by Jane Richey | Apr 24, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care
The Obama Administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has arranged to pay public relations firm Weber Shandwick an additional $8 million to promote enrollment in ObamaCare’s health insurance exchanges. Advertising Age reports that the campaign will...
by Jane Richey | Apr 23, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) overpaid between $11.6 billion and $13.6 billion in tax credits designed to help low-income families in fiscal 2012 , the Treasury Department announced in a report released Monday. The overpayments account for 21 percent to 25...
by Jane Richey | Apr 23, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Legislation that would empower states to tax online purchases cleared a key hurdle in the Senate on Monday after winning an enthusiastic endorsement from President Obama. Senators advanced the bill in 74-20 procedural vote on Monday evening, just one vote short of the...
by Jane Richey | Apr 22, 2013 | Agenda 21
Wind energy installations almost doubled in Pennsylvania last year, but the industry still provides only about 1 percent of the state’s electricity, far behind Iowa, Texas and others. Pennsylvania now ranks 16th in the nation in wind power, with 1,430 megawatts,...
by Jane Richey | Apr 22, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Every time Congress has taken a serious look at proposals to boost Internet sales taxes, it has rejected them. That’s probably why pro-tax Senators are trying to rush through an online tax hike with as little consideration as possible. As early as Monday, the...