by Jane Richey | May 16, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Health Care, Politics
The Internal Revenue Service official in charge of the tax-exempt organizations at the time when the unit targeted tea party groups now runs the IRS office responsible for the health care legislation. Sarah Hall Ingram served as commissioner of the office responsible...
by Jane Richey | May 15, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
Across this great land, patriotic Americans are behaving subversively. We’re quoting from our pocket Constitutions, starting reading groups to discuss our founding documents, even gathering together to “petition the government for a redress of grievances.” Uncle Sam...
by Jane Richey | May 13, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
The Internet sales tax passed the Senate, but a growing chorus is pointing out that it would hurt many to help the tax man. The Senate passed the misleadingly named Marketplace Fairness Act last week by a vote of 69-27. But House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said that...
by Jane Richey | May 12, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius might have broken the law by asking insurance companies to donate to outside groups promoting President Obama’s healthcare law, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said Saturday. Alexander compared the...
by Jane Richey | May 12, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
In a yearlong survey, the Government Accountability Office held meetings and interviews with nearly 70 education experts, trade association representatives, researchers and school officials. Participants generally concluded that higher-education regulations as a whole...
by Jane Richey | May 12, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
Senior officials with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) knew the agency was targeting Tea Party groups as early as 2011, according to a report. The Associated Press reported Saturday that an upcoming report from a federal watchdog will find that top officials were...
