House Conservatives Frustrated by Ryan’s Secret Budget Talks With Democrats
Philip Wegmann / @PhilipWegmann / December 11, 2015 /
House Speaker Paul Ryan was dealt a 'weak hand,' an aide says, but is representing conservatives in budget talks with Minority Leader...
AGAINST THE CURRENT
ATC: Dan Proft & Bethany McLean
What drove the housing market crash in 2008? Is today’s federal housing policy leading us back to the same place we were when the bubble burst? In what form do the GSEs,...
Feds shelling out billions to public relations firms
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By Megan R. Wilson - 12/08/15 06:00 AM EST
The federal government has spent more than $4 billion on public relations services since 2007, according to a watchdog group, with more than...
Why the GOP Is Looking to the Omnibus Spending Bill to Limit Obamacare’s ‘Insurer Bailout’
Melissa Quinn / @MelissaQuinn97 / December 04, 2015 /
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is leading a charge of conservative House members and leaders of prominent groups...
High School District 211 Superintendent Dan Cates, with Associate Superintendent Lisa Small.
District 211 Leadership Incompetent, Dishonest or Both?
Written By Laurie Higgins
ACLU attorney John Knight who represents the gender-dysphoric boy in the lawsuit against District 211 has issued this statement about the agreement reached between the district...
UPDATE X1: MARTER RESPONDS. KIRK VOTES "NO" ON BILL TO DEFUND PLANNED PARENTHOOD, REPEAL OBAMACARE
UPDATE x1: Kirk's GOP primary opponent James Marter responded to Kirk's vote Friday morning, saying that Kirk has promised since 2010 to repeal the Affordable Care...
NOV 30, 2015 @ 11:00 PM Forbes
With “climate change’” as the #1 adversary of the United States, can there be any accountability? Or does the EPA get a free pass? (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Recently, our organization, American...
Editors Note: I guess humans should pay a tax on breathing since we exhale carbon dioxide. Humans who drink water or eat any food, should pay a tax because that promotes waste from the body which hurts the environment.
This...
Maine Doubles Down on Welfare Reform Despite Media Backlash
Madaline Donnelly / @MaddieDon28 / November 19, 2015 /
People wait in line to apply for benefits, including Medicaid and Food Stamps, in Georgia. (Photo: Erik Lesser/ZUMA Press/Newscom)
Mary Mayhew, commissioner of Maine’s Department...
ILLINOIS BY THE NUMBERS
Illinois By The Numbers: 97
The Chicago Teachers’ Union recently took a mock vote as to whether or not to go out on strike. 97% of CPS teachers voted yes, they are prepared to go out on...
