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Regulatory Agency: A regulatory agency is a public authority or government agency responsible for exercising autonomous authority over some area of human activity in a regulatory or supervisory capacity. Wikipedia The more agencies, the more regulations. These agencies have been termed the “fourth branch of government” and it’s easy to see why when you consider that: The number of pages in the […]
The first week of May is National Small Business Week. Small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy. As this Forbes op-ed on the Small Business Administration points out, “Half of the people who work in America either own or work for a small business. And small businesses have created 60% of all net new jobs since 1995. Four million Main Street […]
Tell us a little about yourself, how you met and why you started a circle together. Petra: I am native Midwesterner turned New Yorker who got “lured” to a Policy Circle meeting by a friend, given my interest in politics and policy and my desire to be conversant and convincing. Ellen and I didn’t […]
As part of his promise to reorganize the federal government and reduce the size of the governmental workforce, President Trump tasked the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) “to submit a comprehensive plan to reorganize Executive Branch departments and agencies.” On April 12, 2017, OMB released its guidance memo for executive departments and agencies, “Comprehensive Plan for Reforming the Federal Government and Reducing the Federal Civilian Workforce” . […]
On April 4, Policy Circle co-founder, Sylvie Légère, co-authored an OpEd with Kim Chalek and Nicole Fox from the Platte Institute about Civic Engagement published in the Omaha World Herald . Read about how The Policy Circle began and how this movement of engaging women in policy discussions is empowering them to speak up with confidence. […]
Every baseball game starts with the Star Spangled Banner: “And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave o’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!” Are we in the land of the free when we hesitate to share our thoughts, in fear of reactions from others? Freedom of expression — including […]