Governing for Impact’s internal memo says they have implemented more than 20 of their federal agenda items…
Whistleblower Vindicated: Massive Trading Firm Knight Capital Charged With Abusing “Naked Shorts”…
Back in September, I wrote a seven-part series at The Intercept chronicling how former Wall Street trader Chris DiIorio, determined to figure out how he lost a small fortune on a penny stock, came to the conclusion that gigantic market-making firm Knight Capital, now known as KCG, repeatedly violated federal regulations meant to…
Icahn Named Special Trump Adviser to Roll Back Regulations…
President-elect Donald Trump named billionaire investor Carl Icahn a special adviser to help him overhaul federal regulations in ways the Republican said would promote business growth. “His help on the strangling regulations that our country is faced with will be invaluable,” Trump said in a statement announcing the appointment…
Obama’s On a Roll…Sets New Record For Regulations – 81,640 Pages In 2016…
The Obama Administration has just shattered the previous record for pages of regulations and rules published by the Federal Register in a single year. According to a report by the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Obama’s presidency produced 81,640 total pages of regulations and rules for 2016…