by Jane Richey | Mar 12, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Harrisburg says it will miss general-obligation bond payments for the first time next week as its receiver seeks approval for a plan to sell assets. The city, carrying a debt load of more than five times its general-fund budget, will miss $5.27 million in bond...
by Jane Richey | Mar 12, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Share U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (PA-03) sent a letter today to President Obama calling for a comprehensive energy policy that recognizes the critical role that coal plays in meeting our nation’s vast energy needs. The letter was signed by 11 other...
by Jane Richey | Mar 12, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says the federal government “will do all we can” to support the use of technology in education because technology “can even the playing field” for low-income, minority and rural students who don’t have...
by Jane Richey | Mar 12, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
When you flip on a light switch, turn on your TV, start up your coffee maker, or charge your cell phone, there’s a good chance that the energy you’re using to get the job done has been generated by nuclear power. Yet this misunderstood power source is vastly...
by Jane Richey | Mar 12, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar took to the White House briefing room Monday to defend President Obama’s energy plan after a new poll suggested high gas prices are eroding the president’s approval numbers. Salazar insisted that Obama is reviewing short- and long-term...
