by Jane Richey | Mar 14, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
With Wednesday’s payday drawing near for the Chester Upland School District’s teachers, Pennsylvania’s education secretary has a plan to keep the district afloat for a few more months. Chester Upland officials have been warning that the district is...
by Jane Richey | Mar 14, 2012 | Free Markets
The White House says China’s restrictions create an unfair advantage for Chinese producers, which could harm domestic industrial production of green technology and force some factories to move overseas. China mines 97 percent of the world’s supply of...
by Jane Richey | Mar 14, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Changing Pennsylvania’s property tax system should be paired with spending reforms, or else it’s not effective, said the top Republican on the House Finance Committee. “If you don’t discuss the cost side of the equation, finding new sources of revenue is just a dog...
by Jane Richey | Mar 14, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
The state House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a measure this afternoon to decrease the state’s debt limit for an economic development program. The proposal, introduced by House Majority Leader Mike Turzai, R-Bradford Woods, would decrease the...
by Jane Richey | Mar 14, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) grilled Energy Secretary Steven Chu Tuesday about the political nature of the administration making loans to alternative energy companies such as Solyndra. Paul cited billionaire and Obama supporter George Kaiser’s involvement with the failed...