by Jane Richey | Mar 27, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Some families in Tulsa, Okla., recently received a brochure that surely grabbed their attention. The title? “Will your child pass third grade?” Produced by the 15,000-student Union district, the handout explains the state’s pending reading...
by Jane Richey | Mar 27, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
The Obama administration is moving ahead with its greenhouse gas rule for new power plants, a regulation that promises to shift the future of U.S. power generation. EPA will announce the rule Tuesday, a senior administration official confirmed to POLITICO. The...
by Jane Richey | Mar 27, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility
Two Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports have identified weaknesses in the Internal Revenue Service’s financial reporting controls. A report on information security, detailing the findings of an audit performed between April 2011 and March 2012 and released...
by Jane Richey | Mar 27, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
The Obama administration has requested $770 million in federal funds to combat the effects of global warming in developing countries, a new congressional report details, continuing its policy of using foreign aid to combat the effects of global warming in the...
by Jane Richey | Mar 27, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
A Senate proposal to curb tax credits for the world’s five largest oil companies and extend tax breaks to wind-energy companies faces opposition from the American Petroleum Institute (API) and many who favor increased domestic oil production. “Make no mistake, raising...
by Jane Richey | Mar 27, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Obama in 2010. Instead of reforming Medicaid, the law greatly expands the program, adding over 800,000 Pennsylvanians by 2019. By the time it is fully in effect, one in four...
