Category: regulations

Biden Administration’s Regulations Cost US Households Nearly $10,000 Each, Study Finds

The Biden adminstration’s regulatory burdens have cost almost $10,000 for each American household, standing in contrast to the Trump administration, which reduced such costs, according to a recent report by the Committee to Unleash Prosperity. “The Biden administration has so far been adding regulatory costs at a rate of $617 billion per year of rulemaking,…


LIVE 10 AM ET: House Oversight Committee’s Hearing on Biden Administration’s Increasing Regulations

The House Oversight Committee holds a hearing on “Death by a Thousand Regulations: The Biden Administration’s Campaign to Bury America in Red Tape” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 14. Anthony P. Campau, Principal of Clark Hill Public Strategies; Prof. Casey Mulligan, Professor in Economics of the University of Chicago; Adam J. White, Co-Executive Director…


LIVE NOW: House Oversight Committee’s Hearing on Biden Administration’s Increasing Regulations

The House Oversight Committee holds a hearing on “Death by a Thousand Regulations: The Biden Administration’s Campaign to Bury America in Red Tape” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 14. Anthony P. Campau, Principal of Clark Hill Public Strategies; Prof. Casey Mulligan, Professor in Economics of the University of Chicago; Adam J. White, Co-Executive Director…


House Oversight Committee’s Hearing on Biden Administration’s Increasing Regulations

The House Oversight Committee holds a hearing on “Death by a Thousand Regulations: The Biden Administration’s Campaign to Bury America in Red Tape” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 14. Anthony P. Campau, Principal of Clark Hill Public Strategies; Prof. Casey Mulligan, Professor in Economics of the University of Chicago; Adam J. White, Co-Executive Director…


Feds Proposes New Rules to Require Automatic Emergency Brakes in All Light Cars

The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed a new rule that would require nearly all passenger vehicles and light trucks to have automatic emergency brakes (AEB) before they are allowed on American roads. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which oversees safety standards for automakers in the United States, said the proposed rule would “dramatically”…


Texas Senate Passes Bill Limiting Authority of Cities, Counties to Impose Local Regulations

Texas Senate lawmakers passed a bill on May 16 designed to take some authority away from cities and counties in the state that impose regulations exceeding state law. House Bill 2127, known as the “Texas Regulatory Consistency Act” is sponsored by state Sen. Brandon Creighton and state Rep. Dustin Burrows, both Republicans. It passed the Senate…


Scientists Call For Stricter Controls on Tobacco Products

Scientists are calling for the federal government to adopt stricter controls around nicotine after the federal government banned recreational vaping. This comes after Health Minister Mark Butler announced on May 1 a massive new smoking crackdown, emphasising that vapes, which were introduced as therapeutic products, have now become the “biggest loophole in Australian healthcare history.” “Vaping was…


Government to Exempt Landlords From Regulations to House Illegal Immigrants

Government plans to cut millions spent every day on hotels for illegal immigrants will see landlords exempt from adhering to basic housing requirements. The temporary move—expected to be passed almost immediately by Parliament—will mean landlords will no longer legally need to stick to stringent housing regulations, including those on safety. The changes will allow landlords…


Society at Peak Shared Misery

Commentary Once upon a time I worked for the federal government as a postdoctoral researcher at a CDC branch that focuses on occupational safety and health. While I was there, I learned firsthand that the government operated at a level that was grossly inefficient and mind-numbingly bureaucratic. The longer I was there and the more…


Regulatory Octopus Is Strangling Our Economy

Commentary Every schoolkid knows—or used to know—that the United States has three branches of government. At least that’s what the textbooks say. But really, we have four branches of government. That’s because Congress—the legislative branch—has for decades delegated lawmaking authority to the unconstitutional fourth branch of the U.S. government: independent regulatory agencies. By some estimates,…