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CEI Appeals White House Science Office Refusal to Reexamine Polar Vortex Video
Contact: Christine Hall, 202-331-2258 CEI Appeals White House Science Office Refusal to Reexamine Polar Vortex Video Scientific Basis…
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CEI Sues NSA to Obtain “Destroyed” EPA Phone Records
Contact: Annie Dwyer; 202-331-2765 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2014 Competitive Enterprise Institute Sues NSA to Obtain “Destroyed” EPA Phone Records WASHINGTON…
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Report: Job Growth Greater With Family Businesses
WASHINGTON, May 20 – Today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) published a new study showing state and local governments could see more job growth…
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CEI Submits Comments on EPA’s “Carbon Pollution Standards”
WASHINGTON, May 12 – Competitive Enterprise Institute senior fellows Marlo Lewis and William Yeatman submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency opposing the EPA’s “Carbon Pollution…
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New Analysis: Internet Gambling Ban is a Bad Bet
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CEI Files Lawsuit Against the Administration Over Documents Withheld from FOIA Request
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Federal Regulations Take $1.8 Trillion Bite Out of US Economy
WASHINGTON, April 29 – Today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) released its annual Ten Thousand Commandments report on the size and scope of…
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Conservative and Free-Market Leaders Urge Senate to Reject Johnson-Crapo Housing Finance Overhaul
Washington, D.C., April 23—The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) in a coalition of 26 public policy leaders sent a letter to members of the Senate Banking…
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When Robot Cars Arrive, Lawmakers and Regulators Should Steer Clear
WASHINGTON, April 23 – Today the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) released a new report by transportation policy expert Marc Scribner to help policymakers address regulating…
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CEI Report: Secret Ballot in Union Elections in Peril
WASHINGTON, April 16 – A new Competitive Enterprise Institute report by policy analyst Trey Kovacs documents efforts by the United Auto Workers (UAW) to…
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CEI Sues EPA Over Stonewalling Records Request
WASHINGTON, April 9 – The Competitive Enterprise Institute filed a lawsuit today against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to compel the agency to produce text…
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CEI’s Iain Murray Wins Second Place at Brexit Prize Competition in London
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New York High Court Court Rejects Challenge to Greenhouse Gas Initiative
WASHINGTON, April 4 – The New York Court of Appeals has rejected a challenge by three small business owners to the State’s involvement in…
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CEI Releases Consumer’s Guide to Chemical Policy
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Wind Energy Boondoggle Gets Another Shot at Tax Subsidy
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, the Senate Finance Committee scheduled a mark-up of legislation to extend tax credits for certain special interests, including the wind energy…
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CEI Short Film “I, Pencil” Wins Grand Prize at Manning Centre Competition
WASHINGTON, March 28 –The Competitive Enterprise Institute’s (CEI) animated short film, “I, Pencil” about the free-market wonders of making the common pencil won first…
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Special Interest Lobby Threatens Freight Rail Deregulation
WASHINGTON, March 24 – A new effort by special interest groups threatens much-needed freight-rail investment, according to a new…
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Competitive Enterprise Institute Celebrates Human Achievement Hour
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West Virginia Chemical Spill Not an Excuse for Regulatory Expansion, Says New Report
Today, Competitive Enterprise Institute senior fellow and chemical policy expert, Angela Logomasini, Ph.D., released a…
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Latest Senate Report Supports CEI Findings: EPA Officials Continue to Use Secret Email Accounts
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Dodd-Frank “Diversity” Hiring Quotas Unconstitutional
Washington, DC, Feb. 6, 2014 – The Dodd-Frank Act regulates the financial sector, but what many people do not know is how far its…
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Proposed SEC Rules on Crowdfunding Threaten Access to Capital By Locking Out Ordinary Investors
Washington, DC, Feb. 6, 2014 – This week marked the deadline for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to accept public comments on proposed…
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Plaintiffs in Obamacare Lawsuit Move for Expedited Appeal
*1/23/14 update: The D.C. Circuit has granted our motion for an expedited appeal.Washington, DC, Jan. 17, 2014 – In the wake of a…
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Obamacare Court Ruling in Halbig a Major Blow to Opt-Out States
Washington, DC, Jan. 15, 2014 – In a blow to states that opted out of Obamacare, a District Court on Wednesday upheld an IRS regulation…
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Announcing: RealClear Radio Hour with Bill Frezza
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Net Neutrality Court Ruling Praised by CEI Experts
Washington, DC, Jan. 14, 2013 – Today a federal appeals court struck down so-called "net neutrality" rules forcing Internet service providers to make broadband…
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Competitive Enterprise Institute Criticizes Proposed Carbon Pollution Standard
WASHINGTON, D.C., JAN, 8 – Today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute criticized EPA’s proposed Carbon Pollution Standard, a regulation which would effectively ban the construction of…
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CEI Will Score Senate Labor Vote Today
