There have been a slew of news stories recently, led by ABC News, concerning what they have repeatedly called “pink slime” that blend with a variety of packaged beef products. The reports have been typically sensationalistic and have driven a public scare campaign that has led to a small number of loud voices forcing supermarkets [...]
Recently, NBC reporter Andrea Mitchell was responsible for the latest round of Leftist propaganda praising the health care system in Cuba. Her report even featured validation from a woman with a history or working for Castro propaganda outlets, who of course was not identified as such. It takes a special sort of ignorance for a [...]
New Dodd-Frank rule threatens major American job-creating industries WASHINGTON, DC—The Hispanic Leadership Fund is urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to consider economic growth and international competitiveness when drafting rules and regulations for an important piece of the Dodd-Frank Act. In a letter to the commissioners, HLF President Mario H. López explains:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Hispanic Leadership Fund today released the following statement from its President Mario H. Lopez, in response to the most recent attacks on Senator Marco Rubio (FL) coming from Senator Harry Reid (NV): “It is hard to decide where to begin with Reid and the administration’s smear campaign against Hispanic leaders who [...]
Federal Court Set to Take Up Landmark Election Law Case HLF Defends First Amendment Freedoms in Van Hollen v. Federal Election Commission WASHINGTON, D.C.–Following the United States District Court for the District of Columbia’s decision permitting the Hispanic Leadership Fund to intervene as a defendant in U.S. Representative Chris Van Hollen’s (D-MD) lawsuit against the [...]
One of the principal arguments made by proponents of big government is that regulations “set the rules for the road.” They compare regulators to “traffic cops” or “referees.” By this argument, corporations benefit by knowing the rules in advance, avoiding both uncertainty and litigation. Consumers, we are told, benefit from transparency and protection from hidden [...]
We’ve written previously about the debate in Florida surrounding destination casinos. Although the full legislature begins its session tomorrow, the Senate Regulated Industries Committee is meeting today to consider the casino issue in the form of bill SB710. The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce recently broke with the state chamber and announced its public support, [...]
New Jersey’s telecom regulations represent a sad example of outdated mandates standing in the way of job creation, lower prices, and increased choices for consumers. A recent opinion piece by HLF president Mario H. Lopez highlights a piece of legislation aiming to modernize some of the telecom rules. Outdated existing regulations have restricted new capital [...]
