July 9, 2017
Ms. Rao’s ability to work both sides of the ideological divide, emblematic of her career in academia and government, is about to be tested anew. On Monday, the Senate is expected to approve Ms. Rao’s nomination to lead an obscure but powerful White House agency called the Office of Infomation and Regulatory Affairs — placing her at the heart of President Trump’s politically contentious agenda to overhaul government rules and regulations…
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July 10, 2017
Federal regulations can damage the healthcare industry’s bottom line in many ways. They limit the use and nature of telemedicine. Small, rural hospitals have struggled to achieve the efficiencies Obamacare demanded from them. Because they must stick to specific federal guidelines for electronic health records, individual practices have been overwhelmed and bought up by larger healthcare systems. As with many regulations, compliance costs are too much for the smaller businesses. One of the most stark examples of how these regulations have affected a business’s bottom line comes from Obamacare’s effect on doctor-owned hopsitals…
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on July 10, 2017
More than a quarter of the American labor force requires a state license to work, a five-fold increase since the 1950s. Occupational licensing imposes restrictions on competition in every reach of the modern economy — with pernicious effects…
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Jason Jones hires a raisin-sniffing companion to track down the federal Raisin Administrative Committee, which has been confiscating Marvin Horne’s crop.
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on July 21, 2016
When a Viking ship, meticulously recreated in Norway, crossed the Atlantic last month, the feat captivated history buffs in the United States. They could hardly wait to get a look at the vessel, which was scheduled to visit a series of ship festivals along the Great Lakes this summer.
But as the ship, called the Draken Harold Harfagre, glided into American waters this month, it collided with a modern foe: modern-day safety regulations…
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on July 7, 2017
Two obscure companies with no sales raised nearly $400 million combined in recent days from outside investors. How did they do it? Via a new, unregulated fundraising method that has no connection to Wall Street and is based in the world of cryptocurrencies…
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July 5, 2017
No one can even say with certainty anymore how many federal agencies exist; yet they make most of the law now rather than our elected Congress. And their drive to protect turf is quite high…
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July 3, 2017
The judicial branch exists primarily to ensure that Constitutional principles are properly upheld by the courts. And yet, constitutional victories have been troublingly rare as of late. But even though limited government and a true separation of powers seems almost non-existent, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia just handed down a precedent-setting decision that is a win for anyone who supports constitutional limits to state power…
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September 13, 2016
Checker Cab of Jacksonville may be taking the advice of City Councilman Matt Schellenberg and updating its fleet to compete with app-based transportation companies like Uber and Lyft.
No longer will the cabs sport their classic yellow color. Instead the newly rebranded “zTrip” cars are painted gray.
But zTrip President Bill George told WJCT that those changes go deeper than the paint job…
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June 30, 2017
The smartphone has spawned a world in which we depend on convenience and put trust in technology, which could explain why parents are so willing to let their kids use apps that hire strangers to pick them up.
Parents like Beth Miller say ride-sharing services save time and can be a lifeline…
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