Wayne Winegarden
Business & Economics
States Where Regulations Harm Small Businesses The Most
The federal and state governments continue to impose ever-more burdensome regulations on businesses across the country. Overall, in 2014 alone, the Obama Administration imposed an estimated $181.5 billion in proposed and final regulatory costs on the U.S. economy according to a study by the American Action Forum. And, the federal ...
Business & Economics
Regulatory Burdens Light
Florida is no Texas when it comes to the amount of regulations its small businesses face. But at least it’s not New Jersey. The Sunshine State placed sixth in the Pacific Research Institute’s 50-State Index of Small Business Regulation, released in July. The San Francisco-based nonprofit, non-partisan think tank based ...
Business & Economics
The 50-State Small Business Regulation Index
Pacific Research Institute Ranks Small Business Regulation in the 50 States Indiana Ranks Best for Small Businesses; California Ranks Worst San Francisco, July 24, 2015 – The Pacific Research Institute (PRI) a non-partisan, non-profit think tank based in San Francisco, today released the “The 50-State Index of Small Business Regulation,” ...
Press Release
Pacific Research Institute Ranks Small Business Regulation In The 50 States
Texas Ranks Best for Small Businesses; New Jersey Ranks Worst San Francisco, July 8, 2015 – The Pacific Research Institute (PRI) a non-partisan, non-profit think tank based in San Francisco, today released the “The 50-State Index of Small Business Regulation,” a comparison of the regulatory burdens of small businesses across ...
California
The Supreme Court Curbs Regulatory Excesses
Since his infamous declaration that “I have a pen, and I have a phone”, President Obama has been attempting to circumvent the Congress and implement his policy agenda through regulatory fiat. In a 5-4 decision, Michigan v. EPA released on Monday June 29th, the U.S. Supreme Court has sent the ...
Business & Economics
Congress should pass Trade Promotion Authority
Too frequently politics trumps sound policy. Fast track trade negotiating authority, also known as trade promotion authority (TPA), presents an opportunity for our lawmakers and the executive branch to illustrate that good policy can still prevail. If re-authorized, TPA, which was first passed in the Trade Act of 1974, would ...
California
Prop. 65 listing for BPA is unjustifiable
Anti-chemical activists continue to advocate to ban Bisphenol A (more commonly known as BPA), despite both BPA’s value and scientific evidence. In its latest manifestation, advocates are using scare tactics to justify the designation of BPA as a dangerous chemical that is registered on California’s Proposition 65 list. Under Prop. ...
Business & Economics
Energy regulations drilling Wisconsinites’ wallets
If forecasts predicting another brutally cold winter are correct, Americans’ furnaces will soon be working overtime. Last year’s frigid temperatures significantly increased heating bills across the country. For instance, the cost to heat a home with propane increased by more than 50 percent. The weather is a given every year, ...
Commentary
The FDA Should Enable Biosimilars And Foster A More Competitive Biologics Market
Negative health care news continue to dominate the headlines. And, deservedly so. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, health care is now less affordable, not more so. It has also increased the healthcare systems complexity and worsened the adverse incentives plaguing the U.S. healthcare industry. There are, however, some bright ...
Business & Economics
The Regressive Impact on Ohio’s Families from EPA’s Proposed Regulations
The Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) proposed new rules on carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) for existing power plants will significantly increase electricity prices, especially in states such as Ohio that rely on coal-powered electricity. The higher electricity costs will fall most heavily on lower-income families and the weight of the adverse ...
States Where Regulations Harm Small Businesses The Most
The federal and state governments continue to impose ever-more burdensome regulations on businesses across the country. Overall, in 2014 alone, the Obama Administration imposed an estimated $181.5 billion in proposed and final regulatory costs on the U.S. economy according to a study by the American Action Forum. And, the federal ...
Regulatory Burdens Light
Florida is no Texas when it comes to the amount of regulations its small businesses face. But at least it’s not New Jersey. The Sunshine State placed sixth in the Pacific Research Institute’s 50-State Index of Small Business Regulation, released in July. The San Francisco-based nonprofit, non-partisan think tank based ...
The 50-State Small Business Regulation Index
Pacific Research Institute Ranks Small Business Regulation in the 50 States Indiana Ranks Best for Small Businesses; California Ranks Worst San Francisco, July 24, 2015 – The Pacific Research Institute (PRI) a non-partisan, non-profit think tank based in San Francisco, today released the “The 50-State Index of Small Business Regulation,” ...
Pacific Research Institute Ranks Small Business Regulation In The 50 States
Texas Ranks Best for Small Businesses; New Jersey Ranks Worst San Francisco, July 8, 2015 – The Pacific Research Institute (PRI) a non-partisan, non-profit think tank based in San Francisco, today released the “The 50-State Index of Small Business Regulation,” a comparison of the regulatory burdens of small businesses across ...
The Supreme Court Curbs Regulatory Excesses
Since his infamous declaration that “I have a pen, and I have a phone”, President Obama has been attempting to circumvent the Congress and implement his policy agenda through regulatory fiat. In a 5-4 decision, Michigan v. EPA released on Monday June 29th, the U.S. Supreme Court has sent the ...
Congress should pass Trade Promotion Authority
Too frequently politics trumps sound policy. Fast track trade negotiating authority, also known as trade promotion authority (TPA), presents an opportunity for our lawmakers and the executive branch to illustrate that good policy can still prevail. If re-authorized, TPA, which was first passed in the Trade Act of 1974, would ...
Prop. 65 listing for BPA is unjustifiable
Anti-chemical activists continue to advocate to ban Bisphenol A (more commonly known as BPA), despite both BPA’s value and scientific evidence. In its latest manifestation, advocates are using scare tactics to justify the designation of BPA as a dangerous chemical that is registered on California’s Proposition 65 list. Under Prop. ...
Energy regulations drilling Wisconsinites’ wallets
If forecasts predicting another brutally cold winter are correct, Americans’ furnaces will soon be working overtime. Last year’s frigid temperatures significantly increased heating bills across the country. For instance, the cost to heat a home with propane increased by more than 50 percent. The weather is a given every year, ...
The FDA Should Enable Biosimilars And Foster A More Competitive Biologics Market
Negative health care news continue to dominate the headlines. And, deservedly so. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, health care is now less affordable, not more so. It has also increased the healthcare systems complexity and worsened the adverse incentives plaguing the U.S. healthcare industry. There are, however, some bright ...
The Regressive Impact on Ohio’s Families from EPA’s Proposed Regulations
The Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) proposed new rules on carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) for existing power plants will significantly increase electricity prices, especially in states such as Ohio that rely on coal-powered electricity. The higher electricity costs will fall most heavily on lower-income families and the weight of the adverse ...
