The Daily Caller
Objections To Optional Tolling Plan Are ‘Silly,’ Experts Say
The Daily Caller cites CEI`s Marc Scribner on optional tolling plan: “The I-77 corridor has seen a 20 percent increase in traffic volumes…
Heartland
Department of Education Presses for New Authority Over Banks
The Heartland cites CEi`s John Berlau on the new rule on student loans proposed by the Department of Education: Under the proposed rule, banks…
The Heartlander
Online Poker Ban Gains Support in U.S. Senate
The Heartlander cites CEI`s Michellen Minton on the online poker ban: Hidden Agenda Competitive Enterprise Institute Fellow Michelle…
Bloomberg
Obama May Win by Losing in Quirk of Supreme Court EPA Review
The Bloomberg quotes CEI`s William Yeatman on the Supreme Court EPA review: And if the mercury rule is allowed to stay in effect…
Investor.com
Pope Worships The Creator, His Advisor Worships The Creation
The Investors.com cites CEI`s Fred Smith on the Pope`s encyclical on global warming: The pope indicates that his primary trouble with global warming…
The College Fix
First Amendment protections on public college and university campuses
The College Fix cites CEI`s Hans Bader on college speech codes: The title is from Hans Bader’s June 2 statement to the US…
Sourcing Journal
House Introduces Internet Sales Tax Bill
Sourcing Journal quotes CEI`s Jessica Melugin on the Internet Sales Tax Bill: Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) on Monday…
The Heartlander
FDA Bans Trans Fats
The Heartlanderquotes CEI`s Michelle Minton on the FDA ban on trans fats: Michelle Minton, a Competitive Enterprise…
Simple Justice
The Public Accommodation Formerly Known As SJ
Simple Justice cites CEI`s Hans Bader on the Americans with Disabilities Act: Walter Olson, at Overlawyered, here and here, Amy Alkon…
The Hill
Tax cuts and reform for air travelers
The Hill quotes CEI`s Marc Scribner on the Passenger Facility Charge: The Congress Blog has hosted two well thought out pieces on the…
The American Spectator
Chaffetz Greases Wheels For Online Sales Tax
The American Spectator quotes CEI`s Jessica Melugin on the Internet Sales Tax Bill: Jessica Melugin, an adjunct fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, claims in …
The Daily Caller
INVESTIGATION: The Inside Story Of The Money, The Activists, And The Cure For Hepatitis C
The Daily Caller cites CEI`s Greg Conko on Gilead Sciences` new Hepatitis C pill: Instead of enduring up to a year of weekly injections,…
The Daily Caller
Chaffetz Greases Wheels For Online Sales Tax
The Daily Caller quotes CEI`s Jessica Melugin on the Internet Sales Tax Bill: Jessica Melugin, an adjunct fellow at the Competitive…
The Washington Times
Obama fights for Asia trade deal with relevance hanging in the balance
The Washington Times quotes CEI`s Fran Smith on the TTP negotiations: Some analysts say the administration’s stature on the world stage is hanging in…
National Review
Two Excellent Letters on an Excellent Op-ed on Title IX
National Review cites CEI`s Hans Bader`s letter on the an op-ed on unconstitutional speech codes: On June 8, the Wall Street Journal ran…
Vox
Conservatives are now debating carbon taxes. Here’s why many are still skeptical.
Vox quotes CEI`s Marlo Lewis on carbon taxes: Some conservatives had their own counterargument to this. During the Q&A session, Marlo Lewis of…
National Review
First Amendment Protections on Public College and University Campuses
CEI`s Hans Bader is quoted by the National Review on the issue of `First…
Advice Goddess Blog
How ADA-For-The-Web Regulations Could Kill This Website
So few people understand how laws passed can be used — and easily misused. Stretched into something they were never supposed to be (or not…
The Wall Street Journal
Title IX: From Pro-Female Reform to an Anti-Male One
The Wall Street Journal quotes CEI`s Hans Bader on the unconstitutional speech codes: “Ms. Gavora rightly criticizes the Education Department, where I used…
Washington Monthly
Why Is America Losing the Commercial Drone Wars?
