by Jane Richey | Mar 2, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
The Heritage Foundation’s Lindsey Burke says, “It’s important to remember that this blueprint that the Obama administration has introduced should be considered in concert with their FY 2013 education budget. So together, they amount to huge amounts...
by Jane Richey | Mar 2, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
It could be said that President Obama has never seen a tax hike he doesn’t like — whether it’s letting the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts expire, insisting on higher taxes for job creators, and yesterday calling on Congress to raise taxes on the oil industry. Obama’s hidden...
by Jane Richey | Mar 2, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A federal mandate requiring tobacco companies to place graphic images on their products warning of the dangers of smoking was tossed out Wednesday by a judge in Washington, with the judge saying the requirements were a violation of free speech. In a 19-page decision...
by Jane Richey | Mar 2, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
The federal government has been trying to find a balance between logging and fish and wildlife habitat since at least the late 1980s. The spotted owl was designated as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1990 — an action that led to massive logging cutbacks...
by Jane Richey | Mar 2, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
Anytime people gather to discuss the shortcomings or “over comings” of their governments, those governments feel threatened. In the world of the 21st century, the Internet is akin to a global town hall. And that makes the Internet a HUGE threat to governments,...
by Jane Richey | Mar 2, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Rules aimed at helping drivers avoid unintentionally backing over children, already overdue, are being delayed again following complaints from automakers that requiring rearview video cameras systems on new cars and trucks would be too expensive. In a letter to...
