LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr A massive tax on electronic cigarettes is upending the vaping industry in Pennsylvania and is blamed for putting nearly 100 stores out of business since implementation. Lawmakers in the state passed a 40 percent tax on vaping products last summer that went into effect in October, nearly…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas Host of the Fox Business show “Mornings With Maria” Maria Bartiromo interviewed John Podesta Wednesday, saying she believed that his ties to Russia are even greater than those of President Donald Trump’s. Podesta’s emails were hacked during the 2016 presidential race when he was the campaign manager of former…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie The European Union’s antitrust regulator slapped a record $2.71 billion fine on Google Tuesday for favoring some of its price-comparison search results over those of its rivals. In addition to the fine, the EU ordered the company to apply the same search results methods to its rivals…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin The CBC reports the UN is meeting to discuss making business-related cultural appropriation illegal. “Indigenous advocates from around the world are calling on a UN committee to ban the appropriation of Indigenous cultures — and to do it quickly. Delegates…are in Geneva this week as part of a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jack Crowe The attorneys general of Washington, D.C. and Maryland plan to file a lawsuit against President Donald Trump Monday, alleging the president violated the law by retaining ownership of a business that receives payments and benefits from foreign leaders. D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine and Maryland Attorney General Brian…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett House Republicans introduced legislation Wednesday that would make operating easier for private companies to launch space operations. If enacted, the bill would streamline the licensing and regulatory processes involved in launching commercial satellites and closes a regulatory gap that prevented companies from investing in business opportunities in satellite servicing, commercial space…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman A group of Michigan business professionals is drafting 36-year-old Detroit businessman and Iraq War veteran John E. James to run as a Republican in Michigan’s 2018 U.S. Senate race. James, president of James Group International, the parent company for several chain management and logistics companies, is considering the 2018 bid…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jordan LaPorta On Thursday, President Donald Trump honored his campaign pledge and officially announced that the United States will leave the Paris Climate Agreement to cap carbon emissions. Libertarians and true conservatives heralded the move as one of Trump’s best to date, but liberals and big business leaders have…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Josiah Robinson Teens in Gardendale, Alabama must obtain a business license to cut grass for cash this summer. According to ABC 33/40, the licensure requirement is a result of pressure from officials and other lawn services. The required business license is $110, a significant entry cost for teens. Mowing lawns…
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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke The capital of Michigan was a self-designated “sanctuary city” for just 10 days before it rescinded the decision on Wednesday under pressure from business leaders concerned the status would draw unwanted scrutiny from the federal government. The Lansing City Council voted 5-2 to halt official adoption of the…