by Jane Richey | Aug 1, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment
Coal country Democrats and coal industry representatives were still uneasy after their meeting with the Obama administration on Thursday. West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said it was unclear whether the president would change his approach. “We’ll have to see...
by Jane Richey | Jul 31, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
The federal government is growing like kudzu. That’s the Japanese ivy plant that’s taking over roadsides all over the south and is even invading the north. Kudzu does some good, holding the ground and so on, but the price is steep: It kills the other plants, trees and...
by Jane Richey | Jul 29, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security and an elusive American dream. Survey data exclusive to The Associated Press points to an increasingly...
by Jane Richey | Jul 26, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
For every job the White House claims to have created — 7.2 million now — two more Americans were added to the nation’s food stamp program, federal statistics reveal. In January of 2009, more than 32 million Americans received help from Supplemental Nutrition...
by Jane Richey | Jul 21, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
The number of people in Pennsylvania getting monthly disability benefits through Social Security is growing at an alarming rate. Social Security Administration data show more than 390,000 Pennsylvanians qualified for disability payments in 2011, the most recent year...
by Jane Richey | Jul 18, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Tex.) told Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke at a hearihg Wednesday that his power to move markets is “not healthy” for the U.S. economy, while Bernanke blamed inaction in Congress for the nation’s...
