Gov. DeSantis: "Don't Have Time For Bureaucracy" In The Wake Of Helene
I’ve got a pen and a phone. Political discretion in action in the wake of Helene.
‘Governor Ron DeSantis was in the Big Bend region of the state this morning, visiting a restaurant that was destroyed by Hurricane Helene.
‘Roy's Restaurant in Steinhatchee is in pieces and wants to use a food truck that was donated to them to get back in businesses and be able to serve while they are rebuilding. DeSantis says bureaucracy was getting in the way and he "doesn't have time for bureaucracy."’
Bureaucratic 'white tape' is hampering green energy projects on tribal reservations in U.S.
Delays in getting federal and tribal approvals for green energy projects means that people are just not that interested in seeing them progress.
‘“We need to be innovative and find ways to leave less of a carbon footprint,” said Gun Lake tribal council member Virginia Vanderband. “If we can generate enough energy for our infrastructure, great.” The tribe has other investments — real estate, a construction company, a grocery store — and while the green energy project is doing well, becoming part of the energy market is “not a focus,” Vanderband said.
‘That seeming lack of interest in joining the growing green energy market is the focus of a recent economic study coming out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison detailing barriers — like federal red tape — that tribes face when starting green energy projects. If these prohibitive barriers are not addressed, researchers expect tribes across the United States will lose out on $19 billion of revenue by 2050.’
What Gavin Newsom's AI Safety Bill Veto Means for California
Will the next round of legislation be more comprehensive? Or is the technology moving too fast for legislation to keep up with?
‘Governor Newsom's administration appears committed to developing other AI regulations through collaboration with experts and stakeholders. The involvement of AI experts like Dr. Fei-Fei Li signals a concerted effort to create a science-based, adaptable regulatory framework’
California governor vetoed SB 1047. What’s next for AI regulation?
Businesses are under tremendous pressure to implement AI. At the same time, they know that some kind of regulation is coming down the pike. Their challenge is to put into place a governance structure that will be aligned with whatever form the final version takes. Uncertainty here puts the risk on the CIOs.
‘Technology leaders have growing concerns about regulation, which can be attributed, in part, to lagging best practices. Most C-level tech execs admit their organization is trailing when it comes to deploying responsible AI practices at scale, according to an IBM Institute for Business Value study published in August.
‘Incorporating a meaningful governance structure will have a significant impact on whether or not enterprises can easily conform to future compliance requirements. Common themes of regulatory provisions so far have focused on transparency, ethical practices and security, separating high-risk systems from other use cases.‘
The UN seems to be operating under the premise that people are losing faith in scientists because of bad actors putting out disinformation. That’s one interpretation.
It might be better, ahem, to test this hypothesis to see if there were other potential explanations that could fit the facts before taking any drastic steps that might have collateral consequences for freedom of speech.
‘Well, we study the disinformation trends and we design our communications not to debunk those trends or to fact check them because if they’re already out there, nobody really pays attention to your correction. What we can do is look at where that information is traveling and to also be in those spaces as an alternative source of information.’
Jimmy Carter, Champion of Deregulation
We’ve said it before. Jimmy Carter doesn’t get the credit he deserves for kicking off much of what was termed the Reagan revolution in terms of his massive deregulation efforts. He’s a heroic figure, not least for the way he saved Chalk River, Ontario when they had the first nuclear meltdown in history.
By the way, Phil Gramm wrote this paean. Who said there was no bipartisanship?
‘Jimmy Carter, who turns 100 on Oct. 1, doesn’t get enough credit for the quarter-century economic boom from 1983 to 2008 and the underlying resilience of the economy since. Without Mr. Carter’s deregulation of airlines, trucking, railroads, energy and communications, America might not have had the ability to diversify its economy and lead the world in high-tech development when our postwar domination of manufacturing ended in the late 1970s. The Carter deregulation helped fuel the Reagan economic renaissance and continues to make possible the powerful innovations that remake our world.’
A Medicare Election Bribe for Seniors
This is fantastic.
1. Cap patient deductibles for drug insurance with a regulatory mandate
2. Further improve benefits with more regulatory changes
3. See insurance premiums rise to offset this
4. Panic and then subsidize the insurance companies
The insurance companies may have been the biggest winners from all this interventionist Rube Goldbergism, including the Affordable Care Act.
‘The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) touted in a press release that average Part D premiums will decline by about $90 next year while benefits will improve “thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act and other new enhancements.” P.S.: Seniors can show their gratitude by voting for Democrats.
‘Recall how Democrats sought to reduce Medicare drug spending by capping patient out-of-pocket costs at $2,000 annually and shifting more of the entitlement’s cost to insurers. CMS also sweetened benefits with regulatory tweaks. But Democrats failed to appreciate that there’s no such thing as a free entitlement expansion.
‘Insurers projected that Part D premiums would balloon next year, when the $2,000 cap and other freebies kick in. Providing basic Part D benefits next year is estimated to cost $179.45 a month on average, up from $64.28 this year and $34.71 in 2023, according to CMS.’