by Jane Richey | Jul 21, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
National Public Radio has hired the lobbying firm Navigators Global, according to disclosure forms filed Thursday. NPR has come under fire from some Republican lawmakers who want to cut off all federal funding to the nonprofit media organization. Dana Rehm, an NPR...
by Jane Richey | Jul 20, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Has your bank raised its fees or stopped offering free checking accounts in the last couple of years? If so, you can thank the regulatory boondoggle that is the Dodd-Frank financial law. Since its passage two years ago tomorrow, the number of large banks that offer...
by Jane Richey | Jul 20, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A coalition of health groups is urging the U.S. Surgeon General to release a report on the health risks of drinking soda. The push comes as U.S. officials debate strategies to address rising obesity levels and a range of related health problems. “Once viewed as...
by Jane Richey | Jul 19, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
Recent coverage has shed light on Obama’s connections to two individuals specifically: Steve Westly and John Doerr. The latter is a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm whose portfolio includes16 recipients of federal...
by Jane Richey | Jul 19, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
he number of displaced workers has risen dramatically since the start of the Great Recession, and this year a third of them had to raid retirement savings to make ends meet. Making matters worse, many who have lost their jobs have defaulted on 401(k) loans, causing...
by Jane Richey | Jul 19, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
The Obama administration unveiled plans Wednesday to create an elite corps of master teachers, a $1 billion effort to boost U.S. students’ achievement in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. The program to reward high-performing teachers with salary...
