by Jane Richey | Sep 13, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
Social Security made $1.3 billion in potentially improper disability payments to people who had jobs when they were supposed to be unable to work, congressional investigators said in a report Friday. The Government Accountability Office estimated that 36,000 workers...
by Jane Richey | Sep 13, 2013 | Health Care
Union fears about the effect of Obamacare on their health insurance plans were getting swift attention from the White House on Friday as President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden prepared to huddle with labor leaders. The session, scheduled for 3:35 p.m. in...
by Jane Richey | Sep 13, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
The limits put on unhealthy lunch and snack food in schools might seem like a hardship for those who are used to starting the day with a doughnut and a Coke, but the new federal rules are good for everyone. School lunch was the first affected by new federal rules....
by Jane Richey | Sep 12, 2013 | Agenda 21
Wind energy facilities have killed at least 67 golden and bald eagles in the last five years, but the figure could be much higher, according to a new scientific study by government biologists. The research represents one of the first tallies of eagle deaths attributed...
by Jane Richey | Sep 12, 2013 | Agenda 21
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s decision to prosecute a major Marcellus Shale natural-gas driller for a 2010 wastewater spill has sent shock waves through the industry. But environmentalists Wednesday hailed the prosecution of the Exxon Mobil Corp....
