As we have noted here before , there is a serious issue dealing with conflicts of interest at the FDA’s Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC). This committee advises the FDA on regulations for tobacco products. However, several members of the committee are not independent, thus, regulations that are passed down […]

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By Robert Romano – Before the Supreme Court, Solicitor General Elena Kagan, on behalf of the Obama Administration, in the recent Citizens United decision that lifted restrictions on independent expenditures on electioneering political speech, argued that political pamphleteering and political movies were not covered by the First […]

“Visionary, but divisive.” That’s how The New York Times describes Andy Stern, the Service Employee International Union’s (SEIU) former president, in this profile piece about his successor Mary Kay Henry. She is ambitious to make her own mark in terms of organizing and politicking, according to […]

New England Republican Senators Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, and Scott Brown have indicated they will be voting for the Dodd-Frank financial takeover bill , prompting criticism from Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson . “Senators Snowe, Collins, and Brown, through their support of this bill, are enabling government to perpetuate the […]

Want the Daily Wrap-Up sent to your inbox? Click here . The Daily Wrap-Up according to Adam Bitely : Good Monday Evening – Scott Brown will support Financial Takeover bill – In a major disappointment, Scott Brown announced he will be supporting the Dodd-Frank bill. His statement said, “I’ve spent the past week reviewing the Wall […]

The Interior Department has issued a new offshore drilling ban. This time, the ban is based on the type of drilling rather than the depth at which the drilling is done. The government will creatively seek any way possible to enforce its agenda, even navigating […]

Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) has announced that he will support the financial takeover bill in the Senate. In a statement released Monday , Brown said, “I’ve spent the past week reviewing the Wall Street reform bill. I appreciate the efforts to improve the bill, especially the removal of the $19 […]

By Douglas J. Gladstone Somewhere, Ernest Lawrence Thayer is turning over in his grave. With apologies to the late poet, that’s because United States Senator Bob Casey has gone to bat for labor unions. Now, in and of itself, the Pennsylvania Democrat’s recently introduced legislation, […]

By Kevin Mooney — Government agencies and private contractors must incorporate racial and gender preferences into their employment practices under Section 342 of the financial regulation bill , which passed the House on June 30. This key provision calls for the creation of at least 20 new Offices of Minority and Women […]