by Jane Richey | Aug 7, 2012 | Politics
From WHYY Newsworks: Pennsylvania lawmakers and Gov. Tom Corbett are celebrating the law signed last month to remove the inheritance tax for family farms. Jay and Jeff Grove, co-owners of Gro-Lan Farms in Franklin County, say the tax exemption will bring their family...
by Jane Richey | Aug 7, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
After a drawn-out legal battle in which the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, or DEP, sued the Huntingdon resident for environmental violations committed by her ex-husband, an administrative court last week ordered DEP to reimburse Giordano nearly...
by Jane Richey | Aug 7, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Great video. It’s a couple years old, but the message has not changed! “We the People” sends a message to President Obama. Click...
by Jane Richey | Aug 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
Gas prices have surged in recent weeks and analysts predict they’ll keep rising, creating fresh openings for GOP attacks against President Obama that had waned when prices dropped sharply. The nationwide average for regular gasoline is $3.60-per-gallon, a 24-cent rise...
by Jane Richey | Aug 6, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Sales tax holidays are gimmicks used by the government for political gain and to distract from real tax reform, according to the Tax Foundation. A total of 17 states have held or will be holding sale tax holidays in 2012, which is 2 states fewer than the peak of 19 in...
by Jane Richey | Aug 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Subsidies to businesses in the federal budget in Fiscal Year 2012 cost taxpayers almost $100 billion, according to a new repor tfrom the Cato Institute. “That includes direct and indirect subsidies to small businesses, large corporations, and industry organizations,”...
