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The Burden Of Over-Regulation
Submitted by Stephen D. Albert on 8.31.2006
Summer's Best Two Weeks (SB2W) is a nonprofit summer camp located in the heart of Pennsylvania's Laurel Mountains for children ages 8 to 18. SB2W counselors have led campers on rafting trips for over three decades. Yet in 2001, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources forbid campers from rafting down the Lower Youghiogheny River unless led by a commercial outfitter.
GOP seems ready to be fooled twice
Submitted by Steven Greenhut on 8.27.2006
Gov. Schwarzenegger hasn't earned the loyalty of California conservatives
Reading, Writing, Ripped Off: The Plight of Teachers
Submitted by Bob Williams on 8.22.2006
"Gim'me the money and shut up!" That is what teachers in Washington State have been hearing from their union for the last decade. Now, these teachers, who are refusing to simply give up and pay are taking their case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Legal Reform Is Key to U.S. Global Competitiveness
Submitted on 8.10.2006
Recently, IBM announced plans to create 43,000 new jobs based on a three-year, $6 billion investment in India. These jobs and facilities, exported from America in IBM’s effort to remain globally competitive, represent a trend for businesses, as many find it more profitable to produce outside the United States. But lawmakers aren’t helpless when it comes to finding a way to keep American businesses at home.
McDonnell's effort: 'Regulation' isn't a dirty word, and 'reform' sometimes isn't
Submitted on 8.10.2006
Attorney General Bob McDonnell wants to undertake a sweeping reform of Virginia's regulatory setup, he says, and has charged a "task force" with doing so. But what exactly is the deal here?
More worry than work for McDonnell panel
Submitted on 8.7.2006
Attorney General Bob McDonnell stood next to a 24,000-page stack of state regulations last week and warned that excessive government nit-picking is harming Virginia businesses.
Swann letter looks kind of like a Hail Mary pass
Submitted by John Baer on 8.7.2006
I DON'T WANT to suggest Lynn Swann is desperate. Wait a second, yes I do.
Monopolies Are Never Good
Submitted by K. Lloyd Billingsley on 8.4.2006
SACRAMENTO – Fabian Nunez, the Speaker of the California Assembly, recently went on record with a statement that invites not only examination but widespread application
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