by Jane Richey | May 22, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius sent a letter to university presidents and student associations, urging them to spread the word: “The new health care law makes it possible for young adults under age 26 to...
by Jane Richey | May 22, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Discouraged workers are continuing to exit the labor force after giving up hope of finding a job, driving down the unemployment rate as they exit a new Gallup unemployment survey found. The survey, conducted midway through the month of May, found that the unemployment...
by Jane Richey | May 21, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The administration of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is taking a hard line on power plant pollution near his state’s border, backing an Environmental Protection Agency order for strict reductions in sulfur dioxide emissions from a GenOn-owned plant in eastern...
by Jane Richey | May 21, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Unsatisfied with the energy reductions achieved through voluntary incentives, Boulder is considering creating a mandatory energy-efficiency program for the commercial and industrial sector. The program would be similar to Boulder’s SmartRegs program, which...
by Jane Richey | May 21, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
It has been more than three years since the U.S. Senate last passed a budget. The last time Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid fulfilled his legal responsibility, Conan was still on NBC, Tea Parties hadn’t come together, and the iPad hadn’t yet been introduced. There...
by Jane Richey | May 21, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
States are exploiting a loophole in the federal welfare reform law enacted in 1996 in order to meet the state spending requirements to get a full dose federal welfare funds, Rep. Geoff Davis, chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources....
