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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said this week that the dire conditions on the U.S.-Mexico border allows the administration the legal right to waive dozens of laws and regulations in order to rapidly build sections of border wall
Published: Monday, October 30th, 2023 @ 1:20 pm
By: Daily Wire
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EPA Administrator Michael Regan announced a first of its kind National Primary Drinking Water Regulation at a press conference in Wilmington on Tuesday. The regulation applies to six PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) also known as “forever chemicals” that can be found in drinking water.
Published: Monday, April 10th, 2023 @ 8:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Department of Homeland Security has officially codified the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy into federal regulation, nearly 10 years after it was established.
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 @ 10:08 am
By: Daily Wire
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The U.S. Department of Education proposed new regulations on Wednesday to cancel student loans for individuals whose schools closed or who are permanently disabled.
Published: Monday, July 18th, 2022 @ 8:38 pm
By: Daily Wire
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At the close of the Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a rule instituting a periodic review process with a sunset provision for all agency regulations that affect small businesses.
Published: Friday, December 17th, 2021 @ 11:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Health Service Regulation today announced it has made a new temporary pathway available for individuals who worked in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic as temporary nurse aides to be listed on the Nurse Aide I Registry.
Published: Monday, May 3rd, 2021 @ 6:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration on Monday finalized new regulations that could potentially expedite the widespread commercial use of drones
Published: Monday, January 4th, 2021 @ 9:26 am
By: Daily Wire
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A major solar energy financing company says the N.C. Department of Revenue may be breaking the law. The company has formally asked DOR to justify a regulation rejecting state tax credits the company’s clients have claimed.
Published: Wednesday, August 14th, 2019 @ 11:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Although top national environmental regulators confirmed GenX and related chemical compounds are used to produce solar panel components, they say their research does not prioritize what risks that might pose to the environment and human health
Published: Thursday, September 20th, 2018 @ 12:18 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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We're ending intrusive EPA regulations that kill jobs, hurt family farmers and ranchers, and raise the price of energy so quickly and so substantially.
Published: Friday, December 15th, 2017 @ 10:59 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Federal officials must set limits for GenX and other emerging contaminants so that North Carolina can permanently control its discharge and ensure the safety of its drinking water, Governor Roy Cooper today told the U.S Environmental Protection Agency
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2017 @ 3:47 pm
By: Governor's Office
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This week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) called on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to review a new regulation that may threaten the viability of the Potash phosphate mine in Aurora, North Carolina
Published: Friday, May 19th, 2017 @ 5:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Department of Education recently proposed new regulations to punish colleges that attract students with misleading claims.
Published: Saturday, August 20th, 2016 @ 11:21 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Republican Patrick McHenry, North Carolina’s Representative from the 10th District in the U.S. House, credits a bill he introduced with causing the Environmental Protection Agency to back off plans to penalize racecar owners when they modify the emissions systems on their former street vehicles.
Published: Thursday, April 21st, 2016 @ 5:20 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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A proposed EPA rule, as part of regulation that would purport to control greenhouse gas emissions and impose fuel efficiency standards, could harm North Carolina's vibrant performance auto and racing industries, according to a group that represents such businesses nationwide
Published: Tuesday, April 5th, 2016 @ 11:49 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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After the Supreme Court sided with North Carolina and 26 other states, halting the implementation of the EPA's overreaching power plant rules, NCGOP Executive Director Dallas Woodhouse released the following statement...
Published: Saturday, February 13th, 2016 @ 1:48 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Roy Cooper is not doing his job as attorney general and hard-working North Carolinians are paying the price. By siding with Washington, D.C. and not fighting the federal government's crushing regulations, Roy Cooper is punishing everyone from teachers to nurses to seniors on fixed incomes by...
Published: Sunday, January 31st, 2016 @ 1:44 am
By: McCrory Communications
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In response to today’s 6th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to block the Obama EPA’s controversial ‘Waters of the United States’ (WOTUS) regulation, Congressman Jones released the following statement
Published: Saturday, October 10th, 2015 @ 10:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Cooper Didn't Sign A Letter From 16 Bipartisan State Attorneys General To The EPA Requesting a Suspension Of The New Rules
Published: Saturday, August 22nd, 2015 @ 12:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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After the Obama administration issued overreaching EPA rules and regulations which could cause electricity costs to rise and hurt families across North Carolina, Governor McCrory announced he would sue the federal government to stop the rules.
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2015 @ 5:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory said today the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new regulations on electric power plants will increase power bills for North Carolina consumers and threaten job creation while doing little to improve the state's air quality.
Published: Monday, August 3rd, 2015 @ 11:59 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Gas prices fell below $2.00 a gallon in much of state this month, providing North Carolinians with some extra cash in their pockets to pay off those Christmas credit card bills.
Published: Monday, February 16th, 2015 @ 2:49 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The U.S. Department of Education released its latest draft of new gainful employment regulations on March 14. Gainful employment is the term used for the department's standards for vocational programs at for-profit institutions and community colleges. Under the new rules, schools at which a large...
Published: Saturday, March 29th, 2014 @ 8:05 am
By: John William Pope Center
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The Supreme Court will now determine if the EPA has overstepped its authority by creating regulations without the the approval of Congress.
Published: Friday, October 18th, 2013 @ 12:51 pm
By: Jeremy D. Adams
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I am sure that every one has either seen or heard about the brutal attack ad that a super PAC, Priorities USA, unleashed against Mitt Romney.
Published: Monday, August 13th, 2012 @ 3:36 pm
By: Marvin Sparks
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