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Competitive Enterprise Institute

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CEI is a non-profit public policy organization dedicated to advancing the principles of limited government, free enterprise, and individual liberty.

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Your share of the federal regulatory burden: $15,859 a year. It never appears on your tax return. CEI President @KentatCEI walks through the numbers from @wayne_crews 2026 Ten Thousand Commandments report, and what Congress should do about it.
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With national parks facing a $24 billion maintenance backlog, CEI’s Jacob Tomasulo argues lawmakers should rely more on user fees. Current entrance prices are often well below inflation-adjusted levels and may leave taxpayers subsidizing park use nationwide.
Legislators should increase entrance fees to fund national parks - Competitive Enterprise Institute
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The Administrative Procedure Act (APA), passed in 1946 to structure federal rulemaking and judicial review, is now 80 years old. CEI’s Clyde Wayne Crews (@wayne_crews) argues that it institutionalized the administrative state and continues to shape how agencies expand regulatory
An America250 funeral for the 80-year-old Administrative Procedure Act - Competitive Enterprise...
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The Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act targets fees that support credit and debit card networks, but CEI’s Steve Swedberg (@SSwedberg57) identifies three likely outcomes: reduced consumer benefits, increased pressure on smaller financial institutions, and disproportionate
Three consequences of Illinois’ interchange fee law - Competitive Enterprise Institute
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Agencies issued 47 new final regulations last week, along with 23 proposed rules and 349 notices, keeping 2026 on pace for thousands of new federal rules across sectors ranging from radiology software to foreign atomic energy assistance. CEI’s Ryan Young (@RegoftheDay) breaks
The week in regulations: Radiology software and foreign atomic energy assistance - Competitive...
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Taxpayers may be funding billions in improper Obamacare enrollments. CEI’s Eleanor McNichols highlights estimates suggesting up to $25 billion in annual exposure tied to 6.2 million potentially improper enrollees, with the bulk of anomalies concentrated in fully subsidized plans
The fraud problem hidden in the subsidy debate - Competitive Enterprise Institute
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The SEC’s Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT), a vast database tracking all U.S. equity and options market activity, is facing renewed scrutiny. CEI’s Richard Morrison (@RichardMorrison) argues it should be eliminated due to its cost, scope, and constitutional concerns over broad
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Time to end the SEC’s surveillance of everybody’s finances - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Today is the deadline for filing regulatory comments on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) program. The CAT is a massive database mandated by the SEC (via Rule...
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The ROAD to Housing Act, a sweeping bipartisan bill aimed at housing affordability, is advancing in Congress. CEI’s Steve Swedberg (@SSwedberg57) notes the mix of deregulatory provisions and expanded federal initiatives may blunt the impact of reforms by leaving core local supply
A road to housing: Two green lights and a few wrong turns - Competitive Enterprise Institute
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A recent Supreme Court decision could preserve consumer choice in home heating. CEI's Ben Lieberman explains how legal challenges to federal furnace efficiency standards may protect homeowners from regulations that would effectively eliminate many non-condensing natural gas
Freedom of furnaces: One more reason to celebrate America’s 250th - Competitive Enterprise Institute
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As lawmakers debate the future of federal funding for park maintenance, CEI's Jacob Tomasulo suggests a different approach: allow national parks to rely more heavily on entrance fees and user charges, creating a more sustainable path to addressing long-term infrastructure needs.
Legislators should increase entrance fees to fund national parks - Competitive Enterprise Institute
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The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at its June meeting, citing ongoing economic uncertainty. CEI staff analyze what the decision signals about inflation risks, economic conditions, and the Fed's commitment to independent, data-driven policymaking.
Federal Reserve moves to keep interest rates steady during its June meeting: CEI analysis -...
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CEI joins Association for Competitive Technology in opposition to proposed antitrust framework in AB 1776.
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CEI Joins Association for Competitive Technology in Opposing AB 1776 on Antitrust Framework -...
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Prediction markets may involve risk, but CEI's Steve Swedberg (@SSwedberg57) argues they serve a broader economic purpose than gambling. By allowing participants to trade on expectations about future events, these markets help transfer risk, improve forecasting accuracy, and
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The house doesn’t always win: Why prediction markets aren’t gambling - Competitive Enterprise...
“If it talks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck.” That phrase is not reserved for ducks. It is often invoked about prediction markets, where some view them as akin to gambling....
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