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“At the very moment artificial intelligence is emerging as one of the… Read More
“Permitting reform isn’t simply an energy issue or an environmental… Read More
In case you missed it, Americans for Free Markets (AFFM) Advisor and former… Read More
New York just imposed America’s first statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers – infrastructure that powers AI and the digital economy.
While AI emerges as a defining innovation, New York is choosing to shut it down.
@dlibsen in @NRO on why that’s the wrong path:
New York’s data center moratorium misunderstands artificial intelligence. | @dlibsen
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/09/dont-let-fear-drive-ai-policy/
America has not built a large-scale oil refinery in nearly 50 years – largely because of our outdated permitting laws.
@NTU’s Thomas Aiello writes in @RCPolitics why passing permitting reform will help break that streak and deliver affordable energy for every American:
America’s permitting system has become a maze of duplicative reviews, endless studies, procedural hurdles, and bureaucratic delays that keep worthwhile projects tied up for years without meaningfully improving environmental outcomes.
But Congress has the chance to deliver needed
A guest column from David Ibsen, executive director of Americans for Free Markets.
https://riograndeguardian.com/stories/ibsen-texas-lawmakers-are-right-to-address-debanking-but-the-fix-is-in-washington,83597
CEI’s @jberlau says Congress should end debanking by passing the FIRM Act.
Let’s end ‘reputational risk’ debanking once and for all – Competitive Enterprise Institute
Although this legislative session is near its end, Congress still has the opportunity to take an important step to…
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Every year, as projects sit in regulatory limbo, financing costs rise and construction expenses increase.
@SenToomey’s latest op-ed in @FoxNews explains how this broken system is quietly raising the cost of living for Americans and why Congress needs to pass permitting reform:
More than two dozen organizations sent a letter to congressional leadership urging lawmakers to seize the opportunity to enact meaningful permitting reform.
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