by Jane Richey | Aug 18, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Congressional Republicans are blasting the White House’s decision to rework the government bailout of housing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Treasury Department’s decision to modify some terms of the nearly four-year federal lifeline is drawing...
by Jane Richey | Aug 18, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Republicans on Friday said a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report proved their claims that a pair of environmental rules would harm the economy and electric reliability. The GAO report released Thursday touched on two forthcoming Environmental Protection...
by Jane Richey | Aug 18, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
President Obama on Saturday called on lawmakers to pass legislation to help cash-strapped state and local governments hire teachers and said Republican budget cuts would set back America’s education system. In his weekly address, Obama noted the coming start of the...
by Jane Richey | Aug 18, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets, Politics
Unemployment increased in 44 states last month, proving that the rise in joblessness is being felt by everyone, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Alabama and Alaska were hit the hardest, both registering a 0.5 percent increase in jobless claims, according to...
by Jane Richey | Aug 18, 2012 | Voting Issues
The day after a judge upheld Pennsylvania’s new voter identification law, the lead plaintiff in the suit seeking to block the law went to a PennDot office and was issued the photo ID card she needs to vote. Nothing has changed since Viviette Applewhite, 93,...