Mulvaney Impresses Trump With Impassioned Speech on the Country’s ‘Byzantine’ Regulatory System
Regulation
Trump Admin. Plans to Keep Cutting Burdensome Regulations
The Trump administration is set for another year of regulation trimming, according to federal “regulatory czar” Neomi Rao, who outlined her office’s Spring 2018 agenda for regulatory actions to the Free Beacon.
Ellison: ‘A Very Good Idea’ for Government to Regulate CEO Pay
Perez Dodges Question About Democratic Party Split on Dodd-Frank Rollback
Occupational Licensing Reform Finds Rare Bipartisan Consensus
Rep. Dave Brat (R., Va.), a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, and Rep. Dwight Evans (D., Pa.), a community activist from Philadelphia, came to rare agreement Tuesday on a licensing issue impacting the American workforce.
Federal Judge Deals Blow to Scientific Agency Under Congressional Fire
A federal judge issued an injunction on Monday to halt California’s plan requiring cancer warning labels on all “Roundup” products, the best-selling weed killer and herbicide worldwide.
Feds to Repeal 298 Tax Regulations
The Treasury Department plans to eliminate nearly 300 outdated tax regulations, getting tax rules off the books that in some cases have not applied since the 1940s.
Partisan Fights Over Science Funding Likely to Reemerge on Capitol Hill
A long-simmering partisan feud over the role of science in government research, regulatory decisions, and funding will come to the forefront again when the House Science Committee meets Tuesday for a hearing on the most widely used herbicide in the world.
Regulations Ruhle
Labor Sec Calls for Liberty Approach to Regs
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta said regulators must take liberty into consideration rather than the dollar figures associated with rule-making.
