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...
by Jane Richey | Apr 26, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Children participate in a daylong event featuring a host of educational, interactive and physical activities during Take Our Children to Work Day April 25, 2013 at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Va. The program was designed to help the children of...
by Jane Richey | Apr 25, 2013 | Health Care
Penn Manor School District Monday approved an agreement with Substitute Teacher Service to have STS provide 96 special-education classroom aides at district schools next year. Penn Manor also shifted its substitute teachers from the district’s payroll to...
by Jane Richey | Apr 25, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S. 744)—commonly called the “Gang of Eight bill” after the eight Senators who came up with it, Charles Schumer (D-NY), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Michael Bennet (D-CO), John...
by Jane Richey | Apr 25, 2013 | Agenda 21
On Friday, representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, an industry advocacy group, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will seek to reduce the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions by 25...