by Jane Richey | Feb 8, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
The latest Gallup Poll indicates that many American small-business owners are anything but optimistic when it comes to the way the Obama administration is leading the nation. In fact, they’re downright fearful. According to the recently released Wells...
by Jane Richey | Feb 1, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Sixty-one percent of U.S. small business owners said they were “worried about the potential cost of healthcare” and 56 percent said they were “worried about new government regulations,” according to the Wells Fargo/Gallup small business index released on Jan. 31,...
by Jane Richey | Feb 1, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
The number of Americans not in the labor force grew by 169,000 in January, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest jobs report. BLS labels people who are unemployed and no longer looking for work as “not in the labor force,” including people who have...
by Jane Richey | Feb 1, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Farmer loses battle with government: A two-and-a-half-year fight over a batch of raw milk cheese produced in Howell County, Mo., ended last week when 15 tons of the unpasteurized cheese had to be taken to the dump, the KY3 reported. The decision in Howell County was...
by Jane Richey | Jan 31, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Minutes after New England fishery managers took a vote that cast doubt on the historic industry’s future, the prospects most clear to Gloucester fishermen Paul Vitale were his own. “I’m bankrupt. That’s it,” said the 40-year-old father of...
by Jane Richey | Jan 28, 2013 | Free Markets
For years, pro-business lawmakers trotted out bills to make Pennsylvania a state that can’t force people to pay union dues. Such bills languished in committees with no expectation of legislative action. “They’ve been introducing right-to-work bills since...
