by Jane Richey | Feb 14, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
The federal debt has increased by $4.47 trillion since President Barack Obama released his first federal budget on Feb. 26, 2009. That budget was entitled “A New Era of Responsibility.” On Feb. 26, 2009, as Obama released his budget for fiscal 2010, the...
by Jane Richey | Feb 13, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
The legislation includes a county-option and is designed to provide revenue for environmental programs across the state. The bill also will trigger a review of zoning codes and their relation to drilling for the natural gas trapped below the earth’s crust —a process...
by Jane Richey | Feb 13, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Energy Secretary Steven Chu again warned Friday that more recipients of Energy Department green technology loan guarantees will likely collapse even as he touted the strength of the program overall. The White House commissioned the report last October amid increasing...
by Jane Richey | Feb 12, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
In Kensington and Eastern North Philadelphia, the unemployment rate for young adult dropouts is close to 50 percent. While staggering, that number only begins to tell the story. Roughly 1,500 of the 3,000 or so dropouts aged 20-24 in this part of the city are not even...
by Jane Richey | Feb 12, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
Lloyd Marcus: Our 40th president’s birthday earlier this month caused me to reflect upon how Ronald Reagan impacted my life. In 1981, I was a young singer/songwriter, clueless about politics, when Ronald Reagan won the presidency. An event planner asked me to...
by Jane Richey | Feb 10, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
A Lackawanna County agency that helps homeowners avoid foreclosure and low-income families rehabilitate their homes will get a $77,500 federal grant, U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta announced Tuesday. Read...
