Obama Administration’s Lawless Decision Delays a Much-Needed Infrastructure Project
Seemingly every day some politician or another, usually from the left of the political spectrum, calls for more infrastructure investment. In North Dakota there is a $3.7 billion infrastructure project…
The EPA Uses New Math to Justify Costly Global Warming Regulation
When calculating the future impacts of government action, the federal government has very specific rules about how the calculation should be done. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearly…
While Traveling This Labor Day, Remember This: TSA Expands Bureaucracy, Spending, and Regulation Without Improving Safety
There is an agency in Washington that spends over $7 billion per year and employs about 60,000 people nationwide, yet fails to do its one job 95% of the…
Tell the Obama Administration to Stop Using a 1970’s Relic to Pursue His Radical Environmental Agenda
Have you noticed how the price of electronics and appliances like TVs, refrigerators, computers, or cell phones have been continuous declining as a result of technological progress, but the cost…
EPA’s Dishonest Bookkeeping Misleads the American People
Have you ever heard of a school where students are given credit on a math test for an A on a history test? If that sounds preposterous to you, you…
Oppose the Obama Administration’s New Rules That Eliminate Financial Options for Low Income Americans
An estimated 10-12 million customers in the United States use short-term loan products each year. These customers tend to be lower income, the type of people who often cannot…
The FDA’s New Overreaching Regulations on Vaping Products Harm Public Health and Destroy Innovative Small Businesses
On August 8, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new rules on vaping products go into effect. Federal law gives the FDA the power to regulate “tobacco products,” and…
Obama Announces New Executive Action to Prevent Economic Growth
If you thought the Keystone Pipeline permitting farce was bad, you ain’t seen nothing yet. On Tuesday, the Obama administration announced new regulatory guidance which will inject the same…
The Federal Government Wants to Re-regulate the Railroads
The United States has the most developed and efficient freight railroad system in the world. In contrast to Europe, where the large majority of freight is moved by road, by…
Don’t ALLOW Occupational Licensing
Last Tuesday, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah.) and Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) spoke at a Heritage Foundation panel discussion on the damage and ineffectiveness of occupational licensing. Occupational licensing is government-permitted…