by Jane Richey | Jul 25, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds that last year’s debt ceiling showdown between House Republicans and the White House cost the government $1.3 billion – increasing market uncertainty and raising federal borrowing costs. “Delays in raising...
by Jane Richey | Jul 25, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
About one in 10 employers plans to end workers’ health insurance as the new healthcare law takes effect, according to a new study. The finding could bolster opponents of the law, who argue that its changes to the healthcare system will force workers out of...
by Jane Richey | Jul 25, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
The Obama administration will open public lands in six Western states to more solar projects as part of a solar energy road map it publicized Tuesday. The Interior Department set aside 285,000 acres in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah for the...
by Jane Richey | Jul 24, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
The neighborhood of Humarock is considering seceding from the Town of Scituate because of increased taxation, potholes in roads, sidewalks in disrepair and bushes overtaking the sidewalks forcing residents to walk out in the streets. BUT the situation hit a boiling...
by Jane Richey | Jul 24, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Vice President of Government Affairs for the 362,000-member National Taxpayers Union (NTU), Andrew Moylan, submitted testimony to the House Judiciary Committee criticizing the “Marketplace Equity Act” (H.R. 3179) as a flawed piece of legislation that will cripple...
