TV White Space Would Bring Broadband to Rural America
As technology continues to digitize our daily lives, the urban-rural divide in Internet usage reaps public attention. Despite a decade of improvements between 2007 and 2017, including the near…
White House Tech Week Features Deregulation and Investment
The Trump White House will seek to boost technology investment with a series of meetings this week. Dubbed as “Tech Week,” the meetings will include Silicon Valley and venture capital…
Regulation: A Wind to Our Back or A Wind to Our Face?
Is this spike in job growth a sign that businesses are hopeful for the economy under the Trump administration? According to the May 2017: ADP Employment Report, the private sector…
Internet Got Faster Without Net Neutrality
Net Neutrality proponents argue that internet service providers (ISPs) will slow your internet speed and charge you extra fees if the FCC abandons its Title II regulatory expansion. Wrong. This…
Net Neutrality Has Nothing to Do With Censorship
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai put the Obama-era “net neutrality” rules on the chopping block in a 2-1 vote on May 18th to move forward with a proposed…
Fury Over School Regulations: It’s the Department of Education, Stupid!
Last month's proposed rules on school accountability are yet another reminder that it’s time for federal bureaucrats at the Department of Education to get their hands out of our education…
USDA Spends $19.9M on One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish…Catfish?
The Senate recently passed legislation that would result in a minor victory against the regulatory state and for the legislative branch reclaiming its powers. The measure is now pending in…
Supreme Court Decision Underscores Growing Concern Over Regulatory Overreach
Given the harassment and everyday burdens that federal bureaucrats subject small businesses and families to, it seems obvious that decisions could be challenged by the basic process of judicial review.
Regulations Work Overtime to Hurt Employees, Small Businesses
Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced revisions to the proposed rules interpreting the Fair Labor Standard Act’s regulations on the overtime compensation pay of white-collar, salaried workers.
Bill’s Not Just a Bill. And He’s Not Just Sitting Here on Capitol Hill.
As the "drop dead date" for Obama administration regulations draws near, we are expecting a flood of "midnight regulations." Regulatory agencies, in an eleventh-hour attempt to pass new rules…