by Jane Richey | Jun 7, 2013 | Health Care
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Thursday that health insurance premiums will go up under Obamacare because people who did not buy insurance before, and thus had no premium at all, will now be forced to buy insurance. She also urged people...
by Jane Richey | Jun 7, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
The unemployment rate for government workers rose for the first time since January, standing at 3.8 percent in May, up from 3.3 percent in April. But at the same time, the total number of government workers in the United States increased by 92,000. There were...
by Jane Richey | Jun 6, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment
The Obama administration has increased the “social cost” of carbon emissions in federal regulations, a move that could lay the groundwork for new rules on climate change. The order, handed down by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) with little fanfare, bumps...
by Jane Richey | Jun 6, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment
The White House and Energy Department announced that beginning in 2016, new energy efficiency standards for microwaves will be imposed and promised it would lead to consumer savings, but federal regulations have a poor track record of producing consumer deals, said...
by Jane Richey | Jun 6, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a grant of $149,992 to study the on-campus food choices of college students.The grant was awarded to Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey for the “Prevention of Late Adolescent Obesity in the College...
