by Jane Richey | Apr 14, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A federal judge ruled Friday that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) exceeded its authority when it required employers to post notices explaining workers’ rights to form a union. U.S. District Judge David Norton said in his ruling that Congress didn’t authorize...
by Jane Richey | Apr 14, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Later this year, the Obama Administration plans to mandate that car and truck manufacturers produce vehicles that get 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. But a new study by the National Automobile Dealers Association says such a move would add $3,000 to the cost of a...
by Jane Richey | Apr 13, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
It was seven months ago that federal agents with guns drawn raided the Gibson guitar factories in Nashville and Memphis. A half million dollars worth of Indian rosewood and ebony was seized under the premise that it had been imported illegally. The feds also took a...
by Jane Richey | Apr 13, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said Thursday that the high rates of unemployment for young people are “ridiculous in this country.” In her speech during the second day of the National Action Network convention, hosted by the NAN’s founder and President Rev. Al Sharpton,...
by Jane Richey | Apr 12, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A judge on Wednesday ordered a temporary halt to the sections of Pennsylvania’s new Marcellus Shale law that put limits on the power of municipalities to regulate the booming natural gas exploration industry, a victory for the seven municipalities that sued....
by Jane Richey | Apr 12, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Wednesday introduced new legislation aimed at making it easier for small companies to navigate the IRS. Cornyn’s Small Business Taxpayer Bill of Rights comes just a week before House Republicans are expected to move legislation that...