Federal deficit impasse hinges on parties’ tax ideology
Taxes Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
It’s no surprise Democrats and Republicans in Congress are having a hard time reaching a deal to extend the national debt limit when they can’t even agree on the definition of tax increases.
Free speech is just that – “free”
Constitution, Free Speech Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 27 that states cannot forbid the sale or rental of video games to children, it punctuated two terms remarkable for the court’s support for free expression – in cases remarkable for speech that many, if not most, of us really, really dislike.
Md. scrambles to revise camp sunscreen rules
Health Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
Maryland health officials were making revisions late Friday night to a new policy that would have severely restricted who could apply sunscreen to children attending summer camps.
Hackers Claim Third Attack on Arizona Police
Technology Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
PHOENIX – A computer hacking group Friday posted a new batch of personal details about Arizona law enforcement officers, marking a third attack on the state’s police and an escalation of a spree of cyber break-ins.
Texan Wins Controversial ‘White Man’ Scholarship
Liberty Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
A controversial non-profit organization announced it has awarded the second of five academic scholarships to a Texas man. Among the criteria: the recipient must be white and male. The group sponsoring it says it’s the only scholarship of its kind in the United States, My Fox Dallas-Fort Worth reports.
RI Going Red: Tea Party Took Over State House This Year
Activism Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
Only eight months after Rhode Island bucked the national trend and shut Republicans out of every major office, the state Tea Party was the last political group expected to make any inroads on Smith Hill, where Democrats have maintained a stranglehold on leadership for much of the past century.
2012 Elections, Breaking News, Headlines Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
Long-shot Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul raised more than $4.5 million in the second quarter, giving the Texas congressman breathing room to continue his bid for his party’s 2012 nomination, Paul campaign officials said on Friday.
Taxes Friday, July 1st, 2011
Ohio Gov. John Kasich made good on a major campaign promise Thursday, killing the state’s estate tax in the process of enacting the 2012-13 budget. He also managed to kill off an $8 billion deficit without raising taxes—a model for fiscally squeezed states nationwide.
State's Rights Friday, July 1st, 2011
RIVERSIDE (CBS) — Is the state of California about to go “South”?
Finance Friday, July 1st, 2011
WASHINGTON — Congress has one month to raise the nation’s borrowing limit or the government will default on its debt, the Treasury Department said Friday.