LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie Maryland’s House of Delegates passed a new bill that deals a major blow to breweries in the state. The legislation slashes operation hours from 12 am or 2 am EST to 9 pm on weeknights and 10 pm EST on weekends. Under the new law, Maryland breweries…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Publius Gentrification is one of the most high-profile issues in America’s cities. It sits at the intersection of economic theory, culture, class, and racial identity. It’s been protested, lampooned, and protested some more. Gentrification is also a historical irony; the opposite of the white flight of the mid-twentieth century. Formerly…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Chris White Nearly 20 the largest U.S. auto-companies want President Donald Trump to ax a series of fuel efficiency mandates passed by the Obama administration. Chief executives at General Motors, Ford Motor, Fiat, along with the top North American executives at Toyota Motor, Volkswagen, Honda Motor, Hyundai, Nissan, and…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch President Donald Trump has embarked on the largest regulatory rollback effort since the Reagan-era, delaying or withdrawing hundreds of rules and working with Congress to repeal dozens more. The Trump administration withdrew 24 economically significant rules –those costing more than $100 million — in his first week,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie Investors in the six largest banks in the U.S. potentially stand to gain $100 billion in returned capital through dividends and share buybacks if President Donald Trump successfully loosens regulations on the banking industry. Trump signed executive orders Friday that began the process of rolling back two major Wall Street regulations:…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday aimed at slashing regulations on American small businesses. The order will expand regulatory review with the goal of dramatically peeling back federal regulations. The order is the Trump administration’s first step in repealing two regulations for every new regulation put…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr Leaders in the vaping industry are hopeful President Donald Trump will help slash regulations threatening to put electronic cigarette vendors across the country out of business. E-cigarette manufacturers and vendors faced a brutal year of new rules and regulations from the federal government and localities throughout many…
By Elias J. Atienza The California Department of Motor Vehicles warned Uber to stop giving people rides in self-driven cars; hours after the first ones began picking up customers in San Francisco. The DMV sent a letter to Uber to stop giving the rides because they did not have a permit. “If Uber does not confirm…
by Michael Bastasch President-elect Donald Trump and a Republican-led Congress could eliminate at least $42 billion worth of major federal regulations in January, according to a new report. Trump said on the campaign trail that 70 percent of federal regulations “can go,” so the American Action Forum (AAF) put together a list of 48 major regulations…
by Kitty Testa 1. Deregulate the Subsistence Economy The IRS and the state Departments of Revenue are adamant about tracking financial transactions so that they can wet their beak every time money changes hands. This is especially true of those who make ends meet by working odd jobs or have micro businesses, such as daycare…