Ditch the Old Regulations That Limited Choice and Raised Prices
One unexpected, but welcome, development during the early phases of the coronavirus pandemic was governments lifting regulations on businesses in order to help them survive. Now that governments are easing…
Trump Rolls Back Federal Regulations on Dishwashers
The federal government’s restrictions on how much water a residential dishwasher can use in a normal cycle have been changed, bringing a bit of common sense back to America’s kitchens:…
Prohibitionists Oppose Relaxation of Liquor Rules
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. Alcohol prohibition may have officially ended in the 1930s, but prohibitionists are still with us today, and still working to rid the land…
Idaho to Decide Whether it Really Needs to Revive 150 Regulations it Suspended
Article from For Liberty by Norm Leahy. If there’s an upside to the state-mandated shutdowns in response to the coronavirus outbreak, it was how many rules and regulations were suspended…
Trump Changing Regulation Used by Enviros to Stop Pipelines
Article from The Daily Caller by Chris White. President Donald Trump announced Thursday his plans to dramatically change an environmental law activist groups and their attorneys often use to wrap…
New California Law Touted by Jouralist Leads to Journalist Layoffs
Article from Reason by Elizabeth Nolan Brown. Vox Media is laying off hundreds of freelance writers and editors due to a new California law that was sold as a way…
California Tried to Fine Company for Good Deed
Article from Reason Christian Britschgi. In February, the Consumer Protection and Enforcement Division (CPED) of the California Public Utilities Commission—the state body that regulates transportation network companies like Uber and…
House Dems Quietly Pass New Gun Regulations
Article from The Daily Wire by Emily Zanotti. House Democrats passed a series of strict gun regulations this week, banning so-called “high capacity magazines” and instituting a handful of “protections”…
New York Sued for Burdensome Regulations
Article from Reason by Christian Britschgi. New York’s new rental regulations are an unconstitutional violation of landlords’ due process and property rights, argues a new lawsuit filed this week in…
Chicago Protects Restaurants With Anti-Food Truck Regs
Article from Reason by Scott Shackford. Chicago forbids food trucks from parking within 200 feet of any establishment that serves food—including convenience stores. The city also requires food trucks to…
