Regulations

Govt’s Attempt to Decrease Regs Adds $14.7 Billion in New Costs, 13.5 Million Burden Hours

Shoshana Weissmann · August 25, 2015 10:04 am

Ruben Castro, owner of La Fiesta Braval, a Mexican restaurant in Laurel, Miss., clears the tables during the lunch rush, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.

President’s blacklist rule would hurt minority businesses

Alfredo Ortiz · August 25, 2015 4:01 am

President Obama delivers remarks at the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) on January 13, 2015 in Arlington, Va. (Photo by Kristoffer Tripplaar-Pool/Getty Images)

Federal cyber failure

Patrick Forrest · August 24, 2015 4:01 am

In 2009, the manufacturer of Zicam voluntarily recalled nasal products using zinc in the drug after consumers claimed they lost their ability to smell. (Getty)

Overhaul of rules for homeopathic drugs wanted

Robert King · August 21, 2015 8:44 pm

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on Friday called on his state's governor to ban gun ownership for "suspected terrorists." (AP Photo)

Cap on ‘swipe fees’ hasn’t lowered merchants’ costs, Richmond Fed finds

Joseph Lawler · August 18, 2015 6:43 pm

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas on Monday announced that its new president will be Robert Steven Kaplan, a Harvard Business School professor and former Goldman Sachs executive. (Screenshot courtesy Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)

New Dallas Fed president is a business self-help guru

Joseph Lawler · August 18, 2015 4:01 am

Sen. Warren asked five agencies and the private industry regulator FINRA whether Symphony would evade their current guidelines for firms' communications and whether it would prevent them from doing their jobs in the future.Â (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Elizabeth Warren worried banks will skirt rules with new messaging system

Joseph Lawler · August 10, 2015 8:44 pm

Jerome Powell, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve, listens during an event in Washington, D.C. (Pete Marovich/Bloomberg)

Regulation may be harming markets, Fed governor says

Joseph Lawler · August 3, 2015 4:24 pm

AÂ Council of Economic AdvisersÂ report called for states to impose less burdensome requirements, such as permits or simple registries, for less dangerous roles. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Obama’s economic advisers decry red tape

Joseph Lawler · July 29, 2015 4:01 am

Labor Secretary Tom Perez justified the proposed rule in testimony before the Senate Health Education and Labor Committee Tuesday, citing an analysis by the Council of Economic Advisers that found "this kind of conflicted advice" costs IRA investors about $17 billion every year.Â (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Scholars: Labor Dept. misstated studies to justify new investment rule

Sean Higgins · July 23, 2015 4:01 am

Acela trains, which run between Washington and Boston, serve as Amtrak's express service in the Northeast corridor.Â (Getty)

Amtrak wants Acela trains to go faster

Nathan Rubbelke · July 22, 2015 9:45 pm

(Photo courtesy of screengrab.)

‘Morning Joe’ hits De Blasio for attacking Uber

Elizabeth Potter · July 20, 2015 7:56 pm