The Washington Monthly quotes CEI`s Marc Scribner on FAA`s drone regulations. "The business press and tech websites are filled with stories slamming the…
Heartland
Senators Question Federal Agencies’ Backdoor Rulemaking
CEI`s Vice-President for Policy Clyde Wayne Crews Jr. talks to the Heartland on the Federal Agencies` backdoor rulemaking. “The new effort…
POLITICO
Barack Obama poised to hike wages for millions
POLITICO quotes CEI`s Aloysius Hogan on the rule to raise the overtime treshold to be proposed by the Labor Department: Aloysius Hogan, a…
Fox News
DC weighs gondola system to connect tony Georgetown with outside world
Fox News talks to Marc Scribner on the DC gondola system: "Street cars in the sky — that's how I like to think…
Bloomberg
EPA Proposes Reduction in Biofuels Required for Blending in Fuel Supply
Marlo Lewis discusses Biofuel in Bloomberg: “This proposal today is a stopgap measure,” Marlo Lewis, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute,…
Overlawyered
Liability Roundup
Overlawyered cites CEI`s Hans Bader on the Brown v. Nucor Corp. case: "Brown v. Nucor Corp.: did…
Daily Caller
EPA Grants Itself Power To Regulate Ponds, Ditches, Puddles
The Daily Caller quotes William Yeatman on the EPA's new guidelines for the Clean Water Act: “Rather than clarifying the Clean Water Act,…
Washington Times
Forecast sees milder-than-average hurricane season
Overlawyered
Liability Roundup
The Overlawyered cites CEI`s Hans Bader on Brown v. Nucor Corp. decision: Brown v. Nucor Corp.: did Fourth Circuit just try to gut…
Washington Examiner
Elizabeth Warren Gets It Wrong, Obama’s Trade Rep Says
The Washington Examiner cites Fran Smith's work on trade agreements: Fran Smith, adjunct fellow at the free-market Competitive Enterprise Institute, says there is…
Reason
Is Dianne Feinstein Responsible for the Amtrak Crash that Killed Eight? No, But Government Safety Mandates Can Have Tragic and Unintended Consequences.
Reason's Jim Epstein cites Marc Scribner's blog on the Philiadelphia Amtrak derailment: While it's true that PTC works better than ATC at preventing…
The Washington Free Beacon
SEIU Wants to Kill Franchisees with Kindness
The Washington Free Beacon talks to CEI's Aloysius Hogan on the SEIU threat to franchises: Aloysius Hogan, a labor policy expert at the…
POLITICO
Conservative Group Opposes Part of Shelby Bill
US News
The Real Cost of Regulation
Peter Roff cites Wayne Crews' work on the cost of regulation in U.S. News. These costs are not insignificant. As the Competitive Enterprise Institute…
The Washington Post
Lilly Ledbetter, Barack Obama and the famous ‘anonymous note’
The Washington Post quotes CEI`s Hans Bader on the misleading statement by the president on the Lilly Ledbetter Act: Hans Bader, an attorney at…
Fortune
The Verizon-AOL Deal Shows How Much AOL has Reinvented Itself
CEI's Wayne Crews is quoted in Fortune on Verizon's AOL buyout. “This is a positioning deal, to provide ad-serving to the mobile video…
Fox Business
Cost of Federal Regulation: $1.88 trillion
Fox Business features Wayne Crews' Ten Thousand Commandments report. The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) is out with its annual report that estimates that the U.S.
