by Jane Richey | Apr 8, 2013 | Agenda 21
The divestment campaign began last October, when a student group, called the Brown Divest Coal Campaign, asked the university to stop investing in coal. “We believe that our university should not be profiting from an industry as dangerous and outdated as coal,...
by Jane Richey | Apr 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
President Obama’s budget, to be released next week, will limit how much wealthy individuals – like Mitt Romney – can keep in IRAs and other retirement accounts. The proposal would save around $9 billion over a decade, a senior administration official said, while also...
by Jane Richey | Apr 8, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Fisker Automotive, a federally backed maker of plug-in hybrid cars, laid off 75 percent of its workers Friday as it struggles to stay afloat and find new capital, according to press accounts. “Our efforts to secure a strategic alliance or partnership are continuing in...
by Jane Richey | Apr 5, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The number of American workers collecting federal disability payments climbed to yet another record of 8,853,614 in March, up from 8,840,427 in February, according to newly released data from the Social Security Administration. That means there are more than 3 times...
by Jane Richey | Apr 5, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Congressman Phil Roe: Last Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rolled out sweeping new regulations to reduce the amount of sulfur in gasoline. According to EPA, these rules would be the equivalent of taking 33 million automobiles off the road. While...
