Despite meeting all the requirements, the Board of Commissioners in Clayton County made an arbitrary decision to deny Khalilah Few a conditional use permit to open her salon.
A federal judge ruled that Peninsula Township’s former restrictions on music, events, and grape sourcing violated the rights of local wineries.
The case involved a fully permitted railroad track in Utah that has yet to break ground because of environmental lawsuits.
Progressives used to believe in building more stuff. Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson want to do that again.
Shahzaad Ausman has had to sue the county to confirm that he can continue to live in his own home.
Despite politicians touting progress, Los Angeles has only issued three permits for wildfire rebuilds and debris removal is expected to drag on for many months.
From forest restoration to energy infrastructure, NEPA delays projects that would benefit the economy and environment.
The U.S. now ranks second to last in the time it takes to develop a new mine—roughly 29 years. Only Zambia is worse.
Housing costs, job availability, energy prices, and technological advancement all hinge on a web of red tape that is leaving Americans poorer and less free.
A revision to the municipal code made it illegal for groups of four or more people to convene in public spaces for commercial recreational activities without a government stamp of approval.
Vincent Yakaitis is unfortunately not the first such defendant. He will also not be the last.
At nearly every turn, the infrastructure package opted for policies that limited supplies, hiked prices, added paperwork, and grew government.
LaShawn Craig may spend years behind bars—because the gun he used to justifiably shoot someone was unlicensed.
The regulation is part of a suite of new restrictions on hotels sought by the local hotel workers union.
"Government in general does a lot of things that aren't necessary," says Jared Polis.
The Fiscal Responsibility Act falls well short of solving America's permitting crisis.
It'll be another five years before it's operational.
If a municipality fails to approve or deny a permit by state-set deadlines, developers could hire private third parties to get the job done.
Excessive government interference in the market hurts consumers and thwarts policy goals. It also gets in the way of the government itself.
The governor would let developers route around local zoning codes and get housing projects approved directly by state officials.
Onerous environmental permitting regulations make rapid renewable energy deployment in the United States a "fantasy."
If climate change is an emergency that requires immediate action, it makes sense to streamline environmental reviews that tangle green energy projects in red tape.
The state’s “reforms” have saddled merchants with oppressively expensive permitting demands.
"You cannot just decide you want to sell groceries," said Barbara Ferrer, the director of L.A. County Public Health.
San Francisco gives its Planning Commission nearly unlimited discretion to deny or condition permits, making life hell for business owners.
LaCroix's parent company failed to get the special permission slip required by Massachusetts regulators.
"Kids like Brendan Mulvaney are trying to give people sweet lemonade and learn some important business skills but the overzealous state bureaucrats just keep giving taxpayers lemons."
But the real problem here isn't human-trafficking troops, it's regulators raising crime panic.
When life hands you lemons, call the health department to complain.
The granting or withholding of that approval is a powerful lever over our lives.
Meet Burrito Bob, Permit Patty, and other vigilante informants
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