EconomyCommentary
The Benefits of the Small Business Audit Correction Act
As the table below shows, the number of broker-dealers in the U.S. declined by 29 percent between 2003 and 2017. Over the same period, the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Would Lower Costs for Customers, Bring New Jobs
Mergers and acquisitions in the converging communications, media, and internet industries dominated news earlier this month. Following the decision in the AT&T-Time Warner trial and… Read More
EconomyNews
Here’s How Trump Wants to Streamline Government
The Trump administration proposes to reform and reorganize government by streamlining food regulation, merging two Cabinet departments, and consolidating housing programs. Combining the Education and… Read More
EconomyNews
Trump Picks Veteran Capitol Hill Lawyer to Head White House’s Environmental Council
President Donald Trump intends to nominate former Capitol Hill staff lawyer Mary Neumayr to head a White House council that coordinates energy and environmental policy… Read More
EconomyNews
11 More States Win Court Injunctions Against Obama’s Water Rules
A federal judge has granted preliminary injunctions to 11 more states against former President Barack Obama’s Waters of the United States rule. The wave of… Read More
EconomyNews
7 Things the Left Said Would Happen If We Ended Net Neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission’s short-lived “net neutrality” rules officially ended Monday, replaced by a measure the agency says will keep the internet open to all… Read More
EconomyNews
Scott Pruitt Hails EPA Progress Under Trump Administration
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt touted his agency’s achievements of the past year and a half, and pushed back against the recent barrage of… Read More
EconomyNews
San Diego Is Trying to Save the Environment by Banning Foam Carry-Out Containers
San Diego officials proposed banning polystyrene food and drink containers Thursday, potentially becoming the 117th city in California to ban the foam packages, the Los… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
We Hear You: Scott Pruitt’s ‘Refreshing, Needed, and Honest’ Reforms at EPA
Editor’s note: Changes ordered from the top at the Environmental Protection Agency continue to impress The Daily Signal’s audience. Here are some of your comments… Read More
EconomyNews
When Congress Doesn’t OK Government Rules, Both Ranchers and Conservationists Suffer
Until the Trump administration submits Obama-era land use rules to Congress for approval, those regulations aren’t actually in effect and can’t be enforced to protect… Read More
EconomyNews
‘This Is a Job-Killing Regulation That Will Put Our Company Out of Business’: Some Push EPA to Reverse Obama-Era Regulation
Trucking industry interests successfully lobbied the Environmental Protection Agency to impose “job-killing” regulations on remanufactured vehicles known as gliders that are cheaper to purchase than… Read More
EconomyNews
The Government Relies on Flawed Data to Determine Endangered Species
Americans who live in or near a community built around a lake should be careful about stepping outside to mow the lawn if the temperature… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Time to End Net Neutrality Regulation Once and for All
Scientists tell us there’s no such thing as a perpetual motion machine, but they haven’t seen the interminable debate over network neutrality rules, which has… Read More
EconomyNews
Democrats Work to Reinstate Obama-Era Net Neutrality Rules
Democrats are expected to vote this week to re-establish internet rules, commonly known as net neutrality, promulgated by President Barack Obama’s Federal Communications Commission. “This… Read More
EconomyNews
White House Rolls Out Agenda for More Deregulation to Boost Business
President Donald Trump will continue to target duplicative and ineffective regulations as part of his administration’s “spring agenda,” the White House announced Wednesday. Trump’s reform… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Will Facebook Stop Being Free? The Potential Downsides of a New Bill About Social Media Regulation
In congressional testimony last month, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he would support regulation of his own company. Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and John Kennedy,… Read More
EconomyNews
EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Fends Off Democrat Critics, Makes Case for Deregulation in Testy Hearings
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt offered up a vigorous defense of his record amid negative media coverage of his travel, security, and living expenses Thursday in… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Scott Pruitt’s Effort to Expose ‘Secret Science’ Has Environmentalists Scared Stiff
A proposed rule announced Tuesday by Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, is intended to bring much-needed transparency to agency rule-making. The environmental… Read More
SecurityNews
How Federal Consumer Agency Puts Your Financial Data at Risk
About 1,000 records of data containing Americans’ financial and personal information may have been hacked after breaches of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, officials… Read More
EconomyNews
EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Moves to End Reliance on ‘Secret Science’
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt proposed a new rule Tuesday aimed at bolstering the role of science in developing regulations. Pruitt announced the change at an… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Federal Government Continues to Give Native American Tribes a Bad Deal
The Department of the Interior has worked steadily to increase opportunity and access to the federal lands and resources under its purview. Earlier this week,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Federal Mortgage Down Payment Assistance Puts Taxpayers at Greater Risk
In January 2017, the Obama administration decided to reduce the mortgage insurance premiums charged by the Federal Housing Administration. Fortunately, after taking office later that… Read More
EconomyNews
The Labor Board Is Now GOP-Run. Here’s 1 Big Change It Could Make to Rein In Unions.
An Obama administration rule that fast-tracked elections to establish unions at private companies could be on the chopping block of a federal labor agency three… Read More
LawCommentary
Congress Shouldn’t Forget Local Role in Setting Drone Policy
As Congress works through its reauthorization package for the Federal Aviation Administration, it should hold fast to first principles. Although lawmakers are contemplating legislation on… Read More
LawCommentary
If Taxis Want to Survive, They Should Learn From Uber
Taxi medallion holders seeking court protection against competition from ride-sharing firms have lost once again. Last month, a three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Elizabeth Warren’s Proposal Would Help Wronged Investors
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced a constructive bill (S. 2499) that would accomplish two desirable policy objectives. The bill would help investors by providing… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Zuckerberg Hearings Prove Government Shouldn’t Regulate Facebook
In the year 2018, at the height of the Russia Scare, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was hauled in front of a tribunal of tech-illiterate politicians… Read More
LawCommentary
Family Farmers Face Prison for Calling Skim Milk by Its Name
Forget narcotics. Uncle Sam has a new substance to crack down on: all-natural skim milk. Food and Drug Administration regulations make it a federal crime… Read More
EconomyNews
Trump Seeks to Scale Back More EPA Rules, Says Tax Cuts Boosting Manufacturing
President Donald Trump touted the success of his policies in helping manufacturers, and announced a new presidential order to roll back environmental regulations that would… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Amazon Controversy Makes the Case for a Private-Sector US Postal Service
Is Amazon causing the U.S. Postal Service to lose money? That’s the assertion made by President Donald Trump last week in a series of tweets… Read More