Playbill
Feds Issue Statement Countering Report About Endangered Times Square Billboards
The theatre magazine Playbill quotes CEI's Marc Scribner on the outdated legislation threatening Times Square's billboards: The Washington Post reported, "The threat to…
Quartz
There’s a Rumor Going Around That New York Was Ordered to Take Down its Times Square Billboards
Quartz quotes Marc Scribner on the outdated legislative threat to Times Square's billboards: Meanwhile, some critics are tracing the unintended consequence straight back…
Volokh Conspiracy
How the Federal Government Could Use Conditional Spending to Force the Removal of Times Square Billboards
The Volokh Conspiracy links to Marc Scribner's writing on the bad laws behind the threat to Times Square's Billboards: Marc Scribner explains why the…
Heartland Institute
Government Spinning Up New Rules for Clothes Driers
The Heartland Institute quotes CEI's Sam Kazman on potential new efficiency rules for clothes dryers: Competitive Enterprise Institute general counsel Sam Kazman says…
Investor's Business Daily
Comcast Surrenders To Government Bullies, Backs Out Of Merger
Investor's Business Daily cites Wayne Crews' work on the failed Comcast-Time Warner merger. Clyde Wayne Crews of the Competitive Enterprise Institute brings a…
Food and Farm Radio
Beepocalypse, Not with Angela Logomasini
The Heartlander
Feds Approve Genetically Modified Apples
Citation
Coalition letter supporting amendments to the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act
Illinois Policy
Illinois House passes nation’s most competitive crowdfunding rules
Illinois Policy quotes CEI`s John Berlau on the proposed bill on crowdfunding by Illinois House: This innovative form of funding is described by…
Citation
Ryan Radia Talks to BBC Radio about Google Antitrust Charges
Listen to Ryan Radia’s full BBC interview here The European Commission brought antitrust charges against Google in a formal complaint on April 15,…
Heartland Daily Podcast
Michelle Minton: How Will RAWA Bill Impact Online Gaming/Gambling?
In today’s edition of The Heartland Daily Podcast, Managing Editor of Budget & Tax News Jesse Hathaway speaks with Michelle Minton. Minton is a fellow at the…
The Daily Caller
Labor Board Case Puts New ‘Joint-Employer’ Rule To The Test
Citation
The Man Who Brought Obamacare Back to the Supreme Court
The Washington Post
Streetcar Fatigue
In the Washington Post, CEI's Marc Scribner discusses "streetcar fatigue" and the quagmire surrounding Washington, D.C.'s H Street Streetcar project: Marc Scribner,…
Washington Free Beacon
Missouri Officials Block Efforts to Track Time Teachers Spend on Union Business
The Washington Free Beacon cites Trey Kovac's study on Missouri union release time: The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a think tank based in…
Breitbart
Obama Administration’s “Race-Based” Discipline Policies Increase School Violence
Daily Caller
EPA Will Take 100 Years To Fulfill Conservative Group’s FOIA Request
New Republic
Hillary Clinton’s Email Scandal Is About to Cause Headaches for the EPA
Washington Times
Hillary Clinton Could Face Jail Time as Email Scandal Sparks Legal Challenges
Carolina Journal
Quietly, Government Stops Counting ‘Green’ Jobs
Carolina Journal quotes CEI`s John Berlau on the federal government`s `green job` promotion: John Berlau, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute…
Washington Examiner
Critics Push Back at Hillary Clinton’s Email Tweet
Washington Times
No Desire for a Streetcar
CEI's Marc Scribner is quoted on the modern streetcar resurgence in the Washington Times: If nearly everybody likes a streetcar, fewer want to…
Washington Examiner
Transparency Advocates Condemn Clinton’s Secretive Private Email Account
Mass Live
Can MBTA passengers get a refund on their passes?
Massachusetts Live talks to CEI's Marc Scribner about the issues facing MBTA: Transportation scholar Marc Scribner of the Competitive Enterprise Institute said in…
Simple Justice
First Amendment Relativists
Simple Justice quotes CEI`s Hans Bader on the NPR Ombudsman`s opinion on free speech and the Charlie Hebdo attack: In his parting shot as ombudsman for…
Roll Call
What Rules To Govern Uber-Type Services?
