by Jane Richey | Mar 3, 2012 | Free Markets
A partnership of three companies on Thursday proposed building a $1 billion pipeline that would transport fuel from Northern Pennsylvania to markets in Central and Eastern Pennsylvania, as well as Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington. Currently much of the natural...
by Jane Richey | Mar 3, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Sen. Jim DeMint (R.-S.C.) argues in his new book—Now or Never: Saving America from Economic Collapse—that Americans could be approaching a last chance to save the country from a fiscal catastrophe and permanent transformation into a nation where the federal government...
by Jane Richey | Mar 3, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility
The University of Pennsylvania announced on Feb. 28 in the Penn Almanac that coverage for transgender benefits will be extended to include sexual reassignment surgery under the Aetna Point of Service II plan. Members of Penn’s LGBT community — who have lobbied for the...
by Jane Richey | Mar 3, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
A top Pennsylvania Cabinet member Monday afternoon indicated he was confident two of three Philadelphia-area refineries that are up for sale can be saved. “I am confident that there’s a high likelihood that we can save two of the three refineries,” C. Alan Walker,...
by Jane Richey | Mar 3, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility
really, is a balanced budget necessary? The answer will largely depend on who is being asked the question. Ask Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, or Debbie Wasserman-Shultz, and all of them will, in an almost Pavlovian reflex, respond with “No! We need government...