by Jane Richey | May 23, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Obama’s War on Coal has already taken a remarkable toll on coal-fired power plants in America. Last week the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported a shocking drop in power sector coal consumption in the first quarter of 2012. Coal-fired power plants are now...
by Jane Richey | May 23, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Across the Washington area last week, young workers from Europe arrived in droves, heading for jobs at community swimming pools. Lugging duffel bags, they filled out forms, picked up safety gear and chatted in a variety of Slavic languages, eager to plunge into a...
by Jane Richey | May 23, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Senate Republicans criticized the Obama administration Tuesday for paying a public-relations firm $20 million to highlight part of President Obama’s healthcare law. A Health and Human Services (HHS) official confirmed Monday that the department had signed a...
by Jane Richey | May 22, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
While the Obama Administration is lollygagging regarding opening federal lands to oil and gas development, its Interior Department has been active in approving renewable projects on federal lands. As part of President Obama’s alleged “all-of-the-above” energy...
by Jane Richey | May 22, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Tax credits in President Obama’s healthcare law aren’t big enough to prompt small businesses to start offering healthcare benefits, the Government Accountability Office said Monday. Fewer businesses than expected have been taking the tax credit. The...
by Jane Richey | May 22, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius sent a letter to university presidents and student associations, urging them to spread the word: “The new health care law makes it possible for young adults under age 26 to...