Roll Call reports on Marc Scribner's presentation at a Cato Institute policy forum on ridesharing regulations: But Marc Scribner of Competitive Enterprise…
The Daily Caller
NPR’s Ombudsman Is A Drooling Moron Who Doesn’t Understand The First Amendment
The Daily Caller quotes CEI`s Hans Bader on the NPR Ombudsman`s opinion on free speech and the Charlie Hebdo attack: Outgoing National Public Radio ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos…
Citation
The Cato Institute: How Should Ridesharing Be Regulated?
Vox
Is Network Neutrality Becoming a Partisan Issue?
Vox cites CEI's Ryan Radia on the Net Neutrality debate: Ryan Radia, a telecom policy expert at the libertarian Competitive Enterprise Institute,…
The Washington Post
Defining Economic Failure Down
George Will cites Wayne Crews' regulatory calculations in his column. The lingering economic anemia is astonishing, given plummeting energy prices. To a…
The Free Beacon
Sierra Club: Saudi Arabia ‘Our Best Ally’ in Keystone Fight
Washington Times
Analysis Tracks Costly Path of 3,541 New Federal Regulations, Provides Antidote for Congress
The Washington Times heavily cites CEI's Agenda for Congress and regulatory cost calculations. The frugal but liberty-minded analysts at the Competitive Enterprise Institute…
The Washington Examiner
A Closer Look at Sick Leave
The Blaze
Cybersecurity Concerns Spotlight Obama’s State of the Union Cyber Agenda
The Blaze cites CEI's Ryan Radia on cybersecurity: “Even as the federal government is forcing telephone companies to hand over phone call…
One News Now
One observation on Keystone: Legal but not ‘thrilled’ over land grab
One News Now talks to William Yeatman on Keystone XL: OneNewsNow sought comment from William Yeatman, a senior fellow specializing in energy policy…
The Patriot Post
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Does Anything But
The Patriot Post quotes CEI`s John Berlau on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: “A government report pegs the price of the work at…
The Daily Signal
Government Agency Under Scrutiny for $215 Million Building Renovation
The Dialy Signal quotes CEI`s John Berlau on the Consumer Protection Bureau office renovations: Costly building renovations at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection…
Washington Examiner
Beer Tax Overhaul Pits Big Brewers Against Crafty Upstarts
Cato At Liberty
Carbon Tax, Carbon Tax, Carbon Tax
Cato At Liberty cites Marlo Lewis' ongoing work discussing carbon taxes: Another take on the carbon tax is offered by our good…
Reuters
U.S. court voids payout of unclaimed funds in BofA class action
Reuters discusses Center for Class Action Fairness's victory in Oetting v. Green Jacobson PC, 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 13-2620 Thursday's…
The National Review
An Amazing Assertion of Bureaucratic Power
Washington Examiner
Unconstitutionality Index: Feds Issued 27 Regs for Every New Law, 3,541 in 2014
Wayne Crews discusses the year in regulation with Washington Examiner's Paul Bedard: In a brand new calculation done by the Competitive Enterprise…
Washington Examiner
Report: 21,000 regulations so far under Obama, 2,375 set for 2015
Wayne Crews is cited in the Washington Examiner: The pace of agencies issuing new rules and regulations has hit a record high…
Politico
A streetcar not desired?
