THA president Craig Becker said the fee would begin on July 1 [...]
As far as we know, this arrangement is unique; in elections elsewhere, unions and other special interests contribute to candidates, not vice versa. But such is the overweening power of the teachers union in Montgomery that the usual rules are turned upside down. And it's no coincidence that the [...]
According to the report, Shelby is holding Obama's nominees hostage until a pair of lucrative programs that would send billions in taxpayer' [...]
No one has officially announced that Social Security will be cash-negative this year. But you can figure it out for yourself, as I did, by comparing two numbers in the recent federal budget update that the nonpartisan CBO issued last week.
The first number is $120 billion, the interest that [...]
Don't worry if you have never heard of Sumit Agarwal, until recently a lowly Google product manager. Not many people have. But he's the latest Googler to swap his Segway for a government paycheck, becoming the Obama administration's latest hire.
Sumit will be, and take a deep breath: the deputy' [...]
The question on the ballot read: "Shall the Illinois General Assembly and the Governor take immediate steps to implement meaningful pension" [...]
Georgia's RSC, according to the news release from the Gold Dome, will evaluate legislation based on five criteria that, according to Rep. Charlice Byrd (R-Woodstock), will "promote conservative policy in the best interests of liberty and prosperity" for the people of the Peach State.
The group plans to score [...]
The lawmakers also suggested the project wasn’t doing much for the economy. According to a report submitted by Suulutaaq late last year, the $54 million project had so far created 12 jobs. Officials involved with the project say that more recently roughly 40 workers have been on the scene, [...]
I just came across a new website titled: http://www.TheTeaPartyIsOver.org
It is paid for by the American Public Policy Committee. Well, according toopensecrets.org, the two donors for American Public Policy Committee this year are Patriot Majority and Patriot Majority West.
However, according to opensecrets.org, the 2nd largest contributor in [...]
LinkPolling Data
At this point, do you think Barack Obama deserves to be re-elected as President in 2012?
Yes, he deserves to be re-elected
30%
No, he does not deserve to be re-elected
39%
Not sure
32%
Source: Angus Reid Public Opinion
Methodology: Online interviews with [...]
Chairman Chip Forrester today confirmed to The Associated Press that he and operations director Jennifer Wallace will qualify for the bonuses if Democrats win back majorities [...]
Interesting but it begs the question: why should government franchise our relationships in the first place.