by Jane Richey | Jul 20, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Has your bank raised its fees or stopped offering free checking accounts in the last couple of years? If so, you can thank the regulatory boondoggle that is the Dodd-Frank financial law. Since its passage two years ago tomorrow, the number of large banks that offer...
by Jane Richey | Jul 20, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A coalition of health groups is urging the U.S. Surgeon General to release a report on the health risks of drinking soda. The push comes as U.S. officials debate strategies to address rising obesity levels and a range of related health problems. “Once viewed as...
by Jane Richey | Jul 20, 2012 | Politics
The details aren’t final yet. But Pennsylvania election officials will soon unveil a photo-identification card intended to make it easier for voters to comply with the state’s new voter-ID law. The card is to be formally announced in the next few weeks and...
by Jane Richey | Jul 20, 2012 | Free Markets
Facing more bad news on the housing front and a surge in the polls by his Republican rival, President Obama changed his tune Thursday night about some roundly criticized comments that entrepreneurs don’t build businesses on their own. “I was saying the other day, we...
by Jane Richey | Jul 20, 2012 | Politics
A report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) finds that the already record-high numbers of Americans collecting government disability checks will continue to rise, further harming the program’s finances and making it harder for low-income Americans to find...
