Today, private organizations charge U.S. citizens hundreds of dollars simply to read a copy of standards they issue -- even though citizens are required to obey those standards, because the federal government has incorporated them into regulations.
AP | SAM HANANEL | Posted 05.17.2012
WASHINGTON — While businesses bemoan the cost of regulations, a new study suggests that government enforcement of workplace health and safety ru...
HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Gongloff | Posted 05.11.2012
Somebody throw some water on the irony meter because it's burning up: JPMorgan could have been spared the embarrassment and pain of its $2 billion tra...
HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.07.2012
WASHINGTON -- As the Securities and Exchange Commission considers requiring corporations to disclose their political spending to shareholders, a coali...
Mark Gongloff | Posted 05.02.2012
By now, we're almost as sick of writing about Wall Street fighting new regulation as you are of reading it. It's always the same thing: Wah, we're big...
Vivian Norris | Posted 05.01.2012
In general, the French President does not appear to be respected as a statesman. The French do not recognize Sarkozy's way of doing things as being familiar, as representing who they are, whether it be on the left or the right.
Portsmouth Patch | Robert Cook and Dany Tuohy | Posted 04.30.2012
Mitt Romney made an appearance this morning at the Portsmouth Fish Pier with Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), who has been rumored to be a possible running m...
Sara Hanks | Posted 04.11.2012
With the ink still drying on the just signed JOBS Act, we are witnessing a new phase in America's economy that will democratize access to capital and change the landscape for investors.
Posted 02.28.2012
By David Lawder WASHINGTON--Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum's vow to reverse all regulations enacted under President Barack Obama...
Posted 02.24.2012
By Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON--Tucked in his left breast-coat pocket where he can pull it out to wave before TV cameras is amm...
Leland Morris | Posted 04.11.2012
The D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs' newly proposed vending regulations reflect a number of compromises. On the whole, however, we believe they are a positive step forward.
Aggie R. Hoffman | Posted 04.04.2012
Our highest law is the U.S. Constitution, defining rights of citizens, of those who are present within our jurisdiction, and controlling issues of national importance such as the making of treaties, protection of our borders, and immigration.
The Huffington Post | Posted 02.02.2012
WASHINGTON -- It's barely taken 24 hours, but the D.C. Food Trucks Association has already assembled more than 500 signatures in support of new regula...
HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 01.18.2012
"The Watchdog" is back off the leash, with more bark and bite. After a six-month break to focus on some other duties here at HuffPost, I'm happy to be...
Jonathan Weiler | Posted 02.27.2012
The GOP's attack on regulation is part of a larger attempt to discredit the idea that government can play a positive role in people's lives. That attack is itself based on a fantasy -- that in the absence of government, human action would yield generally optimal outcomes for society as a whole.
The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 12.23.2011
A federal judge in Milwaukee has criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission for being too soft with corporate enforcement, marking the second t...
Avital Binshtock | Posted 02.20.2012
Eva Longoria, who plays the self-involved Gabrielle Solis on ABC's Desperate Housewives, takes on extracurricular projects that set her far apart from her shallow onscreen persona.
Kevin L. Petrasic | Posted 02.07.2012
As the CFPB continues the process of ramping up its supervisory operations and consumer protection programs, a unique brand of consumer complaint supervision is emerging.
AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 02.06.2012
WASHINGTON — The Republican-run House on Thursday voted to give Congress greater power to approve or reject major federal rules that the GOP cal...
Gene Marks | Posted 02.05.2012
Look, I can do a great job screwing up my business on my own. I don't need any help this year. Especially from Washington.
AP | Posted 12.06.2011
WASHINGTON -- The White House has threatened that President Barack Obama would veto a pending House Republican bill that would make it easier for Cong...
AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 01.25.2012
WASHINGTON — Large and small companies have told Republican-led congressional committees what the party wants to hear: dire predictions of plant...
Joel Kelsey | Posted 01.23.2012
Agency reforms should insulate federal agencies from the industries they are charged with overseeing, not make them more susceptible to capture, corruption and capitulation.
Paul Schwennesen | Posted 01.23.2012
By making it virtually impossible to be a young employee in agriculture, we drive the further exodus of youth from an agrarian way of life.
Posted 11.15.2011
(Rick Rothacker) - Bank of America Corp learned a lesson from its abandoned debit card fee and will work to provide transparency and fair pricing ...
David_Halperin | Posted 05.18.2012