Bloomberg
‘No Smoking’ Also Applies to E-Cigarettes on Flights, Court Says
Bloomberg covers a lawsuit CEI filed against the Department of Transportation airplane e-cigarette ban. Vaping is smoking, a federal appeals court ruled, upholding…
The Hill
Court Upholds Obama Rule Banning Vaping on Airplanes
The Hill covers a lawsuit filed by CEI against the Department of Transportation’s airplane vaping ban. A federal appeals court Friday upheld an…
The Wall Street Journal
Courts Rule E-Cigarettes Should Be Regulated Like Tobacco Products
The Wall Street Journal covers a lawsuit filed by CEI challenging the Department of Transportation’s ban on vaping on airplanes. A federal court…
Freight Waves
Today’s Pickup: State Laws May Limit Potential of Platoons
Freight Waves covers Marc Scribner’s Authorizing Automated Vehicle Platooning: A Guide for State Legislators, 2017 Edition. While platooning vehicles are close to real-world operation,…
Coindesk
‘Bitcoin Sign Guy’ Has a New Job, But He’s Keeping His Identity Secret
Coindesk discusses Bitcoin Sign Guy’s new job at CEI with his boss Jim Harper. It’s been a tumultuous week since the man known as…
Government Executive
Trump Regulatory Chief Hits Ground Running for ‘Fundamental Shift’
Government Executive discusses the Trump administration’s release of the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions with Wayne Crews, author of 10,000 Commandments.
The New York Times
U.S. Reopens Harley Settlement, Cutting Funds for Pollution Reduction Plan
The New York Times covers the Harley-Davidson settlement recently changed by the Trump administration. Last year the United States government fined Harley-Davidson…
Trucks.com
Hodgepodge of Traffic Laws Could Stymie Truck Platooning
Trucks.com discusses automated vehicle platooning with Marc Scribner, author of Authorizing Automated Vehicle Platooning: A Guide for State Legislators, 2017 Edition. Truck platooning,…
FleetOwner
Report: State Laws Need Changing to Support Platooning, AVs
FleetOwner discusses automated vehicle platooning with Marc Scribner, author of Authorizing Automated Vehicle Platooning: A Guide for State Legislators, 2017 Edition. Among…
The Hill
Warren’s Consumer ‘Protection’ Agency Sets Dangerous Precedent
The Hill discusses the CFPB’s arbitration rule with John Berlau. Sen. Elizabeth Warren‘s government-run-wild brain child is continuing its left-wing sprint into…
Citation
EPA Budget Fails to Seize Bold Opportunities for Reform
CEI’s Director of the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell responded to the passage of the Interior-Environmental Protection Agency budget by the House Appropriations Committee:…
MarketWatch
Republicans Say Retail Investors Are Missing Out on the ‘Lottery Tickets’ of Private Firms Going Public
MarketWatch covers the congressional testimony of John Belau on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Congressional Republicans believe the cost of going public, and…
Citation
CEI Responds to Secretary of Labor Acosta’s Comments on Job Creation
Ahead of President Trump’s “Made in America” roundtable event, Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta offered comments on job creation. Competitive Enterprise Institute Policy Analyst…
The Washington Times
Macron Climate Pitch to Trump Earning Skepticism
The Washington Times discusses the possibility of President Trump to re-enter the Paris Climate Agreement with Myron Ebell. French President Emmanuel Macron…
Citation
Report: Government Barriers Block the Way to Transportation Cost Savings
InsideSources
Amazon Faces Union Pressure in Whole Foods Merger
InsideSources discusses union pressure in the Whole Foods-Amazon deal with Trey Kovacs. A major union with members in the retail food industry released a…
The New York Times
After N.F.L. Concussion Settlement, Feeding Frenzy of Lawyers and Lenders
The New York Times discusses the NFL settlement with Ted Frank. The sales pitches were filled with urgency and emphasized familiarity. Act now…
The Daily Signal
Most of Obama’s Green Policies Persist at Department of Defense
The Daily Signal discusses climate change policy within the defense spending bill with Myron Ebell. As Congress considers green projects in a military…
InsideSources
Department of Energy Invests Additional $46M in Struggling Solar Energy Sector
InsideSources covers a coalition letter, including CEI, urging the House Appropriations Committee to cut the SunShot program. When it comes to solar power,…
Washington Examiner
Trump’s Former EPA Transition Chief Sees Job Cuts as a Priority
Washington Examiner discusses proposed job cuts at the EPA with Myron Ebell. The former head of Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency transition team is…
Washington Examiner
Groups Push to Gut Pentagon’s Climate Directives in Spending Bill
The Washington Examiner covers a coalition letter led by CEI urging Congress to amend a spending bill to not make climate change a priority for…
The Washington Post
The Energy 202: Pentagon Climate Work in the GOP Crosshairs
The Washington Post discusses the Pentagon’s climate policies with Myron Ebell. The Department of Defense has for a long time now been quietly…
Reuters
Conservative Groups Urge Lawmakers to Gut Climate Programs in U.S. Military
Reuters covers a coalition letter, signed by CEI, supporting an amendment to the NDAA regarding climate change policies. A coalition of 14 conservative…
Main Street Radio Network
AUDIO: Fred Smith Discusses Capitalism on the Alan Nathan
Founder of the Competitive Enterprise Institute and President of the Center for Advancing Capitalism, Fred L. Smith, Jr., discusses capitalism on the Alan Nathan Show…
American Public Media
AUDIO: Kent Lassman Discusses Neomi Rao’s Confirmation on APM’s Marketplace
CEI President and CEO Kent Lassman joins American Public Media’s Marketplace to discuss Neomi Rao’s confirmation to the position of Administrator of the White House…
Law360
Think Tank Says High Court Should Take Up Union Dues Case
Law360 covers CEI’s amicus brief filing in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 regarding forced union dues. The Competitive Enterprise Institute on Monday threw its support…
Reuters
Conservative Group Backs Supreme Court Challenge to Forced Union Dues
Reuters covers CEI’s amicus brief filing in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 regarding forced union dues. A business-backed think tank has urged the U.S.
