By Ron Arnold — Lisa Jackson’s resignation as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency has focused attention on the “unfinished agenda” she leaves for this agenda-driven agency’s next director (probably Clinton era assistant EPA administrator and current California Air Resources Board chairwoman Mary Nichols). One […]

By Robert Romano — The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Jan. 3 announced its decision in Virginia Department of Transportation vs. the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), determining the agency had overstepped its bounds in attempting to regulate stormwater as a pollutant under […]

By Rick Manning — Democrat political operatives are already sharpening their pencils to spin the fiscal cliff vote against Republicans who voted against it by claiming that they voted against a massive tax cut for the middle class. Hoping that no one will notice that their net […]

NRD Editor’s Note: This is the most current information as of 8:49 AM Eastern on January 4. By John Vinci — (Updated 1/4/2012 8:49am) Governors and other state officials, across the states, are deciding whether their state will establish a Health Insurance Exchange. The Department […]

By Rebekah Rast — The American Wind Energy Association is breathing much easier after the New Year’s Day vote on the fiscal cliff deal. Why? Wind energy tax credits were extended for another year. The group stated in its press release , “America’s 75,000 workers in wind energy are celebrating tonight over […]

UPDATE: The full results of the vote are posted below. By Adam Bitely — Michele Bachmann, who has been scorned by House leadership, surprised the House chamber this afternoon when she cast the 218th vote for John Boehner, handing him the Speakership. One Tea Party […]

UPDATE 12:00 PM: Click here to watch a live feed of the House . By Adam Bitely — This afternoon the Speaker of the House will be elected for the 113th Congress. As we noted yesterday , rumors are running wild on Capitol Hill that Boehner will fall short of the necessary 218 votes to secure the speakership. Outgoing […]

UPDATE at 9:40 AM: The Boston Globe has endorsed Boehner for Speaker because he will keep Tea Party “extremists” from being relevant in Congress… “For placing ideological purity over compromise, and a willingness to use procedural mechanisms to gum up Congress in order to get his way, […]

By Rick Manning — The Environmental Protection Agency has been rocked by two major scandals in the past weeks culminating with Administrator Lisa Jackson’s resignation this past week. The agency charged with responsibility for overseeing the nation’s environmental laws has become one of the most controversial federal […]

By Duane A. Miller — “Resolved!”  The word just feels strong.  By definition, resolve is, “to make clear or understandable.”  In legal documents, the word heads the paragraphs that follow the “Whereas’.”  What is resolved is what is decided and promised based on the stated […]