Tag: regulation
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Opinion | Treasury’s Hidden Stash of Covid Cash
[ad_1] If you thought Washington’s pandemic-cash bonanza was behind us, keep an eye on the Treasury Department. The Biden Administration made a quiet move late last month to let states spend up to $90 billion of leftover “emergency” money. The rule change pushes back the deadline for states to claim cash from the State and…
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Opinion | New York’s Near Zombie Apocalypse
[ad_1] The city came close to an electric grid shutdown last winter. [ad_2] Source link
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Opinion | The Supreme Court Considers the Right to Trial by Jury
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear the first of two landmark cases this term challenging the runaway administrative state. At stake in SEC v. Jarkesy is a bedrock constitutional principle that colonists fought to defend in the American revolution: the right to a trial by jury. Congress in recent decades has expanded the…
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Opinion | Elizabeth Warren Has an ObamaCare Epiphany
[ad_1] It took 13 years, but Elizabeth Warren is at long last acknowledging that ObamaCare has increased healthcare prices and industry consolidation. Who would have believed it? Government price controls and profit caps have resulted in unintended consequences. The Massachusetts Senator and Republican Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana this week wrote a letter to the…
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Opinion | Another New York Gift to Florida
[ad_1] Nov. 21, 2023 12:58 pm ET As lousy as New York’s business climate is, it can get worse. Democrats in Albany are reminding businesses of this by passing legislation that would ban so-called non-compete agreements in employer contracts. Call it another gift to Florida. Opposition to non-compete agreements has become a new cause celebre…
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Opinion | California Wants to Ban Your Choo-Choo
[ad_1] Gavin Newsom wants to be President, but in some respects the Governor already is, as the Biden Administration lets California impose its climate rules on the other 49 states. In the latest example, the Environmental Protection Agency has green-lighted Sacramento’s plan to outlaw diesel locomotives. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) in April approved…
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Opinion | U.S. CEOs on the Chinese Menu
[ad_1] Whatever the merits of this week’s summit between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping, there was no reason for U.S. business leaders to trip over themselves to get in on the action. Yet there they were Wednesday evening, kowtowing to Mr. Xi at a dinner that delivered China a propaganda coup and the…
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Opinion | President Biden’s Trade Gift to China
[ad_1] Hard to believe, but President Biden has shown stronger leadership in the Asia-Pacific on defense than on economics. His Administration had hoped to announce a skinny trade deal with allies in the region at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit this week, but it collapsed amid opposition from progressives and unions. The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework…