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OR Gov. Tina Kotek calls for halt to Portland interstate tolling plan

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has canceled a regional mobility pricing project that would have introduced tolls on Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 in Portland. Kotek expressed uncertainty about the feasibility of tolling, saying the increasing challenges outweigh the expected benefits. Kotek’s letter comes weeks after a survey found that a majority of Oregon voters oppose […]

Data Contradicts Rationale Underpinning Biden’s Decision To Halt New Natural Gas Export Hubs

The market data undermines one of the Biden administration’s central justifications for suspending new approvals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals. The administration is roll out or amplified Some arguments in favor of suspending LNG terminal approvals. suggestion Expansion of LNG exports is expected to put upward pressure on domestic natural gas prices. However, […]

Biden Admin Asks SCOTUS To Halt Texas Law Allowing Police To Arrest Illegal Migrants

The Biden administration has asked the Supreme Court to block a Texas law allowing local police to arrest illegal immigrants, saying it would “disrupt the United States’ efforts to administer federal immigration laws in Texas.” The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Saturday reversed a lower court’s decision to block the law pending litigation, allowing […]

Consumer Borrowing Screeches To A Halt

Americans largely stopped adding debt to household balance sheets in December, according to data released Wednesday by the Federal Reserve. Total consumer credit increased by a seasonally adjusted $1.5 billion in December. Economists had expected consumer debt to rise tenfold. Consumer credit increased by $23.4 billion in November. This was the lowest growth since August […]

Joe Biden’s antitrust halt of PGA-LIV merger is just par for the course

For those who love professional golf and want to see the best players play against each other every week, you better hope Donald Trump becomes the next president. It’s not just because the former president loves golf. That’s because the type of regulatory structure he would put in place if elected is a free-market type […]

Philips to halt sales of sleep apnea machines in US after recall

Philips announced Monday that it will stop selling its sleep apnea machines in the United States, more than two years after the Dutch manufacturer began recalling the ventilators due to potential health risks. This movement looks like this Phillips agreed to a consent decree Negotiations with the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of […]