Marc Scribner is cited in Politico: Besides costs, critics point to other shortcomings in the projects. For example, they question whether streetcar…
Opportunity Lives
Why America Needs to Get Smarter about Our Commercial Drone Policy
Marc Scribner talks to Opportunity Lives about the failings of current commercial drone policy: Marc Scribner, a fellow with the Competitive Enterprise Institute…
Breitbart
Federal Register Adds Nearly 1600 Pages of New Regulations
Breitbart discusses the latest regulatory numbers with CEI's Ryan Young. Not to be outdone by the congressional 1,603 page Cromnibus spending bill,…
The Washington Examiner
Obama Outdoes Bush on Small Business Rules
The Washington Examiner excerpts Wayne Crews' CEI blog post on President Obama's rules affecting small businesses: President Obama has issued nearly half…
The Blaze
China Recoils on Transparency at Climate Conference, but Obama Administration Still Confident in Deal
CEI's Cristopher Horner weighs in on the Lima, Peru climate summit at The Blaze: Asserting the bilateral agreement is entirely separate from…
Real Clear Markets
Entrepreneurs Want Capital, But Not Bank Capital
The Real Clear Markets cites CEi`s John Berlau on the investment regulations: The solution is to unleash capital from the bottom-up and where…
Washington Examiner
Senate ensures NLRB keeps Democratic majority
The Washington Examiner discusses CEI's coalition letter opposing McFerran's nomination to the NLRB: A coalition of conservative groups led by the Competitive…
Washington Times
The Land Grab Deemed a Backroom Deal
The Washington Times quotes Myron Ebell on the land grab hidden in the NDAA: Beware the land grab, adds Myron Ebell, energy and…
Fox News
Regulation Nation: Gov’t regs estimated to pound private sector with $1.8T in costs
Fox News cites Wayne Crews' work on regulatory compliance: For America's businesses, the Obama administration has an unpleasant holiday surprise.
The Washington Post
John Berlau Reviews “Consumer Credit and the American Economy”
The Washington Post cites CEI`s John Berlau on Consumer Credit and American Economy: John Berlau of the Competitive…
Statesman
John Berlau Reviews “Consumer Credit and the American Economy”
The Statesman cites CEI`s John Berlau on Consumer Credit and American Economy: John Berlau of the Competitive Enterprise…
The Hill
Conservatives Push Back Against Parks Provisions in Defense Bill
The Hill discusses our and other organizations' objections to the back-room dealings in the land package of the NDAA: Conservative organizations are backing…
Washington Examiner
Regulation Nation: Obama Issues Nearly 50% More Costly Regs Than Bush
The Washington Examiner cites Wayne Crews' work comparing President Bush's regulations to President Obama's: "According to an analysis by Clyde Wayne Crews Jr.,…
USA Today
Not Business as Usual: 200 firms back EPA climate regs
USA Today quotes Marlo Lewis on CEI's comments opposing the Clean Power Plan: Other business groups don't see such a rosy picture: This…
Forbes
Seventh Circuit Continues Scrutiny Of Class Action Settlements And ‘Cy Pres’
Forbes discusses the Center for Class Action Fairness’s objection in Pearson v. NBTY The Center for Class Action Fairness objected to the settlement…
Investor's Business Daily
The Other Amnesty
CEI's Hans Bader is cited in Investor's Business Daily on proposed racial quotas in school dicipline: In "People Who Care v. Rockford Board…
Newsmax
Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Smith: Entertainment Industry Vilifies Business
Newsmax discusses Fred Smith's latest Forbes column: "The entertainment…
The Daily Caller
Report: HHS Waffled On Federal Obamacare Subsidies Question
The Daily Caller discusses Scot Vorse's research on the ACA: "The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Scot Vorse has published a timeline of the Department…
Forbes
Judge Tosses Glucosamine Settlement
Forbes discusses the Center for Class Action Fairness’ case in Pearson v. NBTY Judge Richard Posner of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals…
One News Now
Two Views on Danger of ‘Net Neutrality’
One News Now talks to Ryan Radia about free-market reasons to oppose Net Neutrality: If this is a free speech issue, says the Competitive…
The Washington Examiner
Federal Judge Tells CFPB it Must Give Depositions Even if Doing So ‘Annoys’
The Washington Examiner asks CEI's John Berlau about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's reluctance to participate in depositions: "John Berlau, a senior fellow at the…
