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6 Apr 2011, 6:00 am by Jonathan Mincer
Two prominent scholars spoke at Penn Law recently about the federal government’s increasing reliance on private firms to carry out national defense functions. [read post]
16 Oct 2013, 9:30 pm by RegBlog
Bipartisan Senate leadership agreed on a deal to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling.U.S. regulatory agencies re-opened across the country after the government shutdown ended late Wednesday night.The U.S. [read post]
8 Apr 2011, 5:33 pm by Hannah Bill
If the United States Congress fails to reach an agreement on the federal budget by midnight tonight, federal regulatory agencies’ activities will be curtailed significantly. [read post]
3 Nov 2011, 12:00 am by Vanessa Kurzweil
A report released by the White House National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) concludes that federal agencies should play a supporting role in the development of technical standards but acknowledges that there are “limited circumstances” where agencies should take a leadership role. [read post]
23 Jul 2012, 9:30 pm by Vanessa Kurzweil
Late last month, a federal appeals court denied or dismissed all challenges to four greenhouse gas regulations issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). [read post]
2 May 2013, 9:30 pm by RegBlog
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a draft of its annual report on the costs and benefits of major federal regulations.President Obama announced his nomination of Tom Wheeler to serve as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).President Obama nominated Anthony Foxx, the mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, to lead the Department of Transportation (DOT).President Obama nearly completed nominations to fill his cabinet by announcing his… [read post]
14 Mar 2012, 9:30 pm by Alberto Alemanno
At a time when policy makers seek to change individual behavior to solve a broad range of social problems, such as climate change, excessive drinking, obesity and crime, a promising new policy approach seems capable of escaping the typical reservations associated with regulatory action. [read post]
20 Jun 2011, 6:00 am by Jonathan Mincer
Republicans on the House Committee on Small Business and Adam Finkel, Executive Director of the Penn Program on Regulation, agree on at least one thing: requiring agencies to perform additional analyses of the impact of their potential regulations on small businesses will impede rulemaking. [read post]
25 Jul 2012, 9:30 pm by Joel Mallord
A recently passed Pennsylvania bill will dedicate approximately $63 million dollars to reinstate funding for a unique homeowner’s assistance program that had been defunded after spending cuts in 2011. [read post]
4 Oct 2011, 12:00 am by RegBlog
Existing economic analysis of climate change policy might not be accurate because it assumes too much certainty about the empirical effects of global warming. [read post]
14 Mar 2010, 5:25 pm by Penn Program on Regulation
Despite the Obama Administration’s emphasis on governmental transparency, the administration may need to rely on secrecy to help it solve one of the most challenging governance problems facing the United States: its national budget deficit.On February 18, President Obama signed an executive order creating the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. [read post]
5 Apr 2011, 7:38 am by Theodore Ruger
Few issues of medical science and tort liability have riled public disagreement like that of vaccine safety in the past two decades. [read post]
16 Aug 2011, 12:00 am by Vanessa Kurzweil
Two recent reports highlight strategies for improving international cooperation over the regulation of drug manufacturing. [read post]
20 Dec 2011, 12:00 am by Jean Yin
Criticism of the powers, role, and existence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) persists nearly a year and a half after the agency was created by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. [read post]
12 Apr 2011, 6:00 am by Benjamin Tannen
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed national standards for mercury, arsenic, chromium, nickel, and other toxic air emissions from power plants. [read post]