EconomyCommentary
Airbnb’s War Against San Francisco Regulations
Airbnb has made headlines for reportedly spending a whopping $8 million to defeat a San Francisco proposition to restrict short-term rentals. This translates into roughly… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Airbnb has made headlines for reportedly spending a whopping $8 million to defeat a San Francisco proposition to restrict short-term rentals. This translates into roughly… Read More
EconomyCommentary
An ordinance in St. Peters, Mo., requires that a “minimum” of 50 percent of all yard areas “shall be comprised of turf grass.” But some people are… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Sugar prices this Halloween are more than a little scary. Here’s the history that haunts the candy industry—and your grocery bill. The nation’s sugar policy… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Drones are flying off the shelf at a record pace. This holiday season, Americans are expected to buy 1 million drones. Drone manufacturers see sales… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Should a 20 year-old’s possession of cigarettes within any 1.33-square-mile area be a crime? Lawmakers in Grandview Heights, Ohio, thought so until some vocal opponents… Read More
LawCommentary
Are inmates in state and federal prisons charged too much to make a phone call? The Federal Communications Commission thinks they are. On Oct. 22,… Read More
EnergyCommentary
SACRAMENTO—If California flew a state flag that truly represented its popular culture, it’s possible we’d have not the Bear Flag, but a guy shrugging his… Read More
EconomyNews
A Minnesota court on Tuesday threw cold water on state regulations requiring sprinkler systems in many new homes. The sprinkler requirements are expensive and unnecessary,… Read More
EconomyNews
Under pressure from a federal lawsuit, Savannah, Ga., may bow out of an ongoing legal battle Thursday that would dismantle the city’s tour guide regulations… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Bank of America has announced that it will reduce 200 trading- and investment-related jobs. Even with the cuts, their bank compliance managers (those who make… Read More