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# Spring 1996 

Vol. 19 No. 2 

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##### Features 

#### [State Regulatory Measures ](/regulation/spring-1996/state-regulatory-measures)

By [Edward L. Hudgins](https://www.cato.org/people/edward-hudgins) 

#### [Time to End the Economic War Between States ](/regulation/spring-1996/time-end-economic-war-between-states)

By Lawrence W. Reed 

#### [Promises Unfulfilled: Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 ](/regulation/spring-1996/promises-unfulfilled-unfunded-mandates-reform-act-1995)

By Angela Antonelli 

#### [Rhetoric vs. Reality: New Jersey Regulatory Reform ](/regulation/spring-1996/rhetoric-vs-reality-new-jersey-regulatory-reform)

By [Vernon L. Smith](https://www.cato.org/people/vernon-smith) 

#### [Virginia’s Deregulatory Challenge: A Promising Start ](/regulation/spring-1996/virginias-deregulatory-challenge-promising-start)

By Susan Eckerly 

#### [Modernization of Zoning: A Means to Reform ](/regulation/spring-1996/modernization-zoning-means-reform)

By George W. Liebmann 

##### Letters 

##### [Stranded Costs, Strained Rationale ](/regulation/spring-1996/stranded-costs-strained-rationale)

##### [Devilish Details of Deregulation ](/regulation/spring-1996/devilish-details-deregulation)

##### [Ending Insull’s Legacy ](/regulation/spring-1996/ending-insulls-legacy)

##### [Allowing More Entry ](/regulation/spring-1996/allowing-more-entry)

##### [Keep Electricity Free from Antitrust ](/regulation/spring-1996/keep-electricity-free-antitrust)

##### [The Deregulatory Constitution ](/regulation/spring-1996/deregulatory-constitution)

##### Currents 

##### [In This Issue ](/regulation/spring-1996/issue)

##### [Regulating by Numbers ](/regulation/spring-1996/regulating-numbers)

##### [Recovering Stranded Costs Benefits Consumers ](/regulation/spring-1996/recovering-stranded-costs-benefits-consumers)

##### [Wasted Lights ](/regulation/spring-1996/wasted-lights)

##### [The Environmental Cancer Epidemic That Never Was ](/regulation/spring-1996/environmental-cancer-epidemic-never-was)

##### [California Dreaming? ](/regulation/spring-1996/california-dreaming)

##### Readings 

##### [Dying from Dioxin: A Citizen’s Guide to Reclaiming Our Health and Rebuilding Democracy ](/regulation/spring-1996/dying-dioxin-citizens-guide-reclaiming-our-health-rebuilding-democracy)

##### [Public Lands and Private Rights: The Failure of Scientific Management ](/regulation/spring-1996/public-lands-private-rights-failure-scientific-management)

##### [Private Rights & Public Illusions ](/regulation/spring-1996/private-rights-public-illusions)

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