Is President Obama really this ignorant of business and economics? Telling American employers to raise their wages sounds innocent enough, but it ceases to be innocent when people lose their jobs as a result. In his State of the Union
Andrew was born February 1, 1969. He was adopted shortly thereafter, and when his late parents, Arlene and Gerry, looked at him, they must have thought, as all parents must, what kind of boy, son, brother, father, husband, friend, person
Rhode Island State Representative Gregg Amore (D-Dist.65, East Providence) submitted 2014-H 7095, a bill which would create a group of 21 members, including two parents of students enrolled in Rhode Island public schools, to examine Common Core standards and delay
Up to 306,000 Anthem Blue Cross customers with insurance policies purchased before Obamacare was enacted will have rate hikes as high as 25%. Additionally, some premiums have already jumped 53% since 2010, not including this latest change. Last year, when
On Friday, the U.S. Secret Service arrested a New York man with a loaded rifle, machete, and gas container on charges of threatening to kill former President George W. Bush over an apparent fixation with Bush’s daughter, Barbara. “Bush will
Gabrielle Giffords’ gun control super PAC, Americans for Responsible Solutions (ARS), raised nearly $12.5 million in 2013. The Huffington Post reported that ARS raised $6.6 million in the first six months of 2013, which was “more than any other super
Though former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee told his Fox News Channel audience in early December he was no longer supporting the Common Core standards for which he had avidly campaigned, his message to one of the groups that created the
After wasting nearly $325 million during the 2012 election cycle with nothing to show for it and then declaring war on the Tea Party, donations to Karl Rove’s three Crossroads groups decreased by 98% last year. The groups reportedly raised a
Nearly 140 teachers and administrators of the Philadelphia school district have been implicated in one of the largest cheating scandals in the United States. District officials say they expect to discipline or terminate several district employees in connection with the
On Friday, Todd Beamon, writing for Newsmax, reported: Alan Dershowitz told Newsmax on Friday “the dominoes are beginning to fall” in the spiraling bridge-gate scandal engulfing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and said “I think he hasn’t told the whole
As this year’s Texas gubernatorial race continues to unfold, one thing is certain – voters who participate in the November election will not only be casting a vote for Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott (R) or state Senator Wendy Davis (D), but
The pervasive use of generic over brand-name medications was anticipated to be a money-saver, but recently prices are soaring, even up 6,000 percent for some common drugs that were once fairly low-cost. As National Journal reports, pharmacists are perplexed about
The state of Kentucky withdrew Friday from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), its testing consortium for the Common Core assessments. According to Education Week, Gov. Steven Beshear (D), Education Commissioner Terry Holliday, and State
After disappointing earnings were announced this month, representatives of Amazon.com have said that they may raise the costs to subscribers of its Amazon Prime entertainment service. The $79 annual cost of the service may go up by $20 or even
A top House Democrat who has been one of the most vocal advocates of amnesty said Friday that the GOP leadership’s “immigration principles” document that was unveiled Thursday does not rule out citizenship for the country’s illegal immigrants. “You know
