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...
by Jane Richey | May 10, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee unveiled a new farm bill Friday that he said would reduce spending by $39.7 billion over the next decade compared to existing legislation. The deeper deficit cuts endorsed by Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) are sure to...
by Jane Richey | May 10, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
The Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday for what it acknowledged was “inappropriate” targeting of conservative political groups during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status. IRS agents singled out dozens of...
