Tag: regulations
For captured regulators, repealing the Volcker Rule is child’s play
One thing’s for certain: if there’s another financial crisis, it could make the last one look like child’s play.
Rare setback for the GOP assault on Obama-era regulations
President Trump has already signed 13 repeal measures since assuming office.
Trump gives pen to dow chemical CEO after signing executive order...
The order directs each government agency to create a task force to evaluate existing federal regulations and recommend whether they should be kept, repealed or modified.
Trump’s absurd plan to dismantle government’s protections
This is not an approach to governing, it is about dismantling what government is for so that an already-wealthy few are free to fleece, scam, harm and pollute in the name of greed.
Feds Created More Regulations in 2015 Than in Any Previous Year
We now live in a society that is ruled by so many laws, no single person can keep track of them all.
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NYC releases 170,000 pages of 9/11 air quality records held back for 25 years
The documents settle two lawsuits from survivors and responders who spent decades seeking them.
Houthi seizure of Yemeni port pushes US diesel past $6 a gallon for first...
Saudi oil output has fallen to its lowest level since 1990 as the Iran war disrupts shipping.
Casino workers strike at Encore Boston Harbor after contract talks stall
More than 1,300 Teamsters and UNITE HERE members walked out after voting 97 percent to authorize the strike
Forever War: How 9/11 Unleashed U.S. Violence on Civilians Abroad & Attacks on Rights...
We look at how post-9/11 policies and the so-called war on terror reshaped the country and the world with two Columbia faculty members who convened a two-day symposium on “The Forever War and the First Amendment.” The symposium brought together journalists, scholars, lawyers and activists to explore the legacy of the “war on terror,” specifically focused on the impact on democratic rights, including the freedoms of speech and the press.
Supreme Court blocks Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map for second time
The order clears up dueling court fights just weeks before Missouri finalizes its November ballot.