by Jane Richey | Mar 15, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care
State Sen. Lloyd Smucker at a town hall meeting Wednesday said he favors accepting federal funds to expand Medicaid to more low-income Pennsylvanians. Smucker, a Republican from West Lampeter, may be the first GOP senator to publicly break with Gov. Tom Corbett over...
by Jane Richey | Mar 14, 2013 | Politics
Last week the United States Department of Agriculture quietly released new statistics related to the food stamps program, officially known as SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). The numbers reveal, in 2012, the food stamps program was the biggest...
by Jane Richey | Mar 14, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
The House voted Wednesday to block the Obama administration’s attempt to waive a requirement that people must work or prepare for a job in order to receive federal welfare benefits. In a 246-181 vote, the House approved the Preserving Work Requirements for...
by Jane Richey | Mar 13, 2013 | Events
Investigating the possibility of chartering a bus to MARCH FOR MARRIAGE in Washington DC on March 26. Would leave at midnight on 3/25 from Franklin and leave from Washington for home at 4:00 pm on 3/26, getting in late on Tuesday. How many takers do I have? Must know...
by Jane Richey | Mar 13, 2013 | Agenda 21
Internal EPA emails released Tuesday show an agency hostile to new energy production in the U.S. and an effort at “shaming” states into complying with Obama administration environmental priorities, according to the top Republican on the Senate environment committee....
