by Jane Richey | Mar 1, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
State Democratic senators are challenging Gov. Tom Corbett’s top public welfare official over the administration’s moves to stop the growth of spending despite rising demand and health care costs. Sen. Vincent Hughes asked Public Welfare Secretary Gary...
by Jane Richey | Mar 1, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
The House on Tuesday afternoon approved legislation that overturns a 2005 Supreme Court decision that affirmed the ability of states to take control of private property under the doctrine of eminent domain and hand it to another private developer. That decision, Kelo...
by Jane Richey | Mar 1, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
President Obama – in a speech to the United Auto Workers union – said that “trying to climb to the very top” was not what America is “about,” saying that it was “greed” and that in reality “we’re all in it together.” “America’s not just looking out for yourself, it’s...
by Jane Richey | Feb 29, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
With the national average of gas prices hitting $3.65 a gallon, nearing $6 in some parts of the country, and poised to head even higher, America’s families are wondering when the bleeding at the pump will stop. But for Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu, those steep...
by Jane Richey | Feb 28, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
The White House on Monday hailed the news that a scaled-down portion of the Keystone XL pipeline that would stretch from Oklahoma to Texas will move ahead, but the president’s critics said the move only underscored the need to approve the entire Canada-to-Texas...
by Jane Richey | Feb 28, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A gathering of United Nations diplomats overseas has some in the U.S. worried about a potential takeover of the Internet by foreign powers – with others claiming such fears are wildly overhyped. The obscure branch of the U.N. at issue is the International...
