by Jane Richey | Jul 21, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) is questioning the Obama administration’s authority to immediately provide federal firefighters with health insurance. In a letter Friday, Coburn asked the Office of Personal Management (OPM) to defend the decision with a legal analysis...
by Jane Richey | Jul 21, 2012 | Free Markets, Politics
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation’s most powerful business group, upped its lobbying spending in the first half of 2012. The Chamber and the affiliated Institute for Legal Reform spent $55 million on lobbying in the first half of 2012, compared to approximately...
by Jane Richey | Jul 21, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
National Public Radio has hired the lobbying firm Navigators Global, according to disclosure forms filed Thursday. NPR has come under fire from some Republican lawmakers who want to cut off all federal funding to the nonprofit media organization. Dana Rehm, an NPR...
by Jane Richey | Jul 20, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Has your bank raised its fees or stopped offering free checking accounts in the last couple of years? If so, you can thank the regulatory boondoggle that is the Dodd-Frank financial law. Since its passage two years ago tomorrow, the number of large banks that offer...
by Jane Richey | Jul 20, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A coalition of health groups is urging the U.S. Surgeon General to release a report on the health risks of drinking soda. The push comes as U.S. officials debate strategies to address rising obesity levels and a range of related health problems. “Once viewed as...
