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Regulations
legal cannabis
Dec. 24, 2019
California’s Legal Pot Industry Is Struggling
Taxes, regulations, local bans, and illegal competition have all hampered legal cannabis outlets.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
May 8, 2019
Democrats Are Ignoring Their Party’s Strongest Issue for 2020
Making it easier for corporations to poison children is unpopular. Trump has done so anyway. Democrats should make that a bigger issue.
By
Eric Levitz
2018 midterms
Dec. 2, 2018
Total GOP Control in Washington Is About to End. What Did They Get Out of It?
For two years Republicans have theoretically had the power to remake the federal government. How did that work out for them? It was a mixed bag.
By
Ed Kilgore
epa
Oct. 3, 2018
EPA: Actually, a Little Radiation Might Be Good For You
The Trump administration is moving to weaken rules related to radiation exposure.
By
Adam K. Raymond
July 27, 2018
New EPA Chief Worries Trump’s Pro-Car-Pollution Plan Is Illegal
But other administration officials believe the plan is legal — because Brett Kavanaugh will say that it is, when the issue reaches the Supreme Court.
By
Eric Levitz
July 6, 2018
The EPA Is Hiding Proof That a Widely Used Chemical Causes Leukemia: Report
Trump appointees are (reportedly) refusing to release a blockbuster EPA report — because industry lobbyists asked them not to.
By
Eric Levitz
Dec. 17, 2017
The Right (and Wrong) Lessons to Take From Doug Jones’s Win in Alabama
Be careful of over-interpretation by partisans. But Jones’s win shouldn’t be under-interpreted, either.
By
Ed Kilgore
Dec. 11, 2017
Too Lazy to Kill Regulations, Trump Is Ignoring Them Instead
The president hasn’t eliminated all that many federal rules — but he has let the GOP’s friends run roughshod over them.
By
Eric Levitz
Nov. 22, 2017
Trump Won’t Be Able to Defang the CFPB Without a Fight
The president’s plan to put Mick Mulvaney in charge of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — without Senate confirmation — might be illegal.
By
Eric Levitz
Nov. 15, 2017
Former Coal Executive With Shoddy Safety Record Will Lead Mine Safety Agency
David Zatezalo takes over the Mine Safety and Health Administration as mine fatalities are spiking.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Oct. 5, 2017
The GOP Donor Class Is a Pack of Ungrateful Brats
The GOP has sacrificed its own political interests — and the public’s most basic regulatory protections — to advance its donors’ radical agenda.
By
Eric Levitz
Aug. 18, 2017
Icahn Fired by Trump As Adviser, Then Resigns
Another Trump ally is gone.
By
Ed Kigore
July 28, 2017
What If McCain Had Said ‘Yes’ to the ‘Skinny Repeal’?
If the climactic vote on the “skinny repeal” had gone the other way, the result would have probably been the same: GOP failure, with much time lost.
By
Ed Kilgore
July 3, 2017
Will Medicaid Cuts in Senate Health-Care Bill Ever Be Implemented?
Mitch McConnell asked conservatives to accept short-term Medicaid concessions in exchange for long-term cuts. They now fear cuts will never happen.
By
Ed Kilgore
uk
June 25, 2017
As U.K. Races to Prevent Another High-Rise Disaster, Lax Regulation Draws Blame
Sixty British high-rises have already failed fire-safety tests following the devastating Grenfell Tower inferno. Hundreds more may still be at risk.
By
Chas Danner
Mar. 31, 2017
The GOP Just Voted Against States’ Rights to Shield Wall Street From Competition
Republicans just a passed a bill that expands federal regulation, discourages saving, and restricts competition, for Wall Street’s sake.
By
Eric Levitz
Mar. 23, 2017
GOP Hits a Dead End on Trumpcare, Cancels Vote
After a “final offer” to House conservatives failed, Trump and Ryan may be back to square one with a divided GOP and no clear path forward.
By
Ed Kilgore
Mar. 9, 2017
Trump Reportedly Said There Is a Second Health-Care Bill Coming Soon
He appears ready to move from one doomed bill to another.
By
Ed Kilgore
Feb. 17, 2017
Senate Confirms Leading Opponent of Environmental Regulation As Head of the EPA
Scott Pruitt will spearhead the Trump administration’s efforts to increase water pollution and accelerate man-made climate change.
By
Eric Levitz
Feb. 2, 2017
WATCH: Crash-Test Dummies Are Getting Pummeled by Drones Now
For science!
By
Jared T. Miller
Jan. 23, 2017
Trump’s Economic Strategy Is Looking More and More Like a Right-wing Governor’s
Lowering business costs in exchange for jobs — and quality of life.
By
Ed Kilgore
Dec. 1, 2016
Why Obama Is Writing a Flood of New Regulations for Trump to Repeal
There are only so many hours in a legislative day.
By
Eric Levitz
Nov. 15, 2016
Here’s How the GOP Will Swiftly Kill Obama’s Final Regulations
A little-known law will allow Republicans to repeal Obama’s expansion of overtime pay with a simple majority vote in the House and Senate.
By
Eric Levitz
Jan. 22, 2016
Obama Wins Another Battle in His War on Coal
But this thing is probably headed for the Supreme Court.
By
Eric Levitz
waiting for reform
May 26, 2010
And Now, a Picture of Ben Bernanke, a Mountain Range, and a Leopard-Spotted River
In which the Fed chairman contemplates reform.
By
Jessica Pressler
fi-cri fallout
Feb. 17, 2010
Financial Regulation Could Cost $221 Billion
Annoying.
By
Jessica Pressler