Some state lawmakers want to regulate the repairs of countless consumer gadgets and equipment, from smartphones and microwave ovens to farm tractors and medical devices. Their big idea, introduced in at least a dozen states, is to force manufacturers to sell repair parts, tools and ...
The White House unveiled its 2022 Unified Regulatory Agenda and Regulatory Plan in January. Among the many proposals for lawmaking were details of potential Food and Drug Administration actions on tackling tobacco, most notably prohibiting the sale of menthol cigarettes and an enforced maximum ...
Breaking open a case can be hard work for the police. If they want to prove somebody is committing a crime in their home, they must do a stakeout — or perhaps several — to build the probable cause to intrude further. So in 2017, federal agents skipped the hassle. The Bureau of Alcohol, ...
We are living through the most significant healthcare crisis to face a rich world nation in the post-World War II era. Americans are spending more than four times as much per capita on healthcare today than we were in 1980. Healthcare spending in the United States has increased from $74.1 ...
President Biden’s decision to approve the ConocoPhillips Willow Project in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve sparked the usual debate between economic development and environmental concerns. According to media reports, some inside Biden’s White House opposed the deal. But for retired ...
When so many working families are struggling, the Biden administration is proposing rules that would squeeze low-income Americans out of the credit market. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced a rule limiting the amount a credit card company can charge for late or delinquent ...