by Jane Richey | Jun 24, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
The Internal Revenue Service sent 23,994 tax refunds worth a combined $46,378,040 to “unauthorized” alien workers who all used the same address in Atlanta, Ga., in 2011, according to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA). That was not the only...
by Jane Richey | Jun 21, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
The House is debating its farm bill this week—and now Democrats are saying it doesn’t spend enough on food stamps. The “farm” bill, which isn’t how we picture farms at all, is actually 80 percent food stamps. Don’t forget that the food stamp program has doubled under...
by Jane Richey | Jun 21, 2013 | Agenda 21
Planners hope to draw visitors into Bethlehem’s Eastern Gateway with traffic calming measures, art installations and signs. This afternoon, the RBA Group presented its ideas about the future of the neighborhood near East Fourth and Williams streets as well as...
by Jane Richey | Jun 20, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics, Uncategorized
As lawmakers take up austerity measures and the Defense Department and other agencies grapple with difficult budget choices, some contracting companies that derive their income entirely from the federal government have grown increasingly fat. Last year, 59 major...
by Jane Richey | Jun 20, 2013 | Agenda 21
President Obama is preparing regulations limiting carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants, senior officials said Wednesday. The move would be the most consequential climate policy step he could take and one likely to provoke legal challenges from...
