by Jane Richey | Jun 8, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
When the state Legislature passed Act 13 in February, county and local officials across the state expressed some excitement and more than a little trepidation over whether impact fees for Marcellus Shale gas well drilling would go far enough to compensate for the...
by Jane Richey | Jun 8, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday defended the health care reform law, tying it to the promises written in the Declaration of Independence. The Affordable Care Act is “about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for the American people,” Pelosi...
by Jane Richey | Jun 8, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
A group of international scientists is sounding a global alarm, warning that population growth, climate change and environmental destruction are pushing Earth toward calamitous — and irreversible — biological changes. In a paper published in Thursday’s edition...
by Jane Richey | Jun 8, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
At a town hall-style meeting at the White House on Thursday, Obama administration officials touted the benefits for women’s health afforded by the Affordable Care Act – benefits Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said would “cease to exist” if the...
by Jane Richey | Jun 8, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
The House passed legislation Thursday that would repeal the healthcare reform law’s tax on medical device manufacturers. The measure won the support of 37 Democrats despite a veto threat from the Obama administration. The bill was approved 270-146 after a debate...
by Jane Richey | Jun 8, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
For the past two years, America has witnessed headline after headline reporting on flaws in President Barack Obama’s health care law. And as America learns more about this intolerable act, the opposition to Obamacare continues to grow. Yesterday, a new poll...