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ACUS Adopts Recommendations on Shift to E-Rulemaking

ACUS Adopts Recommendations on Shift to E-Rulemaking

Federal “good government” agency addresses the regulatory process in the digital age.

Federal Register Will No Longer Be Printed, Obama Says

Federal Register Will No Longer Be Printed, Obama Says

The federal government’s daily publication will appear online only.

How Bad Math at Federal Agencies Undervalues Human Life

How Bad Math at Federal Agencies Undervalues Human Life

Agencies underestimate the value of human life by consistently ignoring health inflation and wealth inflation.

House Committee Debates Effects of Regulation on Small Business

House Committee Debates Effects of Regulation on Small Business

PPR’s Adam Finkel faces tough questioning in hearing.

Tracking Down Killer Regulations

Tracking Down Killer Regulations

The federal government lacks an independent office to provide retrospective analysis of regulations’ costs and benefits.

Republican Candidates Emphasize Regulation in Presidential Debate

Republican Candidates Emphasize Regulation in Presidential Debate

Candidates advocate deregulation for economic growth.

Federal Regulation Does Not Pre-empt Tort Claim

Federal Regulation Does Not Pre-empt Tort Claim

Supreme Court allows state law claim to proceed.

Why Congress Should Not Codify Cost-Benefit Analysis Requirements

Why Congress Should Not Codify Cost-Benefit Analysis Requirements

Codifying cost-benefit analysis requirements of Executive Order would preempt valuable nuances of current review system.

The Myths of Benefit-Cost Analysis

The Myths of Benefit-Cost Analysis

Congress should resist the popular misconceptions of the critics of benefit-cost analysis.

Agency Calculations of the Value of Statistical Lives Saved

Agency Calculations of the Value of Statistical Lives Saved

Regulatory agencies change monetary values used when analyzing life-saving regulations.

The Administration’s Regulatory Review Plans Move Toward Evidence-Based Governance

The Administration’s Regulatory Review Plans Move Toward Evidence-Based Governance

The White House has just released the first plans for retrospective reviews of existing regulations from thirty agencies, making a notable step toward evidence-based governance.

GAO Recommends Reducing Governmental Duplication

GAO Recommends Reducing Governmental Duplication

Report uncovers potential waste in agency programs.