Week-in-Review

Senate confirms CFPB head, Texas governor signs abortion bill, and more…

Council designates companies as potential threats to financial stability, SEC allows hedge fund advertising, and more…

Administration accommodates religious groups, Treasury announces delay of employer mandates, and more.

Obama signs executive order to share government information, Republicans block EPA nominee, and more.

Obama continues cabinet nominations, OMB analyzes regulatory costs and benefits, and more.

Federal judges reject recess appointments, HHS and IRS propose heath care rules, and more.

GAO study suggests agencies can improve public notice, federal judge rejects IRS attempt to regulate tax preparers, and more.

Executive action on gun safety, battery checks ground Boeing Dreamliners, and more.

CFPB rules aims to make mortgages safer, USDA declares drought, and more.

FTC drops Google investigation, oil spill settlement results in $1.4 billion fine, and more

Supreme Court declines to halt temporarily the contraceptive coverage rule, FTC toughens child online privacy rule, and more.

We celebrate the regulatory news, analysis, and opinion developments of 2012.