{"id":2324301,"date":"2024-08-14T10:19:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T14:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-no-14-in-regulatory-burden-nationwide-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T10:27:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T14:27:13","slug":"pennsylvania-no-14-in-regulatory-burden-nationwide-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-no-14-in-regulatory-burden-nationwide-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania No. 14 in regulatory burden nationwide &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpennsylvania-no-14-in-regulatory-burden-nationwide-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2324301&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pennsylvania ranks as \u2062the 14th most regulated state in the country, according to\u200c an analysis \u200bby the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. With\u200d over\u200b 164,000 regulatory restrictions in place, the state&#8217;s \u200dcomplex regulatory system \u2064is believed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-tuberville-democrat-relief-bill-to-spark-inflation-fuel-poverty\/\" title=\"Sen. Tuberville: Democrat \u2018relief\u2019 bill to spark inflation, fuel poverty\">hinder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/historic-significance-of-georgia-senate-contests\/\" title=\"Historic Significance of Georgia Senate Contests\">economic growth<\/a><\/a>, \u200cparticularly as it struggles \u2064with a declining population and job market. In comparison \u200bto neighboring states, Pennsylvania fares better than New York\u2064 and New Jersey, \u200bwhich are ranked \u20622nd and\u2063 3rd, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The report \u200cemphasizes that excessive regulations can lead to slower \u2063economic development \u200cbut suggests that this\u200c trend can \u2062be reversed through active efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-exploits-lobbying-loophole-to-dodge-disclosure\/\" title=\"China Exploits Lobbying Loophole to Dodge Disclosure\">reduce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">red tape<\/a><\/a>. It highlights successful examples, such as British Columbia, where substantial regulatory\u200c cuts spurred economic growth. Both Republican and Democratic leaders in Pennsylvania acknowledge the need for regulatory reform, with efforts underway \u200bto streamline \u2063processes and clear unnecessary obstacles.<\/p>\n<p>To\u2062 address \u2062its regulatory challenges, the report encourages Pennsylvania to adopt a more systematic approach to \u200creviewing existing regulations, ensuring they remain relevant and effective\u2064 over time. Such\u200c measures could help improve the state&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/goldman-slashes-recession-forecast-again-amid-slowing-inflation\/\" title=\"Goldman reduces recession forecast once more due to sluggish inflation.\">economic \u200boutlook<\/a>\u2063 and regulatory standing\u2062 in the future.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pennsylvania No. 14 in regulatory burden nationwide<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1729994\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &mdash; Less burdensome regulation has led to economic growth in some states, but Pennsylvania trails far behind.<\/p>\n<p>As the commonwealth slips in population and job growth, one report argues that its red-tape-laden system will create more problems in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Nationally, Pennsylvania is the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercatus.org\/regsnapshots24#230548828-2316218449\">14th-most regulated state<\/a><\/strong>, according to an analysis by the Mercatus Center of George Mason University.<\/p>\n<p>With more than 164,000 regulatory restrictions on the books, the commonwealth focuses more on areas like environmental protection, culture and the arts, and administration than other states &mdash; but much less in areas like health services and banking, insurance, and securities.<\/p>\n<p>But Pennsylvania was not the worst of its over-burdened neighbors. New York and New Jersey ranked 2nd and 3rd, respectively, with Ohio at 6th, and Maryland at 21st. West Virginia was not ranked in the study.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Jurisdictions that allow regulations to consistently pile up over the years experience slower economic growth, but this effect can be reversed when policymakers actively cut red tape,&rdquo; the Mercatus Center&rsquo;s Patrick McLaughlin and Dustin Chambers argued. &ldquo;Policymakers can reduce the harm of excessive regulation by improving the management of their rulemaking systems, thereby making it more likely that the rules on the books actually solve the problems they were intended to solve.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Though right-wing thinkers and politicians tend to talk more about overregulation and the need to reduce red tape, Mercatus pointed to a left-wing success story: British Columbia in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>There, they credit leaders as being pioneers in getting rid of red tape.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Its economic growth rate increased by one percentage point because it cut regulations by nearly 40%,&rdquo; McLaughlin and Chambers argued. &ldquo;Several US states have attempted to follow suit, including Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Virginia.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania, too, has had Republicans&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/pennsylvania\/article_c388544a-3ee5-11ef-ac92-9b31c5701443.html\">decry<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/pennsylvania\/article_83e6c298-7359-11ee-b6cd-978eb9ff4f47.html\">regulatory burdens<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;while Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro has&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/pennsylvania\/article_9fb66c9a-f8fa-11ee-9f1f-03bad63341ec.html\">made strides in permitting reform<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;to clear out red tape and avoid delays.<\/p>\n<p>To improve Pennsylvania&rsquo;s over-regulated ranking, it may take re-examination.