Tennessee Attorney General Jonathon Skrmetti led two coalitions of states in filing a six-page letter opposing new Department of Energy (DOE) regulations on household appliances. One set of regulations applies to refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers. The second set applies to washing machines.
Filed as a public comment, Skrmetti disparaged the new regulations as “yet another rule to micro-manage the lives—and kitchens—of Americans.”
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Small businesses worry about the power of larger corporations in the marketplace, but they’re also unhappy with the subsidies and tax breaks big businesses get from the government.
A survey of independent small businesses published by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance showed that small businesses perceive a business climate that favors bigger companies. A majority of respondents were retailers, and businesses had an average size of 15 employees.
Survey respondents suggested a handful of policy changes they’d like to see:
Ending subsidies and tax breaks for big businesses.
Breaking up and/or regulating Amazon.
Investing in downtowns and neighborhood business districts.
Strengthening antitrust policy and enforcement.
Capping credit card swipe fees.
Wednesday morning on the Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael in studio to discuss Joe Biden’s endeavor to regulate businesses from Washington, D.C.
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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced that he will take action to prevent public schools across the state from implementing mask mandates for students.Â
Kemp announced on Wednesday that he will sign an executive order to prevent the mandates. However, though not required, Kemp highlighted that students will be allowed to wear a mask if they choose to do so.Â
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Friday morning on the Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael in the studio to continue the discussion of mob psychology and the inefficiency of governmental regulations.
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Democratic New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker wants to make it more difficult to remove government regulations through congressional review, Reuters reported Tuesday. President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress have repealed 14 regulations through the Congressional Review Act (CRA) since Jan. 20, but that is too fast for Booker. The untitled bill introduced Tuesday, temporarily called…
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