Print Capitol Confidential Read Full Bio Tobacco Tax Evasion Continues in Rhode Island Rhode Island's plague of cigarette tax evasion by those looking to capitalize on the Ocean State's demand for cheap smokes appears to continue. 27 May 2012 Healthy Broadcast Stats Raise Questions on Need for Regulation As the policy debate regarding how best to ameliorate what some style the “spectrum crunch” affecting wireless broadband providers plays out in Washington, D.C., TV broadcasters are trumpeting some new statistics that demonstrate the popularity of broadcast media with the general public. 26 May 2012 Unions Threaten Jobs with Push Against American Airlines Union misbehavior and government intervention are combining to threaten jobs – and put in danger any potential deal between American Airlines and U.S. Airways that might serve to save American Airlines. 26 May 2012 Illinois Republicans May Support Tax Hike to Plug Medicaid Hole House Minority Leader Tom Cross, R-Oswego, said Thursday evening that the depth of Medicaid cuts had convinced some of his colleagues to agree to the cigarette tax increase. "I think you'll see a complete package pass," Cross said. 25 May 2012 US Chamber, Manufacturers to Congress: Drop Green Building Program A group of industry heavyweights have asked a top House Republican to put the breaks on the federal government's likely adoption of new green building standards, a letter obtained by Breitbart News shows. 19 May 2012 Rep. Scalise: Obsolete regulations holding back innovation and growth Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), a proponent of free market television and video marketplace reform, says in a new interview that "obsolete regulations have held back innovation and growth" in this fast-changing area of the economy. 16 May 2012 Big Cable Would Prefer If You Paid Their Bills Right now in Congress – specifically in the Senate - there is a heated debate between broadcast companies and cable operators like Direct TV over legislation that would strip broadcasters of their ability to negotiate in the free marketplace. Some cable operators, it turns out, would love to provide Americans with the quality content American broadcast companies churn out. They just don’t happen to want to pay for it. 14 May 2012 NH Cig Tax Revenue Beats Estimates Following Tax Cut April revenues have been totaled in New Hampshire, and there is more good news for advocates of last year's cigarette tax cut. In the fourth month of the year, revenues from the tax were up and cigarette tax revenue continues to outperform estimates. 7 May 2012 Chief Executive Mag: WI Business Climate Dramatically Improved As Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker faces a recall election in a little over a month, Chief Executive magazine has some good news for the embattled limited government hero. The Badger State keeps rising in the Chief Executive Best States/Worst States list, and that’s got Wisconsin businesses cheering—as well as investing. 5 May 2012 Gov. Quinn's Tax Hike Doesn't Add Up However, those keeping tabs on Medicaid negotiations in Springfield have spotted a problem with Quinn's plan that goes beyond its emphasis on tax hikes: It looks like Quinn may be inflating the amount of revenue the state could potentially derive from the plan, risking further budgetary issues down the road due to getting the numbers wrong now. 26 Apr 2012 Previous 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Next
Tobacco Tax Evasion Continues in Rhode Island Rhode Island's plague of cigarette tax evasion by those looking to capitalize on the Ocean State's demand for cheap smokes appears to continue. 27 May 2012
Healthy Broadcast Stats Raise Questions on Need for Regulation As the policy debate regarding how best to ameliorate what some style the “spectrum crunch” affecting wireless broadband providers plays out in Washington, D.C., TV broadcasters are trumpeting some new statistics that demonstrate the popularity of broadcast media with the general public. 26 May 2012
Unions Threaten Jobs with Push Against American Airlines Union misbehavior and government intervention are combining to threaten jobs – and put in danger any potential deal between American Airlines and U.S. Airways that might serve to save American Airlines. 26 May 2012
Illinois Republicans May Support Tax Hike to Plug Medicaid Hole House Minority Leader Tom Cross, R-Oswego, said Thursday evening that the depth of Medicaid cuts had convinced some of his colleagues to agree to the cigarette tax increase. "I think you'll see a complete package pass," Cross said. 25 May 2012
US Chamber, Manufacturers to Congress: Drop Green Building Program A group of industry heavyweights have asked a top House Republican to put the breaks on the federal government's likely adoption of new green building standards, a letter obtained by Breitbart News shows. 19 May 2012
Rep. Scalise: Obsolete regulations holding back innovation and growth Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), a proponent of free market television and video marketplace reform, says in a new interview that "obsolete regulations have held back innovation and growth" in this fast-changing area of the economy. 16 May 2012
Big Cable Would Prefer If You Paid Their Bills Right now in Congress – specifically in the Senate - there is a heated debate between broadcast companies and cable operators like Direct TV over legislation that would strip broadcasters of their ability to negotiate in the free marketplace. Some cable operators, it turns out, would love to provide Americans with the quality content American broadcast companies churn out. They just don’t happen to want to pay for it. 14 May 2012
NH Cig Tax Revenue Beats Estimates Following Tax Cut April revenues have been totaled in New Hampshire, and there is more good news for advocates of last year's cigarette tax cut. In the fourth month of the year, revenues from the tax were up and cigarette tax revenue continues to outperform estimates. 7 May 2012
Chief Executive Mag: WI Business Climate Dramatically Improved As Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker faces a recall election in a little over a month, Chief Executive magazine has some good news for the embattled limited government hero. The Badger State keeps rising in the Chief Executive Best States/Worst States list, and that’s got Wisconsin businesses cheering—as well as investing. 5 May 2012
Gov. Quinn's Tax Hike Doesn't Add Up However, those keeping tabs on Medicaid negotiations in Springfield have spotted a problem with Quinn's plan that goes beyond its emphasis on tax hikes: It looks like Quinn may be inflating the amount of revenue the state could potentially derive from the plan, risking further budgetary issues down the road due to getting the numbers wrong now. 26 Apr 2012