Tag: Regulations

Beltway Confidential

Internet gambling aids al Qaeda, Republican casino billionaire warns

Timothy P. Carney · February 10, 2014 5:00 am

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., shown here on June 6 on Capitol Hill in Washington, is the incoming chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Sen. Ron Wyden gives tax overhaul top priority

Associated Press · February 8, 2014 5:00 am

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., voted for the farm bill last week after voting against it last year. (AP File)

Beltway Confidential

Farm subsidies, political leverage, and the ratchet of statism

Timothy P. Carney · February 6, 2014 5:00 am

Americans from fishermen to insurance agents are getting tired of being victimized by overregulation, according to a report by the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council. (Thinkstock)

Watchdogging Obama’s regulatory state

Ron Arnold · February 5, 2014 5:00 am

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In business, reputation matters more than regulation

John Stossel · February 5, 2014 5:00 am

Then-House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., right, shares a laugh with Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., on Capitol Hill in Washington in December 2008. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Darrell Issa lauds Henry Waxman as innovator for House investigations

Sean Higgins · January 30, 2014 5:00 am

Utah regulators halt ‘educational’ liquor permits

Washington Examiner · January 29, 2014 8:28 pm

Bitcoin doesn't meet the definition of a currency or even an electronic payment form in Finland, where the central bank has instead decided to categorize the software as a commodity. (AP/Rick Bowmer)

New York state regulator says regulation is in store for Bitcoin

Joseph Lawler · January 28, 2014 5:00 am

Students walks past a soda vending machine in the Commons Area of Springfield High School Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2004, in Springfield, Ill. (AP File)

FDA says it is studying caramel coloring in soda

Washington Examiner · January 23, 2014 5:00 am

Environmental Protection Agency officials ignored requests from the Office of Management and Budget to include a more realistic cost range for implementing stringent coal regulations for new coal plants, according to emails released by regulations.gov. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Beltway Confidential

Emails show EPA ignored request for more realistic cost ranges for coal regulations

Ashe Schow · January 22, 2014 5:00 am

Emma Del Torto of Charleston, W.Va. holds a sign during a demonstration at the state Capitol on Saturday, Jan.18, 2014. More than 100 people gathered to question their tap water's quality following a chemical spill that tainted the local water supply. (AP Photo/John Raby)

Energy and Environment

Legislation proposed in West Virginia to regulate chemicals

Associated Press · January 20, 2014 5:00 am

Buildings are seen on the Shanghai skyline in October 2008.

Hardee’s CEO: Easier to do business in Shanghai than L.A.

Washington Examiner · January 17, 2014 3:33 pm