Bloomberg BNA
FedEx Freight Drivers in NC Decertify Teamsters
Bloomberg BNA discusses the decertification of Teamsters by FedEx Freight in North Carolina with Trey Kovacs. FedEx Freight drivers in Charlotte, N.C., voted…
The Regulatory Review
Constructively Improving Railroad Regulations
Edward R. Hamberger, President and CEO of the Association of American Railroads, mentions a piece by Fred Smith and Marc Scribner regarding regulations of the…
Bloomberg BNA
Trump Team Unlikely to Fight for NAFTA Worker Safety Rewrite
Bloomberg BNA discusses NAFTA with Marc Scribner Worker safety and labor advocates don’t see eye to eye with President Donald Trump on very…
The Daily Caller
RAWA: One Casino Billionaire’s Quest to Kill Internet Gambling
The Daily Caller covers the Restoration of America’s Wire Act and cites a paper written by Michelle Minton on the subject. Enter the…
The Hill
United States Going It Alone on Climate Change: What It Means
The Hill discusses President Trump’s trip to the G-20 summit in terms of energy policy with Chris Horner. President Trump’s decision not to…
Washington Examiner
Shift to E-Commerce Is Saving Time, Creating Jobs
Washington Examiner cites Anna St. John’s piece on a class action suit involving the Metropolitan Museum of Art and how similar suits can harm cultural…
Small Business Advocate
AUDIO: Wayne Crews discusses regulation on The Small Business Advocate
Wayne Crews, author of CEI’s 10,000 Commandments, joined Jim Blasingame on The Small Business Advocate to discuss regulations in the Trump administration. Listen to…
Inside Sources
A Whirlwind Week for the Fight for $15
Inside Sources discusses Seattle’s $15 minimum wage study with Hans Bader. The Fight for $15 movement went into the July Fourth weekend facing…
The Daily Caller
EXCLUSIVE: Study Finds Temperature Adjustments Account For ‘Nearly All Of The Warming’ In Climate Data
The Daily Caller discusses a new study on climate change with Sam Kazman. A new study found adjustments made to global surface temperature…
Morning Consult
Climate Activists Fear Group of 20 May Waver in Support for Paris Climate Deal
Morning Consult discusses the Paris Climate Agreement with Myron Ebell. Climate action advocates fear the United States’ decision to pull out of the…
Reuters
Groups See Climate Science Review as Chance to Undercut Regulation
Reuters discusses the EPA’s plan to hold red-team, blue-team reviews with Myron Ebell. The Trump administration will soon begin a review that will…
Law360
3rd Circ. Asked To Nix Approval of $5.5M Google Privacy Deal
Law360 discusses CCAF’s objection to the $5.5 million Google settlement with Ted Frank. The Center for Class Action Fairness’ director urged the Third…
OneNewsNow
Up for Debate: Is Amazon Getting Too Big?
OneNewsNow discusses the Amazon-Whole Foods deal with Iain Murray. A free market strategist says consumers shouldn’t worry about Amazon gaining a monopoly on…
Washington Free Beacon
Sudden Death for Obama OT Rules
The Washington Free Beacon covers the Trump administration’s decision not to defend President Obama’s proposed overtime regulations. The Trump administration will not defend…
Roll Call
Trump Nominees for Labor Board Could Nix Obama-era Rules
Roll Call discusses President Trump’s NLRB nominations with Trey Kovacs. President Donald Trump’s nomination of two attorneys to serve on the National Labor…
The Hill
Sports Betting Advocates See Momentum Building
The Hill discusses legalizing sports betting with Michelle Minton. Supporters of legalizing the multibillion-dollar sports betting marketplace are ramping up efforts to enshrine…
The Recorder
Objectors Slam No-Cash Settlement in Facebook Message-Scanning Suit
The Recorder covers the Facebook privacy suit and an objection filed by the Center for Class Action Fairness. “Cynical.” That’s the…
Law360
Facebook User Says Privacy Deal Gives Class Nothing
Law360 covers the privacy case with a statement by Anna St. John of the Center for Class Action Fairness. A Facebook user urged…
Paul Molloy Show
AUDIO: Marc Scribner discusses air traffic control on the Paul Molloy Show
June 21, 2017 – CEI senior fellow Marc Scribner discusses air traffic control on the Paul Molloy Show. Listen here.
Paul Molloy Show
AUDIO: Michelle Minton discusses New Jersey sports gambling on the Paul Molloy Show
June 28, 2017 – Michelle Minton discusses the Supreme Court’s decision to hear the New Jersey sports gambling/federalism case on the Paul Molloy Show. Listen…
Law360
Senate, House Panels Unveil Dueling FAA Funding Bills
CEI Senior Fellow Marc Scribner discusses air traffic control reform with Law360: Supporters of an air traffic control overhaul say the House bill…
C-SPAN
VIDEO: Wayne Crews discusses 10,000 Commandments on C-SPAN
June 24, 2017 – Vice President of Policy of the Competitive Enterprise Institute Clyde Wayne Crews discusses the newest edition of 10,000 Commandments on C-SPAN’s…
Fox Business Network
VIDEO: Jim Harper Discusses the TSA’s new book policy on Fox Business
June 26, 2017 – Jim Harper, Vice President of CEI, discusses a new TSA policy requiring passengers to exclude books from carry-ons on Fox Business’…