by Jane Richey | Jul 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
From PoliticsPA: The Sierra Club has launched a new television ad in the Scranton media market criticizing Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Luzerne) for the failure to act on the renewal of the production tax credit for wind energy. The production tax credit provides support for...
by Jane Richey | Jul 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Instead of rallying together to fight the Obama Administration’s backdoor environmental regulations, which have exorbitant costs and minimal benefit, some conservative organizations are working with liberal groups to push costs higher by piling on a carbon tax. This...
by Jane Richey | Jul 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
The outlook for the U.S. economy appeared dimmer Monday after a report that Americans spent less at retail businesses for a third straight month in June. The report led some economists to downgrade their estimates for economic growth in the April-June quarter. Many...
by Jane Richey | Jul 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
Opponents have locked in enough votes to block Senate ratification of the controversial Law of the Sea treaty championed by White House and the Pentagon. The pact, which which would have created de facto rules for the world’s oceans, was heralded by Defense...
by Jane Richey | Jul 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
That sound you hear is silence—as millions of small business owners and entrepreneurs were left speechless this weekend from President Obama’s latest insult. The slap in the face to hard-working Americans conveyed Obama’s belief that it takes a village—a heavily...
by Jane Richey | Jul 16, 2012 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment
From the Derrick: Concern over threats to an endangered rattlesnake has prompted a conservancy group to press the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for answers regarding a proposed injection disposal well in Cranberry township. The Western Pennsylvania...