by Jane Richey | May 24, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Baby-boomer retirements are skewing the nation’s unemployment rate, but not enough to disguise a weak economy, according to a new report. The left-leaning Economic Policy Institute (EPI) says the slow exit of baby boomers is a factor in the declining jobless rate, and...
by Jane Richey | May 24, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
After two years of warnings, Pinal County has been ordered to clean up its air. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has declared that portions of western Pinal County are violating its coarse-dust standard, which limits the amount of PM-10, particles 10...
by Jane Richey | May 24, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
The U.S. Agriculture Department plans to expand American farmers’ access to credit through a new microloan program that offers lower interest rates than credit cards and personal loans. Among other improvements, USDA said it is “adding flexibility to some...
by Jane Richey | May 24, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Ahead of a mammoth United Nations sustainability conference in Rio de Janeiro next month, the Brazilian government has signaled a new push to get the U.N.’s top environmental body upgraded – a push long opposed by the United States. Brazil wants to breathe new life...
by Jane Richey | May 23, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and military leaders implored conservative Republicans on Wednesday to approve a long-spurned high seas treaty, saying it would create jobs, open a new path to oil, gas and other resources and bolster national security....
by Jane Richey | May 23, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Obama’s War on Coal has already taken a remarkable toll on coal-fired power plants in America. Last week the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported a shocking drop in power sector coal consumption in the first quarter of 2012. Coal-fired power plants are now...
