Rubio wants 'national regulatory budget'
Sen. Marco Rubio called Monday for the establishment of a “national regulatory budget” to keep in check costs associated with the accumulation of rules on the books at agencies across the federal...
View ArticlePanel to cut red tape gains Dem support
Legislation unveiled Tuesday would establish a temporary federal commission aimed at pruning the government’s increasingly dense thicket of federal regulations.Unlike a flurry of regulatory reform...
View ArticleOVERNIGHT REGULATION: Putting a price tag on federal rules
Welcome back to OVERNIGHT REGULATION, The Hill’s newest newsletter, where we’ll bring you the day’s latest and greatest regulatory headlines and offer a primer for tomorrow’s biggest storylines from...
View ArticleRegulatory measurement can lead to actionable knowledge
Scientific progress requires measurement, especially when working with a complex system such as the economy or the human body. For example, our understanding of the relationship between cholesterol and...
View ArticleLawmakers' website to collect complaints about federal regs
Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) announced an initiative Friday to address the speed, frequency and relevancy of federal regulations.In launching the #CutRedTape Initiative,...
View ArticleFive-letter words and legal language
As the climate talks in Paris came to a conclusion this past December, some contention arose around the use of a five-letter word: "shall." Whether rich countries "shall" or "should" contribute money...
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