Continuing on the Recovery Summer and Stimulus: State by State , we head to North Carolina. Quick North Carolina facts: In January of 2009, the unemployment rate in North Carolina was 9.2%. As of June 30, 2010, the unemployment rate was 10.0%–a net increase of 0.8%! (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics ) According to Recovery.gov, North […]

By Rebekah Rast – Thomas Edison would be disappointed to know that the last major plant manufacturing the incandescent light bulb in the U.S. is closing this month. His 1870’s invention has taken on a new name and shape. The 200 workers at the plant […]

“This is just the gang that couldn’t shoot straight,” remarked Americans for Limited Government (ALG) President Bill Wilson of the White House’s latest plan to spend another $50 billion in fiscal “stimulus” for so-called infrastructure projects. Almost two years into the Barack Obama’s term of office, Americans are increasingly skeptical about the effectiveness of Keynesian deficit-spending […]

Continuing on the Recovery Summer and Stimulus: State by State , we head to Washington. Quick Washington facts: In January of 2009, the unemployment rate in Washington was 7.5%. As of June 30, 2010, the unemployment rate was 9.0%–a net increase of 1.5%! (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics ) According to Recovery.gov, Washington has received 7,119 […]

By Kevin Mooney — State lawsuits that argue against the constitutionality of ObamaCare under the Commerce Clause have considerable merit and could potentially come before the U.S. Supreme Court former New York Gov. George Patakai told reporters Wednesday during a question and answer period at […]

How could someone seemingly get everything they touch wrong? You would think proposing tax cuts would be safe territory for our incumbent president, until you examine his actual proposed cuts. President Obama is expected to announce a $200 billion two year tax cut for business […]

Continuing on the Recovery Summer and Stimulus: State by State , we head to New Mexico. Quick New Mexico facts: In January of 2009, the unemployment rate in New Mexico was 5.9%. As of June 30, 2010, the unemployment rate was 8.2%–a net increase of 2.3%! (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics ) According to Recovery.gov, New […]

Over the past week we have reviewed Ohio , South Carolina , Missouri , Illinois and Wisconsin in our continuing series investigating what effects the Recovery Act and the “Summer of Recovery” have had on the states. These five states alone show a different picture than the Obama administration would lead […]

By Rebekah Rast – President Obama’s Summer Economic Stimulus Recovery plan has failed. The national unemployment rate increased to 9.6 percent in August. The private sector is fed up with Obama’s big government tactics. “The private sector has uniformly rejected Obama’s economic policies,” says Bill Wilson , […]

Continuing on the Recovery Summer and Stimulus: State by State , we head to New Hampshire. Quick New Hampshire facts: In January of 2009, the unemployment rate in New Hampshire was 5.2%. As of June 30, 2010, the unemployment rate was 5.9%–a net increase of 0.7%! (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics ) According to Recovery.gov, New […]