by Jane Richey | Mar 7, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Chrysler aims to be the first U.S. automaker to produce a factory-built pickup truck that is powered mainly by natural gas. The privately held company said Tuesday that its new Ram 2500 Heavy Duty CNG truck will be sold to commercial customers that operate truck...
by Jane Richey | Mar 7, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Last week, a three-judge panel of the federal District Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard two days of oral arguments in the lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation of greenhouse gas emissions using the Clean Air Act. The...
by Jane Richey | Mar 7, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
The Pennsylvania Environmental Defense Foundation lawsuit also singles out decisions made under Corbett’s predecessor, Ed Rendell, whose administration also diverted money from the Oil and Gas Lease Fund for the state’s general expenditures. The Camp Hill-based group...
by Jane Richey | Mar 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
As gasoline prices continue to rise and keep the heat on President Obama’s energy policies, critics also are accusing the president of shifting support away from the coal industry, a major source of fuel and jobs in several battleground states, including Colorado,...
by Jane Richey | Mar 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
The USA Today/Gallup poll, conducted February 20-21, shows that 72 percent of Americans believe the individual mandate — requiring every American to purchase health insurance or pay a fine — is unconstitutional. That includes 56 percent of Democrats and 54...
by Jane Richey | Mar 5, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Frustrated by Americans’ continued resistance to their benevolent control, liberals a few years ago hit on their Grand Idea: man-made global warming. It’s the ultimate excuse for regulating every human activity and expanding government. And it’s...