Morning Bell: Fighting Government Cronyism with an Opportunity Agenda
Would you like a raise? For some workers, cronyism prevents receiving raises in pay. In early 2011, a Giant Eagle supermarket in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, wanted… Read More
Secretary Ray LaHood to Leave Department of Transportation
Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood is moving on. In an e-mail to DOT employees announcing his plans to leave, LaHood highlighted what he… Read More
It’s Time to Stop Picking Winners and Losers in the Energy Industry
Representative Mike Pompeo (R–KS) hopes his new bill calling for the repeal of all energy tax credits on both conventional and renewable energy sources will… Read More
Don’t Gut Our Military: $150 Billion in Commonsense Proposals to Prevent Sequestration
Unless Congress acts, March 1 will trigger a $55 billion-per-year ($43 billion in 2013, as the fiscal cliff deal delayed the cuts for two months)… Read More
DOE Grant Recipient Fleeces Taxpayers to Benefit Green Investors
Solar Mosaic, a solar microfinancing outfit that received a $2 million Department of Energy (DOE) grant last summer and exploits a 30 percent federal tax… Read More
EPA Gives Green Light for California’s Costly Car Program
Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted a waiver to the state of California to move forward with its Advanced Clean Cars Program. The… Read More
Corporate Welfare for Energy Companies Should Have Gone Off the Cliff
The fiscal cliff deal is not only preventing certain politically motivated energy tax policies from falling off the cliff, but it’s also resurrecting ones that… Read More
Health CareNews
12 Days of Obamacare Surprises: An Optional Medicaid Expansion
Not all surprises are good. When it comes to Obamacare, the original projections are turning into unfortunately different realities. For the past 11 days, Heritage… Read More
12 Days of Obamacare Surprises: Deficit Reduction?
Not all surprises are good. When it comes to Obamacare, the original projections are turning into unfortunately different realities. For the next two days, Heritage… Read More
12 Days of Obamacare Surprises: The Independent Payment Advisory Board
Not all surprises are good. When it comes to Obamacare, the original projections are turning into unfortunately different realities. For the next three days, Heritage… Read More
