by Jane Richey | Jul 25, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A study conducted by health care consulting firm Deloitte and the University of Chicago found that 59 percent of employers think the ObamaCare health reform law is a “step in the wrong direction.” The survey, published on Tuesday, asked 560 businesses of varying sizes...
by Jane Richey | Jul 25, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
About one in 10 employers plans to end workers’ health insurance as the new healthcare law takes effect, according to a new study. The finding could bolster opponents of the law, who argue that its changes to the healthcare system will force workers out of...
by Jane Richey | Jul 25, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
The Obama administration will open public lands in six Western states to more solar projects as part of a solar energy road map it publicized Tuesday. The Interior Department set aside 285,000 acres in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah for the...
by Jane Richey | Jul 24, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Vice President of Government Affairs for the 362,000-member National Taxpayers Union (NTU), Andrew Moylan, submitted testimony to the House Judiciary Committee criticizing the “Marketplace Equity Act” (H.R. 3179) as a flawed piece of legislation that will cripple...
by Jane Richey | Jul 24, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Economists are warning that the current drought in the Corn Belt is going to result in higher food prices. That increase will hit consumers hard, reducing discretionary spending and further weakening an already fragile economy. With every scorching day that passes,...
by Jane Richey | Jul 24, 2012 | Free Markets
Construction is under way for a plant that will burn landfill gas to produce electricity for the Borough of Chambersburg. A greener Chambersburg may lead to lower utility rates. Crews are building a methane-powered generator at the IESI Blue Ridge Landfill in Greene...
