NRD Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared at TheHill.com . By Rick Manning — The implementation of ObamaCare assumed that the states would do the work of setting up individual state exchanges to provide a clearinghouse of health insurance information for the public, and provide the mechanism that […]

By Rebekah Rast — A 52 percent tax rate. This might just be a new tax rate for some if Congress and President Obama don’t reach a deal before 2013. On Nov. 6, Californians approved of Proposition 30, a massive tax hike on the state’s […]

By Rick Manning — Taxpayers are footing the bill for thirty five union officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation, which spent $4.8 million dollars in union salaries in 2012, paying an average salary of $138,175 per year according to a report released by Americans for Limited Government today . The National Air Traffic Controllers Association accounted for […]

By Mary Kay Barton — As the Batavia Daily News observed recently, Invenergy is eagerly waiting for this “Lame Duck” Congress to extend the decades-old federal Production Tax Credit (PTC) for industrial wind facilities. Meanwhile, thousands of local tax- and rate-paying citizens are eagerly awaiting the expiration – […]

NRD Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared at TheHill.com . By Rick Manning — I have a confession. I was born and raised in California. I was educated in the state, and attended the University of Southern California. I have spent decades defending the state against the charge […]

HB 4003 has passed the Michigan House with a 58-51 vote. After some procedural maneuvering, the bill will should head to Governor Snyder’s desk for his signature within the next 24 hours. From TheHill.com : Snyder’s signature will make Michigan, which has long been a stronghold […]

By Paul Driessen — In Walt Disney’s 1940 animated film “Pinocchio,” woodcarver Geppetto dreams that his wooden marionette will turn into a real boy. Geppetto’s hopes are immortalized in the song “When You Wish Upon a Star,” which begins: “When you wish upon a star/ […]

By Rick Manning — Momentum continues to grow against state implementation of a key element of the Obamacare health law as Tennessee joined 22 other states in refusing to establish a state health care exchange. Every state that has announced a decision since the U.S. Department of […]

By David Bozeman — This is a tough one for conservatives and libertarians.  Our message to Hispanic-Americans, African-Americans, Asian-Americans, etc. is the same that we share with any American:  if you work hard and make positive choices (i.e., stay in school. save money, avoid the […]

By Bill Wilson — “If Congress in any way suggests that they’re going to tie negotiations to debt ceiling votes and take us to the brink of default once again as part of a budget negotiation — which, by the way, we had never done in our […]