by Jane Richey | Jan 4, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency exceeded its authority in trying to regulate storm water as it would a pollutant, a federal judge in Alexandria ruled Thursday. The decision, a victory for Fairfax County and Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II (R),...
by Jane Richey | Jan 3, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
A recently renewed wind power credit could face more scrutiny next Congress, as House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said Wednesday that the credit is of “serious interest” to his committee. Issa criticized a...
by Jane Richey | Jan 2, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
Beginning on New Years Day the 75 watt incandescent light bulb was banned from production and importation into the United States. Under current federal law, 60 watt and 40 watt bulbs will be gone by 2014. We’ll instead have to buy Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs...
by Jane Richey | Dec 28, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
From the Heritage Foundation: It seems that no aspect of American life can escape government regulation. In the past year, regulators drafted rules that addressed everything from caloric intake to dishwasher efficiency. Most of these rules increase the cost of living,...
by Jane Richey | Dec 28, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis on Thursday announced a $2.2 million grant that will be used to strengthen budding labor unions in Haiti and Peru. The taxpayer money will fund projects organized by the AFL-CIO’s Solidarity Center, which aims to build a global labor...
by Jane Richey | Dec 27, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The U.S. Labor Department has rustled up more taxpayer money to help “jobless workers” pay their health insurance premiums. “It is difficult enough to find new employment, let alone do so without health insurance for you or your family,” Labor...
