Most voters hold favorable views of regulatory agencies like the EPA and the public protections they provide, yet critics worry a new bill would make the already inefficient regulatory process “as dysfunctional, inefficient and redundant as possible.”
Though the European Union has lauded its own efforts to avoid another disastrous banking fall out, one Danish researcher says these efforts simply aren’t enough.
BRUSSELS -- In 2008, a major financial crisis rocked the world. In the European Union, this event sparked a
political discussion on a series of measures designed to prevent the dire consequences of such crises in the future,
including big bank bailouts.
Meanwhile, five years
Warren questions whether current enforcement strategy is any deterrent at all.
Where's the deterrent for stopping big banks from breaking the law? That was the question posed by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) Thursday at the Senate Banking Committee Hearing, referencing the whopping
More than 42 percent of U.S. adults smoked in years preceding the report; that rate has dropped to about 18 percent.
CHICAGO (AP) — Anti-smoking measures have saved roughly 8 million U.S. lives since a landmark 1964 report linking smoking and disease, a study estimates, yet the nation's top disease detective says dozens of other countries do a better job on several efforts to cut tobacco use. The study and comments were published online Tuesday in the Journal
In the wake of NSA revelations, countries want to bring data back within their borders.
LONDON, UK — When former NSA Edward Snowden leaked secrets of the US agency’s massive surveillance operations this summer, he prompted a global review of just how secure electronic data is. For all of the outrage over the US government’s collection of data from global
Iowa Rep. Steve King blames ‘vegan lobby’ in fight over Farm Bill’s ban on production standards for interstate agricultural goods.
WASHINGTON (AP) —The future of state laws that regulate everything from the size of a hen's cage to the safe consumption of Gulf oysters may be at stake as farm bill negotiators work to resolve a long-simmering fight between agriculture and animal welfare interests. The House Agriculture Committee added language to its version of the farm bill
The death of Rosy Esparza at Six Flags Over Texas has called attention to the state of industrial regulations in Texas.
The death of Rosy Esparza on Friday on a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas has called attention to the state of industrial regulations in Texas. While Six Flags initially stated that it will be “working with authorities” to determine what happened, it was later revealed that Six Flags will be heading the investigation itself, as
