by Jane Richey | Mar 8, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility
Former presidents make millions from book deals and speaking engagements and most in the modern era are, well, rich. So should taxpayers continue to foot the bill for expenses like staff, office space and travel? A few lawmakers say no. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah)...
by Jane Richey | Mar 8, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Community Development Block Grant allocations for counties, borough and townships in Pennsylvania are down about 12 percent. Venango County’s 2012 allocation will be $221,999, down from $240,141 in 2011. In 2010, the county received $269,183 for distribution to local...
by Jane Richey | Mar 7, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
An expert on industry subsidies says the president’s call for a bigger rebate on the Chevy Volt is indicative of a bigger problem. The budget proposal from President Barack Obama would raise the rebate from $7,000 to $10,000 in some cases as part of the...
by Jane Richey | Mar 7, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The Air Force plans to cut about 1,623 jobs at bases throughout Pennsylvania to comply with long-term budget reductions. An Air Force document released Tuesday lists an overall 25 percent reduction in the state, but with significant variations. The 911th Air Wing...
by Jane Richey | Mar 7, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility
The bill, approved unanimously by the Senate Education Committee, would require severance packages to be detailed upfront in contracts that are public records. It also would impose caps on the value of buyouts that are negotiated later by school boards and...
by Jane Richey | Mar 7, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Last week, a three-judge panel of the federal District Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard two days of oral arguments in the lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation of greenhouse gas emissions using the Clean Air Act. The...
