by Jane Richey | May 10, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee unveiled a new farm bill Friday that he said would reduce spending by $39.7 billion over the next decade compared to existing legislation. The deeper deficit cuts endorsed by Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) are sure to...
by Jane Richey | May 10, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
The Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday for what it acknowledged was “inappropriate” targeting of conservative political groups during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status. IRS agents singled out dozens of...
by Jane Richey | Apr 28, 2013 | Politics
The study, titled “Presidential Calendar: A Time-Based Analysis,” based its findings on the official White House calendar, Politico’s comprehensive presidential calendar, and media reports through March 31, 2013. The study defined the president’s work week as a...
by Jane Richey | Apr 26, 2013 | Health Care, Politics
In 2010, FactCheck.org, a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, attempted to debunk a rumor that the pending Obamacare legislation exempted members of Congress and their staffs from its provisions. They snarkily replied, “No. This twisted claim is based on...
by Jane Richey | Apr 25, 2013 | Free Markets, Politics
You don’t see this very often: a majority of Senate Republicans voting to make people who buy stuff on the Internet pay state and local sales taxes. Anti-tax guru Grover Norquist isn’t happy about it and the conservative Heritage Foundation is questioning...
by Jane Richey | Apr 17, 2013 | Politics, Voting Issues
Venango County Tea Party Patriots encourges you to be an informed voter. All candidates were asked the same questions and given the same approx time for response. The Democratic candidate was invited but did not respond. Remember to vote in the primary on May 21st....
