02.20.2014

By Robert Romano Whether it is net neutrality, the Comcast-Time Warner merger or its proposed “Multi-Market Study of Critical Needs” receiving a lot of attention thanks to a Wall Street Journal oped by Ajit Pai, the sole Republican commissioner of the agency — the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) sure is making lots […]
02.19.2014

By Rick Manning Consider these headlines over the past couple of years. From the John Podesta run Center for American Progress’ blog thinkprogress.org on January 9, 2012, “Network news coverage of climate change collapsed in 2011.” “LA Times bans letters from climate skeptics,” on Fox News on October 18, 2013. […]
02.19.2014

By Robert Romano “The rule is so broadly phrased and so categorical, it would be totally inappropriate for unions. It would seriously affect their ability to function as membership organizations.” That was John Sullivan, associate general counsel at the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), quoted in a Washington Post article about the possibility of new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rules currently aimed at 501(c)(4)s eventually targeting (c)(5) […]
02.19.2014

By Marita Noon It is not often that Americans look south of the border for solutions, but Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto seems to have figured out a few things in his first year of power that has, in six years, eluded Obama. Late last month, […]
02.18.2014

TAKE ACTION: Click here to urge Congress to defund the EPA By Rick Manning The Washington Free Beacon headline read, “Report: Coal Power Plant Shutdowns to Accelerate, Industry, workers blame Obama EPA for layoffs as companies retire larger coal-fired plants.” The article by Lachlan Markay reported on federal energy regulators who predict: “Projected retirements of coal-fired generating capacity in [EIA’s annual […]
02.18.2014

By Brad Tidwell The “nonpartisan” Wisconsin Jobs Now, funded nearly entirely by SEIU Healthcare, is an Obamacare certified application counselor with a history of lawbreaking. “Wisconsin Jobs Now” is a self-described “community-based, non-profit organization” focused on issues like “economic justice” and “ fighting income inequality .” However, when you […]
02.17.2014

By Robert Romano “I have never seen a president so brazenly and openly say I’m going to break the rules, I’m going to defy my oath, I’m going to violate the separation of powers, undermine Article 1 — and catch me if you can.” That was nationally syndicated talk show host Mark Levin, talking to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in a February 13 interview . Cruz responded, […]
02.17.2014

By Ron Arnold If you’ve ever tried to start your own business, this will stir old hopes and frustrations: Shortly before President Obama ‘s State of the Union speech last week, a new Washington watchdog group launched its first campaign with a report on “The Regulated State of the Union.” The […]
02.14.2014

By Nathan Mehrens President Obama’s decision to bypass Congress and raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 for federal contract workers is a very big deal — and not just because it will force U.S. taxpayers to shell out more money on the same […]