The city's voters, politicians, and activists should stop trying to dictate how exactly their city will change over the years. They’re not very good at it.
The Supreme Court weighs abortion regulation in June Medical Services v. Russo.
In Facebook: The Inside Story, even Steven Levy’s most generous conclusions about the tech giant are still pretty damning.
Proponents always forget to figure in the costs.
Certificate of need laws are on the books in 36 states, but they mostly serve as a way for hospitals to limit competition and keep prices high. State lawmakers should be dismantling them.
Whisky has become collateral damage in a long-running spat between the U.S. and the E.U. over subsidies to airplane manufacturers.
Fairfax County, Virginia, allows home businesses but prohibits them from keeping inventory on site.
The Renew California legislation introduced yesterday would force insurance companies to renew insurance policies in wildfire zones.
Rep. Camille Lilly, who authored the bill, says her legislation will lead to more safety, convenience, and jobs.
Brokers and building owners are vowing to fight a regulation they say will be catastrophic for their industry.
The federal government is not a good steward of your money.
Assembly Bill 5 was designed to constrain the growth of the so-called gig economy. In practice, it's closing off opportunities
"People commit crimes all the time without knowing it. It's impossible to know what sort of behavior is criminal."
Rep. Brad Sherman (D–Calif) has introduced a bill to mandate ground collision detection systems on all helicopters.
It's ridiculous to cut off Alaskans from the resources found in their own backyards.
New York told landlords they couldn't pass along renovation costs, so landlords stopped doing renovations
Hysterical reactions greet the White House's modest changes to federal clean water rules.
No, Californians aren't banned from showering and doing laundry on the same day. But the fact that so many people believed that lie says something about how insane the state's real water laws are.
Good news on the economic front.
Government control is not the answer.
People who want to work should be allowed to work.
It's crucial to get the constitutional text and history straight.
Some 60 cities have banned or restricted gas-powered landscaping equipment. State air quality regulators are looking to do the same.
For now, the FDA is targeting the vaping products that are most popular with teenagers. But the industry still faces a potentially devastating regulatory deadline.
Plus: Libertarianism in the 2020s, Trump's flavored vape ban, and more...
The legislation would allow duplexes on any residential plot in the state.
Gig workers and companies are suing over a California law, AB 5, that criminalizes their continued employment.
Marijuana merchants, restaurants, and "mobile premises" can let customers partake if they get state and local approval.
The state's Cannabis Advisory Committee blames high taxes, local bans, and onerous regulations.
NIMBYism has dominated housing policy for the last ten years. Will the 2020s be any better?
Independent booze retailers are trying to stifle competition using arguments from Prohibition.
Instead of repealing tariffs that are raising aluminum prices, politicians are instead trying to lower aluminum prices by legislative fiat.
Plus: Is there anything the upcoming spending bill doesn't contain? And more...
The Federal Reserve's impact on the real-time payments market all hinges on its willingness to play by the rules.
The initiative would leave untouched all the city regulations that've made it so hard to start a business in the first place.
Current evidence points toward a significantly warmer world by the end of the century. This will have substantial impacts on human life.
It will help us feel grateful for our lives.
Confusing regulations put well-run businesses at the mercy of bureaucratic brutes.
The struggles Joey Mucha had to go through to secure a simple change of use permit highlight the problems inherent in San Francisco's planning process.
Instead of reducing the dangers posed by criminals, California's gun restrictions have increased the threat posed to decent people by the law itself.
Critics warn the state is threatening the flexible work arrangements preferred by many workers.
Corporate welfare wins again.
You might want to think twice about putting that new gun on your credit card.
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