes. Yet when it comes to environmental politics, the opposite seems to be true. History and…
The Guardian
Conservatives vow to ask supreme court to rehear deadlocked union case
The Guardian discusses the Supreme Court's deadlock on the Friedrich's case with Trey Kovacs. Trey Kovacs, a policy analyst with the Competitive Enterprise…
National Affairs
Putting Regulators on a Budget
National Affairs references Wayne Crews's work on the cost of regulation. In recent years, there have been several studies published describing the aggregate,…
Washington Times
Coalition of free market groups urges Congress to cap and track stifling federal regulations
The Washington Times reports on a coalition letter led by CEI that urges Congress to pass a budget that addresses regulation. Big government…
Reuters
U.S. top court hands win to unions, splits 4-4 without Scalia
Reuters speaks with Iain Murray about impact of Justice Scalia's passing on a labor union case. "The death of Justice Scalia has proved…
Fortune
How Scalia’s Death Handed Public Unions a Huge Supreme Court Victory
Fortune discusses with Iain Murray the impact of Justice Scalia's death on the outcome of a labor case. “The death of Justice Scalia…
The Hill
Groups push Congress to create regulatory budget
The Hill reports on a coalition letter led by CEI and sent to Congress urging lawmakers to approve the proposed regulatory budget. Advocacy…
Legal Newsline
CEI attorney cites chilling effect of state investigations of ExxonMobil
Legal Newsline discusses Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's investigation of ExxonMobil with Hans Bader. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who is investigating ExxonMobil…
New York Times
Victory for Unions as Supreme Court, Scalia Gone, Ties 4-4
New York Times discusses the Supreme Court deadlock over the Friedrichs case with Trey Kovacs. “With a divided court, thousands of public servants…
Washington Examiner
Supreme Court ruling signals end to conservative hopes for labor reform
The Washington Examiner discusses the Supreme Court's deadlock over the Friedrichs case with Iain Murray. "The death of Justice Scalia has proved a…
Christian Science Monitor
Court without Scalia: Labor unions survive bid to remove dues requirement
The Christian Science Monitor discusses with Iain Murray the impact of Justice Scalia's passing on the Supreme Court decision on a labor union case. …
Daily Caller
China Stops Building Wind Turbines Because Most Of The Energy Is Wasted
The Daily Caller reports on why China is no longer building wind turbines, and speaks with Myron Ebell on their decision. “China is…
Los Angeles Times
Supreme Court’s deadlock on union fees could be the first of many tie votes
The Los Angeles Times quotes Trey Kovacs on the Supreme Court deadlock over the Friedrichs case. “With a divided court, thousands of public…
One News Now
A little update on energy
One News Now discusses nuclear energy with Myron Ebell. Speaking of money, nuclear has struggled to compete against subsidized solar and wind power,…
Daily Signal
NBA’s Threatening North Carolina Is Textbook Cultural Cronyism
The Daily Signal references Hans Bader's writing on a bill in North Carolina pertaining to employment regulations. The second provision—the employment provision—is simply a…
Bloomberg BNA
Ted Frank: Lightning Rod for Class Settlement Storms
Bloomberg BNA profiles Ted Frank, director of CEI's Center for Class Action Fairness, and his fight against unfair class action settlements. Greed is…
Politico
Exelon-Pepco merger approved to create nation’s largest utility
Politico's Morning Energy discusses an order issued in CEI's case against the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. A fight over a…
Daily Caller
Scientists Say The Math Simply Doesn’t Add Up On Obama’s Big Global Warming Plan
The Daily Caller discusses President Obama's plan to prevent global warming with Myron Ebell. “The costs of reducing emissions are enormous, while the…
Daily Caller
Local Lawmakers Left Red Faced After Failure Of E-Cigarette Tax
The Daily Caller discusses regulations on electronic cigarettes with Michelle Minton. Competitive Enterprise Institute Fellow Michelle Minton was a strong critic of a…
Wall Street Journal
Punishing Climate-Change Skeptics
The Wall Street Journal reports on CEI's Michael Mann lawsuit. The Climate Inquisition began with Michael Mann’s 2012 lawsuit against critics of his…
Watchdog.org
Butterfly effect: Endangered listing could backfire on monarchs
Watchdog.org discusses the potential impact of efforts to list monarch butterflies as endangered species with Angela Logomasini. Angela Logomasini, a senior fellow at the…
Politico
Politico Influence – Hire Ed
Heartland Institute
Scientists Developing Climate-Adapted GMO Rice
The Heartland Institute discusses the values of genetically modified crops with Gregory Conko. “C4 rice would represent an important breakthrough in sustainable agriculture,” said…
National Review
Obama Lectures Britons About Europe – Perhaps It Should Be the Other Way Around
When the President gets back from honoring communists and murderers in Cuba, he will begin planning for a trip to the…
Townhall
Washington’s Despotic Lawlessness
Townhall discusses Washington's lawlessness with Wayne Crews, author of the annual Ten Thousand Commandments reports. The Competitive Enterprise Institute is renowned for its…
Republican American
Union business
Republican American reports on Connecticut state employees taking union time funded by taxpayers, and cites Trey Kovacs's report for the Yankee Institute. The Yankee report was prepared…
Investor's Business Daily
Every Hour Is Earth Hour In The Bleak Third World
Investor's Business Daily reports CEI's alternative to Earth Hour, Human Achievement Hour. American Enterprise Institute economist Mark Perry calls Earth Hour the “annual event…
Law360
FTA Adds State Safety Oversight Rule To Regulatory Arsenal
Law360 interviews Marc Scribner about new oversight authority from the Federal Transit Administration: "This has been a trend in regulatory oversight going…
