by Jane Richey | Aug 7, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
The Justice Department announced Monday that it has come to an agreement with Gibson Guitar Corp. that will resolve an investigation into whether the company used illegally harvested wood and ebony in its production process, a violation of the Lacey Act. Under the...
by Jane Richey | Aug 7, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Amtrak lost more than $800 million on its food and beverage services over the last 10 years, largely because of waste, employee theft and lack of proper oversight, government auditors have found. The railroad’s food and beverage service has never broken even since it...
by Jane Richey | Aug 7, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
After a drawn-out legal battle in which the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, or DEP, sued the Huntingdon resident for environmental violations committed by her ex-husband, an administrative court last week ordered DEP to reimburse Giordano nearly...
by Jane Richey | Aug 7, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Great video. It’s a couple years old, but the message has not changed! “We the People” sends a message to President Obama. Click...
by Jane Richey | Aug 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
Gas prices have surged in recent weeks and analysts predict they’ll keep rising, creating fresh openings for GOP attacks against President Obama that had waned when prices dropped sharply. The nationwide average for regular gasoline is $3.60-per-gallon, a 24-cent rise...
by Jane Richey | Aug 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Subsidies to businesses in the federal budget in Fiscal Year 2012 cost taxpayers almost $100 billion, according to a new repor tfrom the Cato Institute. “That includes direct and indirect subsidies to small businesses, large corporations, and industry organizations,”...
