by Jane Richey | Aug 4, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A bipartisan group of House members has called on the Department of Transportation to reverse regulatory guidance issued in June that limits the ability of supply trucks to service oil and gas fields. Rep. Jeff Landry (R-La.) and 60 other members of the House argued...
by Jane Richey | Aug 3, 2012 | Free Markets, Politics
In a sign that the employment picture remains weak, 4.4 million people reported being permanently out of work in July, according to government figures. That number has remained abnormally high since the recession ended three years ago. While the total number of...
by Jane Richey | Aug 3, 2012 | Free Markets, Politics
U.S. employers added 163,000 jobs in July, but the national unemployment rate jumped to 8.3 percent. July’s hiring was the best since February. Still, the economy has added an average of 151,000 jobs a month this year, roughly the same as last year’s pace....
by Jane Richey | Aug 3, 2012 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Today, Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) introduced the “Managed Carbon Price Act of 2012″ (MCP), a bill imposing a tax on carbon dioxide-equivalent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from producers of coal, oil, and natural gas, refineries, and other covered sources. The MCP...
by Jane Richey | Aug 2, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A congressional report concluded Friday that “political pressure” by a White House eager to tout stimulus spending was largely to blame for fast-tracking the ill-fated $535 million Solyndra loan guarantee — findings compounded by the release of an...
by Jane Richey | Aug 1, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
From StateImpactPA: Language in a bill President Obama signed into law earlier this month may reduce Pennsylvania’s federal mine reclamation funding by up to $200 million. Former Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Dave Hess analyzed an...
