by Jane Richey | Dec 17, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
ARE MOST Pennsylvania school districts fooling Pennsylvania taxpayers? Are they hoarding money while annually seeking more while poorer districts, including Philly’s, operate in crisis? Well, there’s an interesting line in Gov. Corbett’s recent...
by Jane Richey | Dec 16, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment
Stock up now because come Jan. 1, the popular 40- and 60-watt incandescent light bulbs no longer will be welcome on U.S. store shelves. That’s when the sales ban takes effect and American consumers will be forced — thanks to Congress and its failure to push back...
by Jane Richey | Dec 12, 2013 | Health Care
Capitol Hill staffers who signed up for ObamaCare through the District’s exchange are being told to confirm their enrollments in person. An email from the Senate Disbursing Office, obtained by The Hill, warns Capitol Hill staffers they shouldn’t trust the information...
by Jane Richey | Dec 12, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) are headed for a rare split on the budget deal. Boehner backs the agreement, while McConnell doesn’t. The two GOP leaders have worked closely together for years, and it is highly unusual...
by Jane Richey | Dec 11, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
Many had high hopes that the first budget conference in four years would make a substantial down payment [1] toward fixing the U.S. spending and debt crisis. The new “Bipartisan Budget Act [2]” thoroughly disappoints. While we dig through the details for a more...