International Business Times
Feds Propose Two Crew Member Minimum On Trains, Irking Rail Industry And Drawing Praise From Safety Advocates
International Business Times discusses the Federal Railroad Administrations regulation that undermines technology. Marc Scribner of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a libertarian think tank…
Heartland Institute
Questions Arise Concerning Whether GOP Candidates Remain Climate Skeptics
The Heartland Institute speaks with Myron Ebell on the presidential candidates' mentions of climate policy. “I don’t see any significant changes in the…
Daily Caller
Hillary Calls Her Own Supporters Science Deniers
The Daily Caller discusses the effects of Hillary Clinton's climate policies with Myron Ebell. “Although Hillary Clinton is eager to kill the…
Daily Caller
Proposed Railway Rule Slammed As Union Giveaway
The Daily Caller discusses a new regulation by the Federal Railroad Administration with Marc Scribner. “It forces a redundancy that won’t improve safety…
Westlaw
Ted Frank’s cy pres cert petition goes to SCOTUS conference Friday
Reuter's Westlaw reports on a case the U.S. Supreme Court is considering hearing based on Center for Class Action Fairness's objection to an unfair class action…
Daily Caller
Supreme Court Could End Trial Lawyer Paydays
The Daily Caller reports on the Center for Class Action Fairness's case the Supreme Court is considering hearing. The high court will decide…
Wall Street Journal
Hillary’s Soft Despotism
The Wall Street Journal cites Wayne Crews's study on the size of the federal regulatory burden and it's effects. According to the most recent…
Politico
Politico Morning Money – GOP debate wrap
Politico's Morning Money highlights John Berlau's response to a Slate piece on the fiduciary rule and financial radio broadcasters. Berlau Pushes Back —…
Daily Caller
Cornell Study Finds Raising The Vaping Age Actually Increases Teen Smoking
The Daily Caller discusses the study on how raising the vaping age increases teen smoking with Michelle Minton. “This study provides some evidence…
Breitbart
Attorney General Loretta Lynch Wants to Prosecute ‘Deniers’: Here’s Why She’ll Fail
Breitbart discusses CEI's Freedom of Information Act case to obtain documents from a GMU professor and quotes Chris Horner on the case. Unfortunately…
Politico
Senate Commerce FAA bill heads for Wednesday markup
Politico's Morning Transportation quotes Marc Scribner on the costs of the FAA reauthorization bill. But the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Marc Scribner maintained that…
Reason
Giancarlo Ibarguen, R.I.P.
Daily Caller
McDonald’s Fights Feds For The Soul Of Its Business Model
The Daily Caller speaks with Trey Kovacs on the McDonald's National Labor Relations Board joint employment trial. “These hearings are scheduled to go…
Wall Street Journal
Will the Fiduciary Rule Silence Media Personalities?
The Wall Street Journal discusses John Berlau's analysis of the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule. Early this month, the Competitive Enterprise Institute said…
Daily Caller
Oregon Bans Coal-Fired Power, Effectively Hiking Electricity Prices
The Daily Caller discusses Oregon's coal power plant shut down legislation with Myron Ebell. “Oregon, along with Idaho and Washington, is blessed with…
Forbes
EPA Remains A Paragon Of Government Waste, Fraud And Abuse
Forbes discusses William Yeatman's compilation of comments on the EPA's Clean Power Plan. EPA has a long history of actions that are illegal,…
New American
Proposed Federal Regulation Could Squelch Popular Financial Advisers
The New American discusses the Department of Labor's proposed fiduciary rule with John Berlau. The Obama administration has proposed a regulation that the…
Daily Caller
Critics Bash GOP’s Failure To Stop Obama From Funding The U.N.’s Global Warming ‘Slush Fund’
The Daily Caller discusses with Myron Ebell the omnibus rider prohibiting Obama from giving money to the United Nations global warming fund. “The…
Washington Examiner
A Trump-Clinton race means the end of free-trading America
The Washington Examiner discusses the problems with the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement with Iain Murray. As Iain Murray of the Competitive Enterprise Institute…
Heartland Institute
Amid Industry Decline, Obama Proposes New Oil Tax
The Heartland Institute discusses President Obama's proposed oil tax with Myron Ebell. Myron Ebell, director of the Center for Energy and Environment at…
The Blaze
Here’s Why a New Obama Regulation Could Mean Trouble for Dave Ramsey and Suze Orman
The Blaze reports on the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule and highlights John Berlau's report on the proposed rule. “In fact, according to…
Daily Caller
Feds Paid $709,000 To Academic Who Studies How Glaciers Are Sexist
The Daily Caller speaks with Marlo Lewis on a study from the University of Oregon that states glacier research is intertwined with gender relations. …
NewsBusters
How Convenient: Labor Dept. Rule May Remove Financial Advice From the Airwaves
Media Research Center's NewsBusters mentions John Berlau's article on how the fiduciary rule will censor financial radio personalities. As John Berlau at the…
Western Journalism
Wow: The Obama Admin Is About To Do Something That Could Crush Dave Ramsey
Western Journalism reports on the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule and highlights John Berlau's study on the proposed rule. In a study by…
National Law Journal
Brief of the Week: Will Battery Class Action Energize Supreme Court?
The National Law Journal features Ted Frank's work on the Center for Class Action Fairness's case Frank v. Poertner. Fank's beef is that many…
Townhall
Who Ya Gonna Call? How To Tackle The “Ghost Teacher” Problem
Townhall mentions Trey Kovacs's report on the practice known as release time and its cost to taxpayers. The abuse of “ghost teachers” in Philadelphia…
