by Jane Richey | Feb 5, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The federal budget deficit will fall to $845 billion in 2013 before rising again over the next decade as an aging population and soaring healthcare costs lead to an explosion in entitlement spending, the Congressional Budget Office reported Tuesday. The budget deficit...
by Jane Richey | Feb 2, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
Senate Republicans are renewing their vow to block any nominee to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) unless major changes are made to its structure. In a letter sent to President Obama on Friday, 43 Republican senators committed to refusing approval...
by Jane Richey | Feb 2, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
The Obama administration proposed regulations Friday that would prohibit U.S. schools from selling unhealthy snacks. The 160-page regulation from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) would enact nutrition standards for “competitive” foods not included in...
by Jane Richey | Feb 1, 2013 | Health Care
A global medical technology company has laid off nearly 100 employees at its offices in Tennessee and Massachusetts and is blaming the layoffs on the medical device tax tied to ObamaCare. London-based Smith & Nephew said Thursday it laid off fewer than 100...
by Jane Richey | Feb 1, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
Approximately 5.2 percent of funds obligated to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) during fiscal years 2009-2011 actually went to the construction of new highways. An additional two and a half percent of that funding went to new construction of bridges,...
