by Jane Richey | Mar 23, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
A major U.S. city is banning the private sector from donating food to homeless shelters, as a public policy organization says the city and its leaders have replaced common sense with political correctness. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s (D) administration is...
by Jane Richey | Mar 23, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility
They work for the state, they retire and collect a lump sum and a pension, then they go back to work part-time for the state. And they collect unemployment. Though it sounds strange, it’s true, and it’s happening a lot. Kathi Bryan, a retired state worker...
by Jane Richey | Mar 23, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Sens. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chair of the Senate Environment Committee, had a heated exchange Thursday over President Barack Obama’s energy policy during a hearing on the EPA’s FY2012 budget request. Inhofe began his opening statement...
by Jane Richey | Mar 22, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) is asking the Senate to weigh in on a contentious union-election rule proposed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In a letter sent Wednesday to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Minority Leader...
by Jane Richey | Mar 22, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday evening that the 2010 healthcare law, which prompted complaints from conservatives that Democrats far exceeded their constitutional authority, actually helps people meet the goal outlined in the Declaration...
by Jane Richey | Mar 22, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Transportation is a critical element of our nation’s economic competitiveness. Highways are the veins and arteries of our economy through which commerce flows. Today, America’s infrastructure is deteriorating and lacks adequate capacity. Crippling congestion and roads...
