by Jane Richey | Jan 10, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The chief executive of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday said the “exploding national debt” is the greatest threat to the U.S. economy. U.S. Chamber chief Tom Donohue called for Washington to reach a broad deal to rein in deficits in the coming months, while...
by Jane Richey | Jan 10, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
The U.S. Labor Department’s website includes a database that shows $5,159,629,434 in improper unemployment insurance payments for all 50 states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia for the period July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012. The database also shows...
by Jane Richey | Jan 10, 2013 | Health Care
Congress is scrutinizing the private firms hired to implement parts of Obamacare, — particularly a subsidiary of insurance firm UnitedHealth Group, which will hold the customer data for health care plans in the exchanges required under the law — but the...
by Jane Richey | Jan 10, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment
The Environmental Protection Agency collected $252 million in civil and criminal penalties in fiscal year 2012 – an all-time record amount, and more than twice the $168 million assessed in fiscal 2011, according to the agency’s annual enforcement results. The agency...
by Jane Richey | Jan 10, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission lost at least $109 million in risky interest investment moves, Auditor General Jack Wagner says. The state’s fiscal watchdog said Tuesday the loss of taxpayer money in risky interest rate swap arrangements was only one part of a...