by Jane Richey | Apr 28, 2013 | Politics
The study, titled “Presidential Calendar: A Time-Based Analysis,” based its findings on the official White House calendar, Politico’s comprehensive presidential calendar, and media reports through March 31, 2013. The study defined the president’s work week as a...
by Jane Richey | Apr 27, 2013 | Agenda 21
A proposed mine near Alaska’s coast that’s garnered Capitol Hill attention would harm a habitat that houses nearly half the world’s sockeye salmon, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Friday. The EPA’s revised draft assessment of the Pebble Mine project’s...
by Jane Richey | Apr 27, 2013 | Free Markets
Hostess Brands LLC says it will reopen its eastern Kansas bakery this summer, with the hiring of an initial 250 people already underway. “We expect to be making and selling in July,” Michael Cramer, executive vice president of Hostess Brands told NBC News on Thursday....
by Jane Richey | Apr 26, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment
Individuals and industry groups on both sides of the argument continue to weigh in on bipartisan legislation on Capitol Hill involving ethanol policy. The two bills are from Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Virginia). The RFS Elimination Act would eliminate the Renewable...
by Jane Richey | Apr 26, 2013 | Health Care, Politics
In 2010, FactCheck.org, a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, attempted to debunk a rumor that the pending Obamacare legislation exempted members of Congress and their staffs from its provisions. They snarkily replied, “No. This twisted claim is based on...
