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The Referee Used to Work for the Team: How Regulatory Capture Really Works

November 11, 2026 by Evie

Regulatory capture is what happens when an agency created to police an industry ends up serving that industry instead of the public.

Categories Institutional Accountability Tags Civic Research, federal agencies, government oversight, Lobbying, public-policy, regulations, regulatory capture, revolving door, rulemaking, special interests Leave a comment

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