by Jane Richey | May 1, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Eight Pennsylvania entities that received more than $10 million in federal stimulus money failed to complete mandatory quarterly reports showing how the money was spent. The eight recipients — cities, counties, nonprofits and companies in the Keystone State — are...
by Jane Richey | May 1, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
U.S. growth in the first quarter fell to 2.2 percent, a disappointment. But in Europe, that news would have caused general rejoicing. For consider the gathering crisis on the old continent. With negative growth now for six months, Britain has fallen back into...
by Jane Richey | May 1, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
In a Mar. 16 memorandum, Energy Secretary Steven Chu outlined plans to restructure the marketing of federal hydropower operations in an effort to advance the Obama administration’s green energy agenda, which apparently would raise electricity costs, critics charged on...
by Jane Richey | May 1, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
In fiscal year 2011, Harvard University’s tax-exempt endowment jumped in value by about $4.17 billion, rising from $27,557,404,000 to $31,728,080,000–but that did not stop Harvard from collecting tuition and fees derived from federal grants and student loans...
by Jane Richey | May 1, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
Effective policy implementation is problematic for many reasons. Primary is the fact that American government is not an “it,” but a “they.” Policy execution must be overseen by a large number of organizations and individuals within and across levels of government....