regulatory reform

Stein vetoes REINS Act, a bill aimed at bureaucratic overreach

On Friday, Gov. Josh Stein vetoed House Bill 402, Limit Rules with Substantial Financial Cost, or the REINS Act, a major piece of regulatory reform legislation.

Theresa Opeka

REINS Act advances in NC Senate

A regulatory bill cleared another legislative hurdle Wednesday as the North Carolina Senate Committee on Regulatory Reform advanced the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act.

Brianna Kraemer

NC legislators push to rein in government overreach with REINS Act

If a regulation created by officials in the executive branch is going to have significant economic impacts upward of $1 million, then the North Carolina General Assembly should have a statutory role in approving the proposed rule, said lawmakers on Tuesday.

Brianna Kraemer

New bill calls for transparency in executive branch regulatory process

The REINS Act creates a formal process for individuals to challenge proposed rules. It also requires legislative approval for any permanent regulation that's expected to have an economic impact of $1 million or more within a 12-month period.

Brianna Kraemer

Time to lighten the load

North Carolina is a pro-growth place — the best state in which to do business, I hear — and yet we continue to saddle our job creators with heavy regulatory burdens that discourage capital formation and investment in our state. I don’t mean to suggest we haven’t made some progress over the past decade. The...

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States can limit regulatory damage

In addition to arguing against unwise Biden administration policies, North Carolina leaders should use the state tools they have at their disposal to promote entrepreneurship and job creation.

State regulatory reform is working

Although regulatory reform may well be the most important legacy of the state’s conservative governance since 2011, it has often been overshadowed by other events and issues.

Nearby successes don’t disprove conservatism

Do North Carolina progressives really want to point to the likes of deep-red South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida as economic models that rebut conservatism?

‘Rule throttle’ measure may go too far, critics say

A measure “throttling” the costliest new government regulations could have unintended consequences, critics say. For example, House Bill 162 might have stopped the General Assembly from forcing schools to collect vaccination reports on sixth-grade students. The original bill expanded the categories of state regulations subjected to a periodic “sunset” review by the Rules Review Commission....

Lindsay Marchello

What to expect during this week’s legislative session

Another session of the N.C. General Assembly — this one especially short — should convene at noon Oct. 4. In an email last week, House Speaker Rep. Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, told House Republicans to expect to be in Raleigh for three days, starting Wednesday. And, says Moore in the email, expect to take up things such as...

Lindsay Marchello