by Jane Richey | Mar 10, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
From Senator Pat Toomey: With more than 63,000 farms, agriculture is one of Pennsylvania’s largest industries and a major job creator. From chicken and dairy farms to mushroom and apple growers, our farmers put food on our tables and play a critical role in our...
by Jane Richey | Mar 10, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Voters’ old-fashioned common sense about the economy was backed up by the numbers in the February jobs report just released this morning. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. economy added 227,000 jobs last month. That’s the good news, and it does...
by Jane Richey | Mar 10, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
The Obama administration is about to carry out a major provision of the new health care law by issuing standards for health insurance exchanges, the markets where consumers and small businesses will be able to buy coverage from competing private plans. To encourage...
by Jane Richey | Mar 10, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple (R) called on Congress to quickly pass legislation to green-light the Keystone XL oil pipeline, arguing that the Obama administration is “killing energy development.” Dalrymple said Saturday the pipeline – which would carry oil sands...
by Jane Richey | Mar 10, 2012 | Politics
From the Derrick: Senior Venango County Judge H. William White ruled Friday that eight Venango County Republican Committee candidates will be permitted to amend their petitions by correcting deficiencies in the paperwork, returning them to the April 24 primary...
