Federal Appeals Court Upholds College Degree Requirement for Child Care Staff
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Enemies of educational freedom are using inane regulations to target learning pods.
State housing officials have launched a first-ever investigation of the city's housing policies and practices, setting the stage for far more sweeping interventions.
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Bedford's New Hope Christian Fellowship Church argues in a lawsuit that the town is applying uniquely restrictive rules to its religious gatherings.
The government should not take away reliable and affordable housing from those who need it most.
The West Virginia senator conditioned his support for the Inflation Reduction Act on reforming federal environmental review laws. His Senate colleagues don't seem so hot on the idea.
Several dozen NYC residents want to repeal the regulations allowing outdoor dining in the city.
New housing construction for 1,100 UC Berkeley students and 125 homeless people was paused Wednesday in response to protests.
The West Virginia senator proposes marginal reforms to a federal permitting process that policy wonks say needs a root-and-branch overhaul.
On average, the minimum requirement for cops is about 650 hours, compared to about 1,300 hours for barbers.
A new state law prohibits localities from prohibiting or licensing "no-impact" home-based businesses. That's allowing a Des Moines couple to sell guns from their house located just across the street from the governor's mansion.
The new reconciliation bill also nixes a zoning reform program that had been included in the more expansive Build Back Better bill.
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The mayor promised to reopen city playgrounds, but more of them are currently closed than before he took office.
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Do you want to brag about America’s alcohol industry, or do you want to crack down on it?
The mayor vetoed a controversial ordinance that would have legalized more types of housing on paper while making it harder to build in practice.
Occupational licensing reform is a popular cause, but barriers remain too high.
The Export-Import Bank enjoys bipartisan support, even though there is little evidence that it's effective.
Good news for fans of literacy and opponents of restrictive zoning codes
Segregation-era racists tried to drive the Bruces away from their own beachfront property. When intimidation didn't work, they resorted to the power of the state.
Liz Truss promises a tax-cutting, deregulatory model for Britain.
It may now require notice and comment to rescind final rules that were never published in the Federal Register.
Conservatives' guiding principle should always be less government control, not more.
Government often proves to be biased against large, successful companies that legislators don't understand well but customers love.
''The kind of values I've always embraced are heard more on Fox than on CNN and MSNBC," says the Pulitzer Prize–winning progressive journalist.
Atlanta, Sioux Center, and too many other cities and towns are still treating food trucks like second-class businesses.
Good intentions, bad results.
Florida's governor has declared a regulatory war on one of the state's biggest employers. But it's the taxpayers who may ultimately pay the price.
The famous columnist and Yale Law School professor points out that the case made against other standardized tests, such as the LSAT, also applies to bar exams.
And, even more exciting, there’s personal jurisdiction thrown in.
If approved, the drug could increase access to effective birth control.
California bartenders will need to be certified, while Virginians can now bring up to three gallons of booze across state lines.
Zoning laws, a limited housing stock, and inflation have created a major housing shortage in the bubble-prone region.
Borough officials in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, told Mission First and Christ Episcopal churches that their charitable work goes beyond what the zoning code allows for downtown churches.
The agency is now taking small steps to allow foreign formula manufacturers to import their goods into the U.S.
I asked scholars, podcasters, and passersby how they'd change the nation's founding charter. Here's what they told me.
But it does so on the ground that the moratorium was never properly "authorized," not because a moratorium could never be a taking.
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There is telling people how to live, and there is maximizing people's ability to live the lives they want.
Property owners can now build fourplexes in San Francisco, but only if they've owned the land for five years, place the new units under rent control, and don't try to make them much larger than a single-family home.
Somerville still has costly regulations on the books even though New Jersey has legalized the sale of home-baked items.
Even Obamacare's fiercest advocates say it has not lived up to its goals.