by Jane Richey | Nov 1, 2012 | Politics
The charter school movement associated with Turkish Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen is under federal investigation. If one believes that the battle for the nation’s soul is occurring, not just in Washington, D.C., but in schools across the nation, the steady advance of...
by Jane Richey | Aug 24, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis cheered a slight decline in the youth (16-24) unemployment rate, saying that it was a sign that the job market was improving for America’s young people. “As young Americans all across the country prepare to head into a new school year,...
by Jane Richey | Aug 2, 2012 | Politics
Think Defense contractors: The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, is quite clear on contractors’ responsibilities to their employees, but Department of Labor (DOL) is trying to use “the weight of the cabinet officer [Labor Secretary Hilda...
by Jane Richey | Jul 6, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Today’s jobs report is a broken record, with the unemployment rate stuck at 8.2 percent. The Department of Labor reports that only 80,000 jobs were added in June—consistent with other data revealing the economy has downshifted from slow to slower. This picture is...
by Jane Richey | Apr 26, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
The U.S. Department of Labor has withdrawn new regulations that would have prohibited children under the age of 18 from participating in much farm work. That report came late Thursday afternoon from the office of Congressman Tim Huelskamp (R-Kansas). “There is...