by jpitney | Jul 19, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives, Regulation
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: [On] three consecutive days (July 9-11), the House flexed its anti-over-regulatory chops by passing three measures disapproving executive agency regulations ranging from women’s rights to home appliance energy standards. Then, on the...
by jpitney | Jul 13, 2024 | Bureaucracy, Congress, Judiciary, Regulation, Supreme Court
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: A favorite campaign tactic of members of Congress, regardless of party, has been to attack “those unelected bureaucrats” for trying to regulate every aspect of our lives. At the same time, Congress has often avoided enacting detailed...
by jpitney | Jul 3, 2024 | Bureaucracy, Congress, Regulation
Michael Macagnone at Roll Call: A Supreme Court decision Friday left an uncertain and more difficult path for Congress to shape how the federal government carries out laws on major issues such as environment, health, immigration and more, lawmakers and legal experts...
by jpitney | Mar 25, 2024 | California Politics, Insurance, Regulation
Ruben Vives at LAT: The California homeowners’ insurance crisis reached another critical stage this week when State Farm General Insurance announced that it would not renew policies for 72,000 property owners across the state. The insurance giant announced Wednesday...
by jpitney | Apr 14, 2023 | Business, Regulation
Jessica Melugin of the Competitive Enterprise Institute is an alum of Claremont McKenna College: In a new Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) study, technology policy expert Jessica Melugin writes that concern about “killer acquisitions” – a market leader...
by jpitney | Feb 5, 2023 | Business, California Politics, Regulation
Adam B. Summers at The Hill: Numerous surveys and reports analyzing a variety of economic indicators have consistently placed California at or near the very bottom of all states in terms of economic freedom and business climate. The state ranked 48th in the Tax...