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The big takeaway for me is, even if you do the best job you possibly can when you&rsquo;re making regulations, thinking about the unintended consequences, you still shouldn&rsquo;t leave things on the books unexamined,&rdquo; McLaughlin said. &ldquo;Five or 10 years down the road, is there a process in your state for looking back and seeing if something worked? You can&rsquo;t leave it on autopilot.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>To do so, the report recommended state leaders consider regulatory budgets &mdash; which caps how many regulations can be on the books &mdash; and regulatory sunsets, which removes a rule unless they&rsquo;re renewed by the legislature.<\/p>\n<p>Change also comes from regulatory agencies encouraging better work, rather than more regulation.<\/p>\n<p>When McLaughlin worked for the U.S. Department of Transportation, he said he was awarded a plaque in recognition of creating a new regulation. But when his team decided against making a new regulation because they determined it&rsquo;d create a lot of costs without much benefit, they didn&rsquo;t get an award.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no incentive for us to (stop a bad new rule), there&rsquo;s no reward for doing that,&rdquo; McLaughlin said. &ldquo;If you work at that agency, if you want to excel and rise up in the ranks, you respond to incentives and make new regulations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Unless leaders reward workers for getting rid of bad existing rules, he argued, few rules will get reviewed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;States that manage to change that process by re-evaluate old stuff &hellip; they&rsquo;re the ones that can change the way regulations tend to actually accumulate,&rdquo; McLaughlin said. &ldquo;Leaving regulations on their own, not worrying about red tape, is going to imply slower economic growth, more poverty, lost jobs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1729994\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1729994\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pennsylvania ranks 14th in the nation for regulatory burden (The Center Square) \u2014 While some states have experienced economic growth due to less stringent regulations, Pennsylvania is lagging significantly. As the state faces declines in both population and job opportunities, a report suggests that its complex regulatory framework will lead to further challenges ahead. According to an analysis by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Pennsylvania has over 164,000 regulatory restrictions and prioritizes areas such as environmental protection, culture and arts, and administration more than other states. However, it invests less in sectors like health services and finance compared to others. Despite this heavy regulation, Pennsylvania is not the worst among its neighboring states; New York and New Jersey are ranked 2nd and 3rd respectively, with Ohio at 6th place and Maryland at 21st. West Virginia was not included in this study.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick McLaughlin and Dustin Chambers from the Mercatus Center noted that jurisdictions allowing regulations to accumulate over time tend to experience slower economic growth but can reverse this trend if policymakers actively reduce red tape. They emphasized that improving rulemaking management can help ensure existing regulations effectively address their intended issues.<\/p>\n<p>While conservative voices often highlight overregulation as a problem needing resolution, Mercatus pointed out a successful example from British Columbia in Canada where leaders significantly reduced red tape by nearly 40%, resulting in a one percentage point increase in economic growth. Several U.S. states have attempted similar reforms including Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>In Pennsylvania specifically\u2014where Republicans have criticized regulatory burdens\u2014Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro has made progress on permitting reforms aimed at reducing delays caused by excessive regulation. To enhance its standing regarding regulation burdens further examination may be necessary.<\/p>\n<p>McLaughlin stressed the importance of regularly reviewing existing regulations: \u201cEven with careful regulation-making processes considering unintended consequences,\u201d he said it\u2019s crucial not to leave rules unexamined over time. He suggested implementing regulatory budgets\u2014which limit how many regulations can exist\u2014and sunset provisions that require legislative renewal of rules.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally changing incentives within regulatory agencies could foster better practices rather than simply creating new rules; McLaughlin shared his experience where he received recognition for establishing new regulations but faced no reward for avoiding unnecessary ones despite their potential costs outweighing benefits: \u201cThere\u2019s no incentive for us to stop bad new rules,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>He concluded that without rewarding efforts aimed at eliminating ineffective existing rules few will undergo review: \u201cStates that manage to change this process through reevaluation are those capable of altering how regulations accumulate.\u201d Neglecting oversight on these matters could result in slower economic growth along with increased poverty levels and job losses<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2324302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pennsylvania_Legislature_Campaign_1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38107,5836,34231,38106,32076],"class_list":["post-2324301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-nationwide-ranking","tag-pennsylvania","tag-policy-analysis","tag-regulatory-burden","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pennsylvania_Legislature_Campaign_1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2324301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2324302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2324301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2324301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2324301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}