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Regulatory Reform in Congress: Part I

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.”

Judge to SEC: The Court Is Not Your “Handmaiden”

Judge to SEC: The Court Is Not Your “Handmaiden”

Judge Rakoff rejects Citigroup deal and questions SEC’s settlement practices.

EPA Funds Research on Black Carbon

EPA Funds Research on Black Carbon

Federal grants will support studies on a contributor to climate change.

Regulating the Turkey

Regulating the Turkey

Happy Thanksgiving, from The Regulatory Review.

Pressure Mounts on Medicare Agency to Issue Disclosure Guidelines

Pressure Mounts on Medicare Agency to Issue Disclosure Guidelines

Members of Congress respond after CMS misses deadline in health care reform law.

CMS Demonstration to Test Efficacy of Advanced Primary Care Model

CMS Demonstration to Test Efficacy of Advanced Primary Care Model

Program will fund the transformation of 500 health centers into advanced primary care practices.