EconomyNews
Lawmakers Throw Light on Secretive ‘Operation Choke Point’
Is “Operation Choke Point” about to get choked by Congress? Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., sure hopes so. Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government… Read More
EnergyNews
How U.S. Taxpayers Subsidize Fossil Fuels in Russia, Saudi Arabia While Being Penalized at Home
Americans have to pay more for electricity and compete for fewer jobs because of President Obama’s regulatory curbs on fossil fuels at home, even as… Read More
EconomyNews
EPA Regs Likely to Kill 68-Year-Old Louisiana Peach Orchard
RUSTON, La. — Peach orchards at Mitcham Farms, near the north Louisiana city of Ruston, have survived winter freezes, droughts and dangerous hail storms. But… Read More
EconomyCommentary
EPA Regulators Gone Wild
Following the revelation that the Environmental Protection Agency plans to garnish wages without a court order to collect non-tax debts (i.e. misused grant funds, unrepaid… Read More
EconomyNews
Government Regulation Threatens 119-Year-Old Family Cigar Business
J.C. Newman Cigar Co. is one of a kind, literally. Founded in 1895 by Julius Caesar Newman, a Hungarian immigrant, the Tampa-based family business is… Read More
EconomyNews
Federal Officials Propose 8-Foot Fences to Protect Endangered Mice
SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST, N.M.—For more than a century, the Lucero family has grazed livestock in the majestic landscape near Fenton Lakein the Santa Fe… Read More
EconomyNews
Iowa Banned Most Fireworks 76 Years Ago. Now One Lawmaker Is Trying to Change That.
Jerri Andersen wasn’t impressed by the Fourth of July fireworks display at her local Hy-Vee in Urbandale, Iowa. “Of course, it’s not their fault,” she… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Court: D.C. Can’t Require Tour Guides to Pass a Test
Tour guides no longer have to pass a test and pay a fee to lead visitors around the District of Columbia. This morning, the United… Read More
EconomyNews
Lawmaker Questions Whether Ex-Im Benefits Small Businesses
Proponents of the Export-Import Bank tout the agency as a champion of small businesses, but Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., yesterday challenged that claim during a… Read More
EconomyNews
New York City’s Soda Ban Struck Down
New York City’s “soda ban,” which prohibited merchants from selling most sugary drinks that were more than sixteen ounces, has met its end. The state’s… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Who’s to Blame for High Airfares?
Airline ticket prices are soaring this summer. Prices are up 12 percent since 2009, even after adjusting for inflation. When customers of Spirit Airlines book… Read More
LawCommentary
This Lawsuit Could Increase the Price of Your Yogurt
Does anybody really believe “Greek” yogurt is imported from Greece? That’s what some lawyers want a federal court in New York to think. They’ve filed… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Small-Business Friendly States Experiencing Higher Growth
Eleven state governments received “D’s” or “F’s” in terms of small business friendliness, according to an annual survey of business owners conducted by Thumbtack.com. Rhode… Read More
EconomyNews
Cheeseheads Prompt Federal Agency to Back Off Regulatory Threat
MADISON, Wis.—Don’t tell cheeseheads how to make their cheese. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration learned this recently when word surfaced the agency might be… Read More
SocietyNews
Study Finds Food Trucks Are Cleaner Than Restaurants
Fueled by public health concerns, mobile food vendors increasingly face regulations that either outright ban them or restrict where and when they can operate. But… Read More
EconomyNews
Study: Texas, Utah and Idaho Rated Friendliest States by Small Business Owners
Small business owners in Texas, Utah, Idaho, Virginia and Louisiana rated their states as having the friendliest business environments, according to a study released this… Read More
EconomyNews
3 Major U.S. Airlines Fight to Cancel Cheaper International Travel
A measure aimed at grounding an upstart airline offering affordable fares for transcontinental travel appears headed for a vote in the House of Representatives. The… Read More
EconomyNews
Virginia DMV Attempts to Shutter Ridesharing Companies Uber, Lyft
Just when you thought you couldn’t despise the Department of Motor Vehicles any more, Virginia’s DMV decided to wage war against popular passenger carrier companies… Read More
SocietyNews
Sharyl Attkisson on Preemie Study: ‘The Federal Government, at the Very Least, Made a Mistake’
Did a government-funded experiment put the lives of 1,316 premature babies at serious risk? Investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson explains the ethical debate surrounding a multiyear study of these fragile infants, in… Read More
SocietyFeature
Full Disclosure: Parents Fault Medical Research Study for Putting Preemies in Harm’s Way
In May 2007, Carrie and Shawn Pratt agreed to sign up their severely premature daughter, Dagen, for a government-funded study being conducted at Duke University… Read More
SocietyFeature
Full Disclosure: ‘Input’ Stalls Agency’s Ethics Probe in Baby Oxygen Trials
Pressure from government officials and eminent researchers appears to have pushed a federal agency to postpone enforcement action on violations it found in a government-financed… Read More
SocietyNews
Sharyl Attkisson: How the Government Violated Its Own Ethics Rules, Then Covered It Up
In her debut story as a senior independent contributor for The Daily Signal, Sharyl Attkisson investigates a government-funded experiment that put the lives of premature… Read More
SocietyFeature
Full Disclosure: Did Government’s Experiment on Preemies Hide Risks?
Just 25 weeks into her pregnancy, Sharrissa Cook gave birth to a critically ill baby boy. Dreshan weighed in at a fragile 1 pound, 11… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Climate Change Is a Fact. But These New Emissions Regulations Won’t Help the Environment.
Draft regulations released Monday by the Environmental Protection Agency could cut carbon dioxide from existing power plants by 30 percent. Such a drastic cut will… Read More
EconomyNews
Federal Dietary Panel: Forget the Beef, Eat More Plants and Bugs
A federal dietary committee is calling for “sustainable” menus, including a virtual ban on meat consumption, a new report warns. Hanns Kuttner, a senior research fellow at… Read More
EconomyNews
‘Nonsense’ Regulations a Problem Even in Business-Friendly Florida
MIAMI—Florida owns a reputation as a pro-business state. Its state government attempts to streamline procedures and minimize the regulations that needlessly frustrate business owners and… Read More
EnergyNews
Power Plants, Rate-Payers Brace for Obama Administration’s New EPA Regs
In November 2010, President Obama stood before reporters in the White House briefing room and offered a frank description of his administration’s chances of getting… Read More
EducationAnalysis
Michelle Obama Is Ignoring the Problems Her New School Lunch Standards Have Caused
Yesterday in an op-ed, First Lady Michelle Obama attacked the House of Representatives for considering giving some schools a one-year reprieve from complying with the new… Read More
EconomyNews
Speed Cameras Make a Comeback in New Mexico’s Capital
SANTA FE, N.M.—A lot of people just don’t like traffic cameras. Two years ago, a 65-year-old Santa Fe man received the nickname “Speedcam Commando” after… Read More
EconomyNews
6 Small Towns With Big Government Problems
Out-of-control government, most common to Washington, D.C., can trickle down to small towns, too. Here are six examples: 1. Air fresheners, tassels, and rosaries beware!… Read More
