USDA Proposes to Modernize Poultry Slaughter Inspection
The USDA would inspect operations while decreasing its focus on expensive slaughter line inspections.
Regulation Takes Center Stage in State of the Union Address
Obama emphasizes the role of government in promoting economic growth and fairness.
HHS Finds Proposed Health Insurance Rate Increases “Unreasonable”
Affordable Care Act requires approval of insurance company rate hikes for individual and small group plans.
Obama’s Recess Appointments Face Legal Challenge
Business groups challenge the constitutionality of three recess appointments to the NLRB.
Regulatory Reform in Congress: Part II
RegBlog reviews regulatory reform bills pending in various stages before the Senate.
Regulatory Reform in Congress: Part I
As House members return from vacation, they face a series of regulatory reform bills.
FCC Mulls Revising Sports Blackout Rules
U.S. broadcast regulator accepts comments on petition to revise rules.
Coast Guard Seeks Partners to Help Stave Off Spectrum Crisis
Public-private research partnerships would explore alternatives to GPS.
FCC Chair Outlines Plan for Closing the Digital Divide
Draft order circulating to Commissioners would aim to increase broadband access in low-income communities.
Regulatory Year in Review: 2011
Health care reform, the Dodd-Frank Act, environmental protection, and open government are discussed in our top news posts from 2011.
Hearing Raises Questions about Legality of Mining Office Consolidation
Criticisms leveled at Interior Secretary’s decision to move OSM into BLM.
FCC Staff Report Finds AT&T/T-Mobile Merger Contrary to Public Interest
AT&T calls report “obviously one-sided” and questions whether its authors were “predisposed.”