by Jane Richey | Jun 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
he bulk of new affordable housing to be part of the massive Tysons Corner redevelopment plan is slated for households making six figures — or close to it — according to an analysis to be unveiled Wednesday. The plan calls for developers to set aside 20 percent of new...
by Jane Richey | Jun 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
President Barack Obama said: “Since I’ve been president, federal spending has risen at the lowest pace in nearly 60 years.” And then he said, “Think about that. I went to the White House website to see what sort of historical light the data...
by Jane Richey | Jun 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Thirteen months after Senate Republicans warned President Obama that a new consumer finance watchdog’s structure gives an overly broad mandate and unchecked powers to its director, that agency is now involved in higher education. In a letter dated May 2, 2011, the...
by Jane Richey | Jun 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack intends to appoint “socially disadvantaged farmers” to voting memberships on county committees — the local farmer panels that serve as a direct link between the farm community and the USDA. Right now, all 7,700...
by Jane Richey | Jun 6, 2012 | Politics
“The only governor elected twice in one term,” said Scott Walker’s wife Tonette Tuesday night, as she introduced her husband at a victory rally in Waukesha, following his resounding victory over the union-backed Democrat. Walker’s 7-point...
