by Jane Richey | Jan 29, 2013 | Events
Saturday, Feb. 2, Fishermen’s Network, 149 Summit Drive, Franklin will be holding a two-hour class for anyone who is thinking about running for an office in Venango County. The class will take place at our offices at 9:00 am. You will learn about various positions...
by Jane Richey | Jan 28, 2013 | Free Markets
For years, pro-business lawmakers trotted out bills to make Pennsylvania a state that can’t force people to pay union dues. Such bills languished in committees with no expectation of legislative action. “They’ve been introducing right-to-work bills since...
by Jane Richey | Jan 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
Under recently passed legislation, Congress has until March 1 to agree on deficit reduction, and if it doesn’t, the Defense Department will be forced to cut $55 billion every year through 2021, and the same amount ($55 billion) automatically would be cut in...
by Jane Richey | Jan 25, 2013 | Free Markets
First Niagara Financial Group released its Fourth Annual Survey of Pennsylvania Business Leaders today and the results are not encouraging. The survey was conducted by the Siena College Research Institute and the results were based on the responses of 715 Pennsylvania...
by Jane Richey | Jan 25, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
In recently released data the Federal Reserve revealed that its holdings of U.S. government debt had increased to an all-time record of $1,696,691,000,000 as of the close of business on Wednesday. The Fed’s holdings of U.S. government debt have increased by 257...