Washington, DC, Jan. 6, 2014 – The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) will score today’s vote in the U.S. Senate on the motion to proceed to…
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Senators Cite CEI Research in Supreme Court Amicus Brief
Washington, D.C., Dec. 18, 2013 – An amicus brief filed to the U.S. Supreme Court, on behalf of five U.S. Senators, argues that Congress…
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CEI Applauds FCC Efforts on Ending In-Flight Cell Phone Ban
Washington, DC, Dec. 12, 2013 – This afternoon, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held an Open Meeting. Among other issues, the FCC indicated it would…
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Volcker Rule Could Cause Financial Storm, Warn CEI Scholars
Washington, DC, Dec. 11, 2013 – Amid the snow that seemed to paralyze DC yesterday, bureaucrats issued a final regulation on Dodd-Frank’s Volcker Rule that…
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Pennsylvania May Lead the Nation in Liberating Beer (From Prohibition Era “Franchise Laws”)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 – Pennsylvania could lead the nation in reforming anti-competitive, Prohibition-era restrictions on beer distribution, and the benefits would flow to brewers large…
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Judge Upbraids Public-Sector Unions’ Refusal To Work To Clean Up The Mess They Made
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 – A federal bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday that Detroit was eligible to enter Chapter 9 bankruptcy, which means all of the city’s…
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Daniel Hannan on Inventing Freedom
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Government “Study” on Internet Tax Hides Harmful Small Business Effects
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 – Under presidents of both parties, the Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy has produced top-notch independent studies on the harm the…
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Facing Reality, EPA Scales Back Overall Renewable Fuel Target for First Time
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 – For the first time in the history of the federal Renewable Fuel Standard program, the Environmental Protection Agency today…
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Journalists and Media Defend Speedy Appeals Under DC Free-Speech Law in Climate Scientist Libel Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 – A group of 19 major news organizations has filed a court brief supporting rapid appeals under a District of Columbia law…
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On Right-To-Work Amendment: ‘Bravo for Senators from Kentucky and Mississippi … Shame on Sen. Reid’
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 – Though their effort did not meet with success, U.S. Senators from Kentucky and Mississippi deserve thanks for their efforts to offer…
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President Obama Still Doesn’t Get It On Transportation Reform
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 — At the Port of New Orleans today, President Obama reiterated his call for increased federal infrastructure spending, which has been a…
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I, Pencil Short Film Wins Reason Foundation Award
I, Pencil, a short film produced by the Competitive Enterprise Institute and adapted from the 1958 essay by the late Leonard E. Read, has won…
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On Right-To-Work Amendment: ‘Bravo for Sen. McConnell and Sen. Paul – shame on Sen. Reid’
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 – Though their effort did not meet with success, Kentucky’s U.S. Senators deserve thanks for their efforts to offer a National Right…
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Defeat Of Food Labeling Measure Was a ‘Mini Tax Revolt’ Analyst Says
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 – Defeat of a ballot initiative that would have required labeling of food with genetically engineered ingredients in Washington state can be…
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Exit Plan For UK/EU Earns Finalist Spot in Competition
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 – How might the United Kingdom best extract itself from the European Union? A plan focused on deregulation and put forward by…
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A Second Federal Court Green-Lights Lawsuit Against Obamacare
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 – A second federal judge Thursday has ruled a lawsuit that challenges a major IRS Obamacare regulation could proceed despite the government’s…
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Is More Beer Production Only a Tax Cut Away?
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 – Originally instituted as a way to pay back America’s debts from the Civil War, excise taxes on beer continue to dampen…
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Questions for Yellen
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 – It’s not every day we get a new chair of the Fed. It is a time to check the fundamental bearings…
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Oppose Obama’s Pick For NLRB General Counsel
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 – Richard Griffin, one of three members of the National Labor Relations Board who lost their seats when their “recess” appointments were…
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Senate Action on $2 Trillion Gov’t Regulatory Burden Urgently Needed
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 — Regulatory reform is urgently needed to get our economy and businesses out of the doldrums, and there’s a House-passed bill that…
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Obamacare Lawsuit May Proceed, Judge Rules
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 – A federal judge Tuesday ruled that a lawsuit challenging a major IRS Obamacare regulation may proceed, denying the government’s motion to…
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Update: Judge Refuses to Dismiss Affordable Care Act Lawsuit
UPDATED, Oct. 22 – The judge has rejected the government’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit. WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 – A federal judge will hear motions…