Allen Basala, economist and recently retired official with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, explains how regulatory review can help expose problems associated with government regulations. Basala delivered these remarks as part of a presentation to the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society May 4, 2009. To watch full-length presentations of John Locke Foundation events, click here.
Tillis announces legislation to improve suicide and crisis lifeline
At a time when depression rates among adults and children surge to record levels, US Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, along with US Sen. Alex Padilla, D-CA, co-chairs of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus, US Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, announced a critical step on Friday to improve the 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.