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EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard Proposal Ushers in Uncertainty
Today the EPA announced its Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) proposal, and the Competitive Enterprise Institute takes a look at the heart of the issue:…
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New EPA Regulation Codifies Uncertainty; Congress Should Overturn
Today, the Obama administration announced a new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation that will affect thousands of waterways and wetlands. Myron Ebell, director of CEI’s…
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SEIU Targets Franchisers (Again)
CEI labor policy expert Aloysius Hogan is commenting on today's announcement by the SEIU that the labor union is further targeting franchisors. This is…
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Report Reveals Hidden Tax of Federal Regulation Reaches $1.88 Trillion
In the latest edition of Ten Thousand Commandments released today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) reveals the latest on the large, growing “hidden tax”…
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CEI Responds to Ruling Striking Down NSA Phone Record Collection
CEI’s VP of Policy Wayne Crews, Jr. today responded to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruling against National Security Agency’s (NSA) collection of…
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New Report Shows States Had Serious Questions about Obamacare Tax Credits in 2011
Today the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) released a report by finance expert Scot Vorse that shows many states knew as early as 2011 that they might not receive…
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CEI’s William Yeatman on the Murray Energy Challenge to the Clean Power Plan
Today the oral argument in the Murray Energy case against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took place before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
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CEI’s John Berlau Responds to Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Rule
Today, the Labor Department is expected to release its long-awaited "fiduciary rule." Ostensibly aimed at addressing potential conflicts of interest by brokers who offer retirement investment advice, Competitive…
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CEI Announces 2015 Julian Simon Award Winner, Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith
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Federal Pollinator Policy May Threaten Honeybee Health
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Report: Cost of Labor Union Subsidy in Missouri Unknown Due to Lack of Government Record Keeping
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New EPA Email Lawsuit Challenges Administration’s Transparency Claims
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Oral Argument at Supreme Court Challenges Illegal IRS Move to Rewrite the Affordable Care Act
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Legal Team in King v. Burwell to Discuss the Case Following Supreme Court Hearing
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Hillary Clinton Not Alone in Dodging Law on Email Use
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Plaintiffs File Reply Brief in Supreme Court Obamacare Subsidies Case
The petitioners in King v. Burwell today filed their closing brief in the case, which the Supreme Court will hear on March 4.
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Casino Mogul Again Seeks Internet Gambling Ban With New Congress
A handful of GOP lawmakers have revived an effort to effectively ban internet gambling, re-introducing the so-called Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA). The bill,…
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CEI’s Agenda for Congress Offers Blueprint for Expanding Jobs and Opportunities through Regulatory Reform
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CEI Responds to Government’s Brief in SCOTUS Obamacare Subsidies Case
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Snooping in the Dark: Court Rules NSA Spying Not Broad Enough for FOIA
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RealClear Radio Hour to Air this Saturday on Bloomberg Radio San Francisco
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Obamacare Lawsuit Gains Support of Lawmakers, Experts in Supreme Court Amicus Briefs
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Opening Brief in SCOTUS Obamacare Exchange Subsidies Case Filed Today
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CEI Files Lawsuit Over Obamacare Exchange Documents
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Big Labor Agenda Served By This Week’s NLRB Actions
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Coalition Opposes Obama NLRB Nominee
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and a coalition of 11 free-market and conservative organizations sent a letter today to all Members of the U.S. Senate…
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Lame Duck Land Grab Wedged Into Defense Authorization Bill
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 – Last night, House and Senate lawmakers added a federal lands package to the National Defense Authorization Act (S. 2410, H. R. 4435)…
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EPA’s “Clean Power Plan” is Costly, Illegitimate, and Unlawful, CEI Experts Argue in Public Comment
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 — This week the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and 11 other free-market organizations submitted public comments to the Environmental Protection Agency…
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Thanksgiving Regulation Report: 3,415 Rules & Regs
Just before the Thanksgiving holiday, the federal government dropped its Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which is supposed to shed some light…
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CEI’s Marlo Lewis on the EPA Retreat from Renewable Fuel Cutbacks
Today, news reports revealed that the EPA will pull back from its November 2013 proposal to reduce this year’s much fought-over Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)…
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New Report “Beyond Gruber” Shows Government Officials Flip-Flopped on Obamacare Subsidies Story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 – Today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) published a report by businessman and finance expert Scot Vorse highlighting a growing body…
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Dodd-Frank Constitutional Challenge To Be Argued in Appeals Court Today
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 – The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s (CEI) constitutional challenge to the Dodd-Frank Act will be argued this morning in the U.S.
