by Jane Richey | Mar 1, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
State Democratic senators are challenging Gov. Tom Corbett’s top public welfare official over the administration’s moves to stop the growth of spending despite rising demand and health care costs. Sen. Vincent Hughes asked Public Welfare Secretary Gary...
by Jane Richey | Mar 1, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
The House on Tuesday afternoon approved legislation that overturns a 2005 Supreme Court decision that affirmed the ability of states to take control of private property under the doctrine of eminent domain and hand it to another private developer. That decision, Kelo...
by Jane Richey | Mar 1, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
President Obama – in a speech to the United Auto Workers union – said that “trying to climb to the very top” was not what America is “about,” saying that it was “greed” and that in reality “we’re all in it together.” “America’s not just looking out for yourself, it’s...
by Jane Richey | Mar 1, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Congress risks taking the economy over a “massive fiscal cliff,” Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned lawmakers on Wednesday. In remarks that hit Wall Street stock prices, the central bank boss suggested the economy could hit a serious roadblock if Congress...