Regulatory Action Center Supports EPA’s Cost-Saving Methane De-Regulation
FreedomWorks Foundation’s Regulatory Action Center (RAC) is driving comments in support of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) reform on methane. This new rule would remove regulatory barriers erected by the…
Regulatory Action Center Submits Formal Comments to CFPB on Payday Rule
The FreedomWorks Foundation’s Regulatory Action Center (RAC) just submitted formal comments in support of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) proposed reforms to restrictions on payday loans. This rulemaking…
TSA Caught Violating Civil Liberties (Again)
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has created a secret watch list of individuals who they claim pose potential threats to airport security. This ridiculous “safety precaution” allows the TSA, an…
How Quickly We Forget: A Look Back at Obama-Era Agency Corruption and Big Spending
Since President Obama left office, congressional Democrats have developed a curious habit of pretending to be fiscal watchdogs. Unfortunately, they are only using federal spending as an excuse to feign…
Climate Targets in Paris Agreement Would Impose $4.5 Trillion in Costs
If one is looking for another reason to support Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to serve as President-elect Donald Trump’s administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a new…
Regulator-In-Chief: Obama Administration Has Issued 600 Regulations with Costs of $100 Million or More
Near the very end of President George W. Bush’s second term in January 2009, economist Veronique de Rugy challenged the assertion by then-President-elect Barack Obama that the two-term Republican…
Secret Deals for Special Interests: Sue-And-Settle and the Regulatory State
A federal law called the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) is supposed to govern how regulations are developed and implemented. The APA requires providing notice to the public of the content…
Federal Court Tells the Obama Administration to Obey the Law
In a significant victory for basic law and order, a federal court in Wyoming Tuesday affirmed a basic constitutional concept: that the executive branch must comply with laws passed by…
Obama Reveals Final Regulatory Agenda
President Obama has released the regulatory agenda for the final months of his administration. This plan, known as the Unified Agenda, is an overview of the proposed rules and…
With Seven-Day Extension, Obama Midnight is Dark and Full of Regulatory Terrors
The "drop dead date" for federal regulations is fast approaching and we are expecting more overreaching proposals. This is the last date that proposed rules can be finalized by…