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CEI Report on Crowdfunding Urges Congress, Regulators to End ‘Millionaires Only’ Rules for Investment
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 – Today, during Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Competitive Enterprise Institute released a new report on how regulation threatens entrepreneurs and their abilities…
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The Keystone No-Brainer
As the Senate readies to vote on the Keystone pipeline, CEI's Marlo Lewis makes a number of key points why opposition to the already…
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Prepaid Credit Cards Subject to New Regulation – Statement by CEI’s John Berlau
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is reportedly poised to impose new regulations on the prepaid card industry. John Berlau, senior fellow with the Competitive…
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New Report: The Economic and Legal Problems with Internet Sales Taxes
WASHINGTON – Today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) released a new study analyzing the economic downsides and legal problems with…
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Obama’s China Deal on Climate Change
President Obama in Beijing declared new targets for reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, this time with China ostensibly agreeing to cut its own greenhouse gas…
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Obama’s Net Neutrality Plan is Bad for Consumers
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SCOTUS Announces Review of CEI’s Healthcare Case: King v. Burwell
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 – Today, the Supreme Court announced it will review the Fourth Circuit’s ruling on the Obamacare insurance exchange subsidies case.
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Update on CEI’s Healthcare Cases, Halbig and King
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 – Although the Supreme Court did not announce any decision today on whether to take up King v. Burwell, the…
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CEI Lawsuit Targets White House Polar Vortex Documents
WASHINGTON – Today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) filed a lawsuit against the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), seeking documents…
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EPA Tries to Duck Investigation of Destroyed Federal Records
October 24, 2014 WASHINGTON – This week, the Environmental Protection Agency filed its latest effort to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the Competitive Enterprise Institute…
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Mandates for Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications Technology Called Into Question
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 – Federal regulators are poised to impose a big mandate on new cars and trucks, requiring vehicle-to-vehicle communications technology aimed at averting…
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The Supreme Court Should Review CEI’s Obamacare Subsidy Case
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 — The plaintiffs in King v. Burwell filed their final brief this week at the Supreme Court level, responding to the government’s opposition…
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Fight Over Online Gambling Pits Consumer Freedom, States Rights Against Federal Regulation
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 – Members of Congress are attempting to use a 1960s-era law governing organized crime and sports betting to regulate one of the…
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Journalist Carrie Sheffield Selected as CEI’s Warren T. Brookes Journalism Fellow
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Coalition Letter: Conservative and Free-Market Leaders Urge House Finance Committee to Protect Private Property and Shareholders’ Rights
WASHINGTON – Today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), in a coalition of 17 conservative and free-market public policy leaders, sent a letter to Chairman Patrick…
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Report: British Columbia Carbon Tax, a Bad Fit for the U.S.
WASHINGTON – Rebutting claims that the United States should adopt a carbon tax, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) released a new report…
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CEI Honors 27 Senators with “Champion of the Worker” Awards
For Immediate Release Contact: Annie Dwyer, 202-331-2765 Christine Hall, 202-331-2777 CEI Honors 27 Senators with…
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CEI Honors 29 House Lawmakers with “Champion of the Worker” Awards
For Immediate Release Contact: Annie Dwyer, 202-331-2765 Christine Hall, 202-331-2258 CEI Honors 29 House Lawmakers with “Champion of the Worker” Awards…